Brand identity style guides from around the world. This is great! The University of Connecticut has a nice one designed by Peter Good. Web and link to PDF version. (Get the PDF version!) Peter did a great job of differentiating the three identities a university typically has. – The academic and marketing identity (what most would think of as the main identity). – The athletics or mascot identity. Not designed by Peter and very clearly just for and controlled by the athletics department.
It is one of the better animal identities because it is not growling or waving a fist or too cartoonish. UConn has a pretty simple color palette but, many academic systems also include extra Pantone colors to be used for marketing or just for the presidential or university seal (gold, etc.). Stanford University just redid their system too! I also like Vanderbilt University’s. LogoThief. European Design - 01. Brand Logo. Brands Alive - All about Dynamic Branding. Pinterest. Brands of the World™ | Download vector logos and logotypes. Using Guides, Grids & Pretty Circles In Logo Design. Over the last year or so I have received a number of emails from designers asking me about the importance of creating logos using guides, grids and lots of pretty circles. I can fully understand the anxiety and uncertainty that seeing these methodical and scientific structural breakdowns can leave on your soul.
A personal example of what I am referring to the single page identity guide that I put together for Wavepulse Acoustics. The bit in particular that seems to cast great despair is the first image on the sheet. Here I have some pretty pink and blue lines, circles and arcs, all of which demonstrate, with the addition of some mathematical type letters and arrows, my dizzying prowess at forming an unbreakable foundation for my logo designs. :-) The Question The questions I have been asked usually boils down to one thing: Is it necessary to create logos with such lazer like precision? The Answer My answer is usually No & then maybe. Form And Visual Aesthetics Examples The Flip Side To conclude.
Logo Design Competition - iheartlogos.com. Brands of the World. Minimal Logo Designs. Depending on the flavor of your business, your logo may appear big and flashy, bold and colorful or just plain simple and clever. In this roundup, I’ve turned the spotlight towards the more simple and clever logo styles that leave a strong impression. As simplistic as they may appear, there is genius behind these 60 highly clever minimal logo designs. OneFund Filmaps Folder back Bipolar Backspace Stairs Fence v.2 Walk Unarmed Frankenstein Films Thinktank Pelican eveva Love Clip SewPerfect Wave Pendulum Sex Lovers City Direct FishLine Up Straight UP elefont Rocket Golf Illusion Circus of Magazines CodeFish Zip Mummy Foot Missing Helium Killed Productions Bird Giraffe minimum Catch 5 ascus HandsUp Pencil James Forbes Plumbing Wine Searcher Ed’s Electric LocKey Handmade Pictures upside down productions More Wine Kingdom brand Twins Horror Films Ross Poultry Half Crown Jump Atack Tulipart Have a Favorite?
When putting a showcase of inspiration together, I often find myself picking a couple of favorites out of the bunch. Written by Shawn Ramsey. Logo, branding. Brand Identity. UnderConsideration is a graphic design firm generating its own projects, initiatives, and content while taking on limited client work. Run by Bryony Gomez-Palacio and Armin Vit in Austin, TX.
More… products we sell Flaunt: Designing effective, compelling and memorable portfolios of creative work. Brand New Conference videos / Individual, downloadable videos of every presentation since 2010. Prints / A variety of posters, the majority from our AIforGA series. Other: Various one-off products. writing Graphic Design, Referenced: A Visual Guide to the Language, Applications, and History of Graphic DesignRockport: 2009 Women of Design: Influence and Inspiration from the Original Trailblazers to the New Groundbreakers HOW Books: 2008 The Word It Book: Speak Up Presents a Gallery of Interpreted WordsHOW Books: 2007. LogoLounge. Last year was brighter. This year is lighter. Your humble servants at LogoLounge.com were called out by some after last year's Trends Report on allegedly favoring brightly hued logos. In truth, though, like with all Trends Reports, we were objectively reporting what we saw. The color dial was certainly pegged.
For the 2011 report, our ninth, color is still prevalent, but tinted down. Other degrees of lightness: Shapes are airier, lifting off the page. It feels like what people believe a logo to be is also becoming more transcendent. We also saw plenty of: Items related to wine—bottles, corks, glasses, corkscrews. The 2011 Trend Report Every year, it's worth noting that this is a report on trends, not a recipe book of styles. The report should serve you as an ongoing view of where logo design is headed. Gradients Not every trick in the designer's palette has to be over the top: Subtlety can certainly play a role in the ongoing battle to capture the eye of the consumer. 1.
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