Jul 27, 2009

Much has been said about the new Syfy identity. Some bad, some worse. But regardless of all that, here’s a creative two-minute trailer for the channel that had me smiling (lookout for the Escher reference).
→ Continue reading Syfy House of Imagination
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Jul 20, 2009

In this three-part interview from 1991, Paul Rand talks about his iconic logos for IBM, UPS, ABC, Westinghouse and more. I happily gave it 30 minutes of my time with a cup of coffee.
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Jun 29, 2009

A few logo design links from the past week, including an excellent design for Martin Newcombe, some Death Star chat from Jerry Kuyper, and one ridiculously bad logo design tutorial.
→ Continue reading Martin Newcombe, Save Your Logo!
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Jun 24, 2009

It’s interesting to see the recent appearance of SpecWatch, a venture that educates about the very real risks of design contest websites and “their so-called communities”.
SpecWatch has been cataloging unpaid and refunded projects, and those terminated due to copyright violation. Here are just a few examples of what’s going on.
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Jun 21, 2009

Does the Chrome logo spin your cogs? And has Bing outdone Google in the iconic logo department? A little logo design news doing the rounds.
→ Continue reading Google Chrome, decorative monograms, and biffing the Bing
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