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Evolution of Car Logos

Evolution of Car Logos
This article should come in handy for the next time you're stuck in traffic: have you ever wondered why the Audi in front of you has a logo of four interlocked rings? Did you know that the Cadillac emblem was inspired by a family crest of a nobleman who later turned out to be a fraud? Or that Volkswagen was Hitler's idea? We took a look at the evolution of tech logos before. Today, let's take a look at the fascinating stories behind the logos of some of the most popular cars in the world: Alfa Romeo Source: Cartype Surprise! Alfa Romeo's distinctive logo was created in 1910 by a draftsman named Romano Cattaneo. The Romeo part came in 1916 when Neapolitan businessman Nicola Romeo bought the company and converted its factories to produce munitions and machineries for World War I. Aston Martin In 1913, Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford founded a company that later would become Aston Martin. We can't talk about Aston Martin without mentioning James Bond. Audi Source: Motorcycle Source: Cartype Fiat

Can Museum Favicon - How To Create A Favicon.ico Try before you buy. Download any Adobe product for a free 30 day trial. Try Adobe Stock Free for One Month - Ends Soon! Here's a great deal from Adobe that will last until only the end of November — Get 10 Free Adobe Stock Images. Offer ends November 30th. Mysteries Of The Favicon.ico — How To Create A Favicon In Photoshop A Favicon is a little custom icon that appears next to a website's URL in the address bar of a web browser. All you need to add a Favicon to your site is a Windows Icon (.ico) file usually called favicon.ico that you upload to the main directory of your website. Download The Plugin You'll need the Windows Icon (ICO) file format Photoshop Plugin to export to the .ico file format. Let's Begin Because 16 x 16 is such a small canvas area, it can be very difficult to be creative. The Design If you already have a logo you should reduce it to the 16 x 16 size to see if it holds up. When you're ready to test the design select Image>Image Size menu and enter 16 x 16. 1.

The Ultimate List of the Top Best Logo Design Resources Posted on 02'08 Dec Posted on December 2, 2008 along with 259 JUST™ Creative Comments Below are the best logo design resources you will find on the web. Period. You can click on the links below to quickly go to that section. You can find graphic design resources here. Logo Design Inspiration & Galleries Below you will find galleries of logo designs for logo design inspiration. Logo Design Articles Below you will find some great logo design articles. Why Logo Design Does Not Cost $5.00 An article explaining why logo design is so critical in our day ‘n’ age and reasons why you should invest in a professional logo designer.The Secret Logo Design Process Of Top Logo DesignersAn article detailing the design process that all top logo designers use when creating a logo. Logo Design Interviews & Discussions Below you will find some great logo discussions & interviews on the subject of logo design. Logo Design Tips Below you will find some great logo design tips to help you become a better logo designer.

Drawing a Good Logo I just finished reading Lea’s great three part series on the Art of Self Branding (1, 2, 3). I thought I would share a bit about how my own thought process works. Specifically, I will talk about the influences and factors that went into branding the Godbit Project. At first, I wasn’t sure how well recieved the Godbit website would be, wondering if it would be percieved as just another cheezy Christian endeavor. Initial Attempt I must admit, that when I started planning for this site, I had two words in the back of my head, “Christian Stylegala.” While this design is visually appealing, after asking around (without saying what it was for), I found that it conjured up two things in people’s minds. Branding Influences It’s been said that art does not exist in a vacuum, and we are all influenced by what we have seen. If you’re from my generation (or older), you’ll no doubt remember computers such as the Apple II. Paying Homage —› Jonathan Snook —› Design by Fire —› Pixelgrazer Deity + Data

[IMG MGMT] Squiggles, Trees, Ribbons and Spirals: My Collection of Women’s Health, Beauty and Support Group Logos as the Stages of Life in Semi-Particular Order Editors’ Note: IMG MGMT is a series of image based essays produced by artists. This week’s invited artist is Shana Moulton. Born in Oakhurst, CA, Moultan is a Brooklyn-based video and performance artist. She studied at UC Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, and De Ateliers in Amsterdam. Moutlon has performed at The Kitchen, Performa 09, and Electronic Arts Intermix and her work has been exhibited at Art in General and the Migros Museum in Zurich. Tagged as: img mgmt, IMG MGMT Feature, Logos, Shana Moulton, The Goddess, Women's Health and Beauty

039;s Cafe [update] Starbucks logo changes again. You are probably here because you looked closely at the Starbucks logo and were a little confused about what is depicted on it. Is it a mermaid? What are those things that she is holding up with her hands? I asked those questions myself and did a little bit of digging. Basically, from what I gathered from different sources, including that book, there is a lot of confusion between the different mythological half-women. The whole sex-symbol status of mermaids hinges on the question which part is “woman” – upper or lower. Wise mythologists came up with the answer, of course. The book had an old engraving of a two-tailed mermaid. Notice that the graphic designer removed the belly button, the unattractive shading around the bulging tummy of the 15th century siren and merged the tail-legs to remove the suggestion of naughty bits. Here’s the “cigar band” logo from which I took the image above. Here is the current logo. [Update] Il Giornale logo:

300 Images From 1800 Sites I started gathering little, iconesque web images for myself so that I could compare, contrast, and study the techniques used by graphic artists on the web like Ben Sky. My initial pool of images looked so interesting that I decided to continue methodically hunting and capturing the icons for a public display piece. The purpose of this document is not to copy the intellectual property of others, but rather as a jumping-off point for your own unique web graphic projects. It's for Brainstorming, if you will. I roughly estimate that for every six web sites I scoured, I was able to acquire one graphic image. I visited only Fortune 1000 company sites, major online retailers, well known blogs, top advertising, publishing, and design agencies, technology and software industry leaders, and the very largest online news publishers. — Ro London Arrows Pictured below are some of the exceptions to the rule. Posts Comments Mail Bullets Print Carts And Bags GUESS?

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