ShortFuse Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Ive always cruised the roadways, read magazines, perused newspapers, and took a couple of ganders of the business stickers alongside trucks. My observations sometimes frustrate me because some companies have the worst/greatest ads and company symbols. This thread is for those good and bad things were exposed to every day. Ive been wanting to see if this could be a thread to pop off. I come unprepared but lets see if I can work up a few examples to get this going.... A favorite of mine to see on the road. Knights Transportation. I love their logo. The representation of the name and also the blending into the letter is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I like this one for the subtlety... Note the arrow that makes up the negative space in between the E and the X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TootsieRoller Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 One of my favorite logos.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justchill Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I like this one for the subtlety... Note the arrow that makes up the negative space in between the E and the X. never noticed the arrow for such along time until a girl pointed it out. i love fed ex. always gettn my shit here on time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortFuse Posted March 25, 2010 Author Share Posted March 25, 2010 Speaking of FedEx they did a advertisement a while back that was pretty good. I enjoy perusing this lil site. Always has some funny ads n what not. http://www.ibelieveinadv.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yinz n'at Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 that rules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 And not just for the design elements. Look at it in detail. Hot colors, circling and almost encasing the cool colors of an 'Earthlike', but not Earth planet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortFuse Posted April 2, 2010 Author Share Posted April 2, 2010 Agreed. Ive always loved their symbol. Even though its not a pick but this one quick ad of theirs has always been a good laugh. On the other hand.... Sierra Mists first design was poppy and fun looking. Not the greatest but it really towers over the new sad, scarey, cheep horror movie look of the second and now current design. On the note of soda...I absolutely HATE Pepsi's new design for their Regular, diet, max. The little sphere of theirs was fine with out the fluctuation of the inner white line with thickness variation. I mean I get what theyre going for but it looks so lopsided and un-proportional. Maybe the curves themselves arent defined enough for me like the ones in the original.... Although the classic look is sexy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Fun Police Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 we've been over the coke pepsi logo debate in another thread... coke did change, 1940 pepsi FTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortFuse Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 haha never really took it to thought. In the end I like Pepsi better but over all I dont drink soda. Cocacola did do it right the first time. Their logo has such a good structure to it. It doesnt "age" so to speak. No matter how old it gets it wont ever look dated. I think the 1973 Pepsi should have stuck but who knows why theyve changed it so much...in all reality it didnt seem there was a need to change it due to competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hahaha760 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 I know this is a given but c'mon...Has anyone else ever taken an abstract shape, tied it to a mythical God's name and gotten so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hahaha760 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 In June 1971, Davidson presented a number of design options to Knight and other BRS executives, and they ultimately selected the mark now known globally as the Swoosh. Davidson submitted a bill for $35 for her work. (In 1983, Knight gave Davidson a gold Swoosh ring and an envelope filled with Nike stock to express his gratitude.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__ __ __ __ Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 that swoosh is choppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortFuse Posted April 10, 2010 Author Share Posted April 10, 2010 that swoosh is choppy. hahah I noticed the same thing the other night but I thought it was just because i was drunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bojangles Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 hahah I noticed the same thing the other night but I thought it was just because i was drunk. Same actually! Hahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Typography based logos: Fuck Yes^^ (puzzle) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortFuse Posted April 11, 2010 Author Share Posted April 11, 2010 Typography based logos: Fuck Yes^^ That is very nice. It reminded me of a logo I use to hate instead of liking in my old area. Ive been trying to dig it up. It actually was the one that made me want to start this thread. It was a plumbing company that had two "P"s and the way they did their symbol with the two letter Ps back to back...it looked like a blue penis diagram posted on their truck. Hilarious it might have been but poor choice in advert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defer Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 an article on well designed logos vs. marketing budgets. http://www.logodesignlove.com/iconic-logos-designed-bought --- i thought it could be a pretty good debate in here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defer Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 negative space used in logo design: Martin Newcombe Property Maintenance logo Egg N Spoon Sinkit Guild of Food Writers Knoll more at: http://www.logodesignlove.com/negative-space-logo-design 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defer Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 also, here is a bunch of amazing vintage logos: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortFuse Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Word. The Sinkit is by far my favorite out of the couple. The Egg and spoon and the Food Writers are two nice ones but I think the "spoon" representation in both of them is already too much a part of the E and Ink tip. I guess Im trying to say is that I wish there was a larger degree of separation between the imagery. I dunno what Im talking about ahhaha. Vintage logos are dope. It reminds of this book I got years ago... Oh and on another note from a post of mine further up. I can no longer be aggravated when I see Sierra Mist, they changed their design :-D Its not the most extravagant but its definitely an improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortFuse Posted September 27, 2010 Author Share Posted September 27, 2010 holy fantastic. Just saw this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ShortFuse Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Was hoping for more to come of this thread but Im glad to see it got brought to the top again. Btw Abusei I cant see your post. This is my works Valentines Day advertisement. I was baffled at the picture. It was titled "Romance her at our..." Yet what is going on in the photo? I see no love or romance. All I could think of is "Anybody want a peanut?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__ __ __ __ Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 haha. "Here have some herpes" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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