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  Michael Krakovskiy 4:46 pm on July 26, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Communication design ( 8 ), Computer programming ( 8 ), Design ( 13 ), food ( 41 ), Graphic design ( 10 ), Logo, Software engineering ( 10 )   

  Logo-Art: Innovation in Logo Design 

  Stunning showcase of the world’s most innovative logo designs

  The latest instalment in RotoVision’s successful Art series, Logo-Art showcases an international collection of exemplary and innovative logo design.

  Rather than simply examining logos as branding or marketing tools, Logo-Art looks at logos as aesthetic objects, exploring both the logistics and creative inspiration behind the design.

  The book is grouped by design application, and chapters include travel and tourism, food and drink, music and entertainment, fashion and lifestyle, home appliances and products, charities and services, and business and commerce, making this a unique resource for graphic designers, artists, art directors and design students alike.

  Through its detailed analysis of real work, Logo-Art leaves no stone unturned in its exploration of the intriguing world of logo design.

   

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  Michael Krakovskiy 2:26 pm on July 4, 2008 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Breakfast of Champions ( 2 ), Economy of the United States ( 18 ), Kurt Vonnegut ( 5 ), Logo, Marty Neumeier, Neutron ( 2 ), President ( 10 ), San Francisco ( 4 ), Software engineering ( 10 ), Television in the United States ( 4 ), Wal-Mart ( 3 ), Walmart ( 2 )   

  Walmart’s New Logo 

  Walmart is changing its logo.

  From this:
  

  To this:
  

  MSN wonders out loud: “What does Wal-Mart’s new logo mean?“

  “”(The new sunburst) looks organic. My sense is they are trying to say, ‘we’re an eco-aware company,'” says Marty Neumeier, president of Neutron, a branding firm in San Francisco.”

  This is the same school of thought in which a train disappearing in a tunnel symbolizes travel.

  It’s abundantly clear what the source of inspiration of this logo’s designers was: this passage from Kurt Vonnegut’s classic “Breakfast of Champions”

  “To give an idea of the maturity of my illustrations for this book, here is my picture of an asshole: “
  

  To quote two other modern classics:

  “It means “grease your little cornholes”“

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  Michael Krakovskiy 1:07 am on November 6, 2007 Permalink | Reply
  Tags: Computer programming ( 8 ), Computing ( 132 ), Logo, Software engineering ( 10 )   

  The Suits Also Feel Blue 

  I work in a building with a double logo that probably houses many traders, so when I saw this suit in front of it at the time when programmers finish work in what I like to call the deadprogrammer pose, I could not  help but think that this is somehow related to the subprime loan crises. A few days later I saw another suit showing off a new sportscar to buddies a few blocks over.