Sep 28, 2009
In 1975, and in response to the trends of blandness and similarity in the trademark design of the day, designer Jerry Herring, of Herring Design in Houston, produced a satirical pamphlet advertising “Stock Trade Marks.” It was reprinted in the March/April 1999 issue of Communication Arts, and with the recent happenings at iStock, now seems like a good time to remind everyone that cheap “design” is certainly nothing new.
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Sep 23, 2009
So iStock are to sell pre-packaged logos. They’re billing it as a “huge opportunity for designers”, and are giving $5 for every design that’s uploaded and approved for sale.
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Sep 18, 2009
“I did the bloody thing in 1975 and I thought it would last a couple of months as a promotion and disappear.”
Milton Glaser
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Sep 15, 2009
The work of London-based venturethree caught my eye today. Not for their brand identity design in particular, but for the complete packages they produce, including TV, print media, point-of-sale.
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Sep 14, 2009
The Sunday Times reports on the similarities between the recent Love Irish Food logo and the Food & Drink Devon logo created five years back.
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