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“Simplicity is not the goal. It is the by-product of a good idea and modest expectations.”
PAUL RAND

Even after his death in 1996, Paul Rand remains one of the most famous graphic designers in the world.

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The sport of football (or soccer for North Americans and Australians) holds a World Cup every four years. Sadly, my own national team, Northern Ireland, hasn’t reached the finals since 1982, and despite the recent goal-scoring feats of David Healy, doesn’t look like doing so anytime soon.

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From time to time a logo design will come along that really gets people talking. More often than not, it’s because the design causes contention, and has some designers bending out of shape around the agency in question. In their defence, agencies responsible for contentious logo designs might say that the publicity gained simply adds to the effectiveness and memorability. But in saying that, do you want to be remembered for a logo that receives more bad remarks than good?

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You’re working on a design project and the final action is to drop in a couple of sponsor logos. They’ve still not sent the files and ask if you can just lift the logo straight off their website. A lot of people aren’t familiar with the difference between the resolutions for web and print. That’s where the following resources for vector logos come in.

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