Jan 10, 201018 appreciated comments
Vintage logos
I saw this collection a couple of years back over on ISO50, only never got around to sharing it. But that’s the thing with vintage logos — they’re always relevant due to their “vintage-ness.”
Too good not to share. View the full set on Flickr.
Reminder by @BlairThomson.
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swati
nice collection!
Jan 10th, 2010
iancu
You can get the PDF I made with the whole set here. There’s also a similar book, published in 1973, I’ve made a PDF with it as well.
Cheers!
Jan 10th, 2010
A6
Nice collection.
I particularly like the PG one on page G-20. The connection between the two letters is kinda clever, although the right side of the G doesn’t seem quite right.
Jan 10th, 2010
Amy
Nice find! More proof that good design stands the test of time. Of course people will always want their updates.. but lots of these are still lookin’ good.
Jan 10th, 2010
Deirdre
There are many delicious designs here! I love seeing logos from past decades – partcularly the 60s and 70s.
One of my above favorites is the Englewood logo.
Jan 10th, 2010
jasonized
Nice find!
These logos still live their legacy. The forefathers of logo design.
Jan 11th, 2010
Josh
wow that second a…. fat! is that ‘candice’ i wonder
Jan 11th, 2010
Luke Southwell
These vintage love logo designs are very good. Artistically done.
Good work! Keep it up!
Jan 11th, 2010
Jason Brothers
I refer to these all the time. Absolutely timeless.
Jan 11th, 2010
Stephen Webb
It’s always interesting to see logos from decades ago, you can see how design has progressed since and what factors have stood the test of time. Looking at these it’s clear the are all from the 60’s and 70’s, their usage of bold curved designs indicate this era well.
Looking at the PG design this has a few characteristics of logo design from this era, most notably the three lines effect. The same can be seen again in ‘The Georgian Group’ and ‘Gerard Martin’ logos. Obviously this was one of the design styles of the time that certainly hasn’t passed the test of time.
Having sheets of old logos such as this is always useful, if we can see what design factors can still be current decades on then we can learn how to create logos that will last for generations.
Jan 11th, 2010
Ryan
Thanks David. This is a nice resource!
Jan 11th, 2010
Paul Clay
Print-outs of these look great in my sketchbook and I always find myself using them as inspiration for new ideas and drawings!
I wish I had the book.
Jan 11th, 2010
Dominic Rödel
Bring back classical logo design everyone. PLEASE!
Jan 12th, 2010
Amanda Vlahakis
Some very inspiring stuff in there actually.
We can all I’m sure spot some shapes in there we’ve seen in some modern logos. Designers are often inspired by the past/other designers.
I love vintage and would look to see more vintage samples at Logo Design Love :)
Jan 12th, 2010
ryanMoultrup
Notice the one thing all these logos have in common that logo designers need to do more
THEY ALL LOOK GOOD IN BLACK AND WHITE!
Jan 12th, 2010
Jason Kwok
Awesome article. Just timeless.
Apr 8th, 2010
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