It’s my pleasure. You make a point I’ve thought about too, how print design has declined in comparison to logo design. It’s a slight influence on my decision to specialise in identity.

I hope you’re keeping well.

Prior to opening my own studio I had worked with Tibor Kalman at M&Co. We wondered what, if any, of the projects we did then we would be able to do now. So many—albums, print collateral, posters, books, etc.—either don’t exist or no longer have the dollars to support the labor involved. Many of these mediums now live on the internet.

Logo work is the only thing I can think of that hasn’t changed. But I wonder if the idea of “owning a brand” via the technology will effect this too?

That said, it’s always a pleasure to see good logo work. Thanks for putting this together.

Cheers!

Very glad you’ve enjoyed browsing some of my older posts. Thanks for reading.

Trish,

You’re not repeating yourself too much at all. The list of ‘ball’ logos just goes to show how commonplace the trend has become.

Amanda,

Shame you didn’t launch off on one before reality kicked in. I’m sure I’d have enjoyed reading your thoughts. :)

Jesse, Dainis,

Thanks, as always, for stopping by.

In their follow up blog, this is classic; “Why talk bollocks when you can talk sense? ” I can’t believe they said that, lol – it’s so true.

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I caught the marble immediately (one of my ‘skills’ is to recognize what is real and what isn’t photoshop wise) so did not bother to follow the link. Wishing I had now. I really like that you dropped that line of “ball” logos in there. I don’t get time to follow every link as much as I would like. Some I had not seen. When did adding a blue ball in the background make a logo redesigned (Windows)? Still hate that Xerox beach ball most of all. Am I repeating myself too much?

Swiss Miss is now officially outstanding and if she doesn’t put that in some logo contests she is a fool.

I’ve been to LogoLove.dk before and really like the way the website is designed. One of my favorites.

Love,
Trish

David – I just discovered your blogs a few weeks ago, and I have thoroughly enjoyed reading and catching up on all the posts.

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Thanks for mentioning Jeremy’s comment. Love that image.

Stef,

It won’t go over the heads of the audience it’s geared towards. I enjoyed it, and the follow-up.

Kevin,

Glad you’re in agreement about the new swissmiss design. I hope you’ve been well lately.

Finola,

Thanks for the compliment on my site, and for recommending it as a student resource. That’s kind of you.

In the Caribbean this is one of the most difficult mindsets to overcome.The value of the time and experience it take to develop a good logo is not well understood, neither that of creative simplicity.

We often find companies – especially governmental agencies – holding competitions open to schools or to all and sundry and the chosen designs many times are hideously complex ‘everything and the kitchen sink’ things.

Your site is very refreshing – I’ll be recommending it as a resource for students and teachers that I’m in contact with.

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