With the summer Olympics right around the corner, I’m sure you’re excited to watch the world’s best in swimming, volleyball, and gymnastics. And the one player making an appearance at every sport? The Olympics logo, of course. Read on for the fascinating story of how the official Rio 2016 logo and font came to be, and some lessons you can learn from the process.
Don’t be fooled by the term “negative space.” When it comes to logo design, negative space can be used in very positive ways. As with many other aspects of design, we can look to the field of psychology for insight on how to use negative space to create a memorable logo.
Plagiarism is a pretty big deal when you’re accused of copying your high school English paper. It’s an even bigger deal when you’re accused of stealing the 2020 Summer Olympics logo design. Ruh roh, Raggy…
A favicon (the term is a mashup of “favorites icon”) is one of those little details that should be a part of your visual brand. Go the extra step to reinforce your visual brand and enhance your users’ experience of browsing your website by creating a custom favicon.
Are you a company that suffers from brand schizophrenia? While “branding” can be daunting, there is one tool that EVERY business of any size can use to put their best foot forward. Are you using it?
So, you’ve got a brand new logo! High five! Now, you start to notice that some other logos have ™ or ®, and you begin to wonder… what’s the difference, and are you supposed to have it on your logo?
You may have admired Google’s fantastically fluid logo without giving it more than a passing thought. A couple of keywords in the search box and you’re ready to explore the infinite wisdom of the World Wide Web. But before you go, why not take a minute to learn a lesson or two from those innovative Doodles?
On occasion, after designing a logo, I have people ask if they need to trademark it, and if I can do it for them. You’d think a simple question would have a simple answer, but there’s a little more to it than that…
Do you ever find yourself talking to things… that can’t talk back? No? Right, um, me either. But let’s say that you did, and one of the things you talked to was your logo. Presenting… Interview with a Logo:
I can’t say that about many things in life. Those who know me personally see me as a laid back, calm, pretty level-headed person. Very few acquaintances have ever seen me giddy about anything.