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40+ Black Flat Color Logos

2011-07-22T23:45:00.000-07:00

Colors can indeed mean a purpose in a powerful logo and can also add character logo. But, with no color (black) does not mean that a logo can not means nothing. with strength in showing the meaning by using symbols / forms a good image, a logo will be easier to read. even with just black.
Below, I provide some logos that use black color only. Lest take a look...

50+ Fresh Logos for Your More Inspiration

2011-07-21T08:30:00.000-07:00

A Logo is a graphical element that, together with its logotype (a uniquely set and arranged typeface) form a trademark or commercial brand. Typically, a logo’s design is for immediate recognition. The logo is one aspect of a company’s commercial brand, or economic or academic entity, and its shapes, colors, fonts, and images usually are different from others in a similar market. Logos are also used to identify organizations and other non-commercial entities.

These types of corporate identities are often developed by large firms who specialize in this type of work. However, if you want to save some bucks and want to design your logo then there are many sources to get logo design inspiration. Infect, we might able to help you by presenting this showcase of Highly beautiful, original and creative logo designs for your design inspiration.
All of these logos are very creative and following different trends like PhotoFill, Concealed, VariDots, Candy Stripe, Flip Flop, Sequential, but most importantly Texting which is a common element among all of them. Also, try to catch how they created using specific colors combination, typography adjustments and font selection.

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www.instantshift.com

Logo Design Works wins 9 GDUSA awards

2011-07-20T09:38:00.000-07:00

Graphic Design USA is one of the nation’s most prominent and recognized graphic design magazines, with a history spanning over decades. Every year, GDUSA gathers a panel of national graphic design experts to judge that year’s design work and give recognition to the deserving.

The magazine has been holding design competitions such as this for over thirty years to identify and celebrate the year’s best graphic designers. Logo Design Works is honored to be given the chance to compete in this year’s competition and even more delighted to have 9 winning logo designs.

1. Children’s Tomorrow
The logos that won recognition represent a wide range of genres. The Children’s Tomorrow Foundation logo, for example, uses an elementary style with an image of a tree, a symbol of growth and strength. Handprints as leaves represent the natural effect that children have upon this foundation—and vice versa. The elementary colors are appropriate for the genre, while the font is simple and readable. This award winning logo design is a good example of a child-like logo design that nonetheless appeals to adults as well.
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2. The Slice Fixer Logo
The Slice Fixer is a very different type of logo that also won an award. Because the audience was young adult men, the image is humorous with no feminine frills. The use of a wrench in the place of a golf club is memorable but also illustrative of the company’s purpose of golf instruction. The font used here is very simple, but with many sophisticated details that will appeal to this set. The mix of rounded elements and a blocky style is a good fit with the detailed silhouette that makes up the image
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3. Hope Thru Housing Logo
Hope Thru Housing won an award for its clean, monochromatic feeling. The wavy designs used to create the home image are modern and simple while also creating a sense of movement and change. The color of blue used here is official but also creates a somewhat sympathetic feeling. This logo represents a therapeutic community for substance abuse survivors, who can facilitate their own recoveries by helping the organization rehabilitate properties in their community. This mixture of substance abuse education, community service, and vocational training is well represented by the award winning image.
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4. Woodward Church of Christ
Churches and other religious organizations use logo design to further their cause just like most other organizations. The logo design of the Woodward Church of Christ is a good example of a modern church logo. Note the absence of obvious religious symbols and instead the use of a tree to show the growth of both members of this church and the congregation as a whole. Green is a natural and energetic color for this church identity, but the use of bright colors in the image gives it a little interest. A very basic font in white adds a business touch. The result is a well rounded logo design that is unique and attractive, a combination that has now won the logo design an award.
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5. 4Babies Logo
4Babies also won an award for the company’s simple yet relevant logo design. The writing is childlike and fun, in a lower case font with friendly rounded edges, which definitely relates to a baby and child gear store. The image of a child chasing a butterfly implies a sense of innocence and wonder, while the pink color will appeal to expectant moms and their families, who are the main users of the site. This logo is as simple as they come, but highly memorable and relevant to its subject.
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6. Junior Zoo Logo
However, there are other ways to treat a logo for a company related to children, as we can see in another one of the award winning logo designs. In the Junior Zoo logo, a rectangular shape gives a traditional feeling and also makes the logo feel like a sign. The writing and the animals are uniformly simple and childlike, while the friendly and light colored palette stands out against a natural green that is reminiscent of nature and growth. This logo does not represent a zoo, but both its name and its logo refer explicitly to one.
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7. Angel of Mercy Logo
However, not all of the award winners from Logo Design Works were for industries related to children. Health care is a growing field, and one of the winners related specifically to this burgeoning field. Angel of Mercy offers accessories and gear for professionals who work with seniors. This company needed a logo that would look good in large sizes, such as signs, and in very small formats, such as on a watch face. This logo fits the bill while tying into the name, with an angel image bearing outstretched arms. The upper case letters give an official feeling, as does the almost institutional blue and gray font. However, the use of wavy lines in the wording adds a feeling of movement and flight.
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8. ThinkTank Logo
ThinkTank was a greater design challenge but the logo also was an award winner. Because this business is small and well rounded, with a variety of services that can be customized to meet the customer’s needs, a well rounded logo was a must. The resulting logo is specific to ThinkTank’s brand, but general enough to suit the many services and products being offered.
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9. PeaceForward Logo
The ninth but not least logo design was PeaceForward, an organization focused on bringing peace to areas of the world troubled by violence and conflict. A clever image of a dove and a human sharing an eye represents the idea that peace has a human face and communicates the feeling that all people should look forward to peace.

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www.logodesignworks.com

You Better See This! 39 Olympic Logos (1924 to 2012)

2011-07-19T04:44:00.000-07:00

Living in Vancouver, Canada, I’ve been seeing the logo of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympic Games more and more around the city as the date draws closer.
I thought it would be interesting to take a look at how the design trends in Olympic logos have evolved over the years.
Noticeably, the logos seem to have changed from a monochromatic trend to a more multicolor approach in recent years.
Logo design seems to have been streamlined to simpler and cleaner shapes. This article features every logo from the summer and winter Olympic games from 1924 to 2012.


Paris – Summer 1924

Lake Placid – Winter 1932

Los Angeles – Summer 1932

Garmisch-Partenkirchen – Winter 1936

Berlin – Summer 1936

St. Moritz – Winter 1948

London – Summer 1948

Oslo – Winter 1952

Helsinki – Summer 1952

Cortina d’Ampezzo – Winter 1956

Melbourne / Stockholm – Summer 1956

Squaw Valley – Winter 1960

Rome – Summer 1960

Innsbruck – Winter 1964

Tokyo – Summer 1964

Grenoble – Winter 1968

Mexico – Summer 1968

Sapporo – Winter 1972

Munich – Summer 1972

Innsbruck – Winter 1976

Montreal – Summer 1976

Lake Placid – Winter 1980

Moscow – Summer 1980

Sarajevo – Winter 1984

Los Angeles – Summer 1984

Calgary – Winter 1988

Seoul – Summer 1988

Albertville – Winter 1992

Barcelona – Summer 1992

Lillehammer – Winter 1994

Atlanta – Summer 1996

Nagano – Winter 1998

Sydney – Summer 2000

Salt Lake City – Winter 2002

Athens – Summer 2004

Turin – Winter 2006

Beijing – Summer 2008

Vancouver – Winter 2010

London – Summer 2012

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50+ Airline Logos, Check This Out!

2011-07-19T03:05:00.000-07:00

Every day thousands of people take it to the air… With so many airlines to choose from, branding is extremely important and at its core lies logo design.

In this article we’ll take a logo at the logos of over 50 popular airlines. The list is by no means a complete list of all airlines and is just intended for inspiration for your own projects.
Noteworthy is the lack of any depiction of an airplane in most of these logos, but a tendency to suggest flying through the use of curved shapes that resemble wings.
The fonts used tend to be sans serif for the most part, although there’s a fair share of serif typefaces as well. The colors vary a lot, but there appears to be a clear tendency towards reds and blues. Now fasten your seatbelt and let’s take off!

www.webdesignerdepot.com

Smart Concept Logos (Like This!)

2011-07-19T01:33:00.000-07:00

Today, we’re showcasing another great collection of smart logos, but in this case, their meanings are far easier to grasp.

The logos featured here create the company’s name by combining intricate shapes made up of fonts and illustrations.
These are usually the kind of logos that make you take a second look and say “wow, that’s clever!”.
As usual, we’d love to have your input and feedback in the comments area. Also, if you know of similar logos like these, please add links to them in the comments area below.
We hope you enjoy this fascinating collection!

Art Farm

Eat Innovations

Freedom

The Color Cure

Culinary Zen

Human

Diamond Bookstore

Elena Alexxeva

CFO

CityCliq

LoveClip

Illusion

Steps

Water Drop

Big Shift

Enough

Antisocial Network

Fit

DJ Loop

Pause

Curious

Studio 45

Code Fish

Bsided

Lochness

Wave

Version 2

Blend

Coffee

Logotomy

Shift

Cinema Café

Twins

One To Love

Families

Zip

Wine Searcher

www.webdesignerdepot.com

Logos of Popular Brands with Fonts Used

2011-07-18T10:05:00.000-07:00

Do you find yourself staring at other designer’s logo and immediately try to decipher what typeface they are using? If you are a designer, it is probably an inevitable habit. There are no hard and fast rules to help you determine which typeface you should land on for your logo. And due to the fact that we are showered with thousands of free fronts on the Internet, deciding on the ideal font to use can be a challenging task.

If you have experimented hundreds of fonts but they just don’t work out right for you, suffering from design block where you don’t what font to use or you are just curious on what fonts others are using for their logo, this article is for you. Today we have analyzed some top brands of their respective industry and reveal the font they used in their logo. They may give you some raw ideas for your next logo design; try not to replicate :)
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Zopa.com

Many top websites are trending towards gray color schemes with bright color splashes. The Zopa logo and overall image is a perfect example of this trend.

Font used: Frankfurter medium

Shutterfly

Shutterfly’s modern logo is simple, refined and playful. This image shows that life is too fast to take it too seriously. Their use of bright colors is consistent with the latest website trends and is effective at enhancing their overall image.

Font used: Frutiger

NewsGator

Multi-colored logo fonts are all the rage these days as shown in NewsGator’s logo.

Font used: ITC Bauhaus

Shoutwire

Many caution against excessive capitalization in logo fonts. However, Shoutwire’s use of a font in all caps shows that those who caution against this trend can be wrong.

Font used: Agency Bold

Shozu

This is an ultra-modern design consistent with the styles of current top websites. When your font is paired with playful colors, you are sure to grab the viewer’s attention.

Font used: FF Cocon Bold

Facebook

Elegant and straight-sided characters on the dark-blue background are easy to recognize: Facebook is the perfect example of minimal, yet most recognizable logo!

Font used: Klavika

Twitter

Light-blue letters with rounded corners:here you go! Now you can spoof the famous Twitter logo!

Font used: Pico Alphabet

Digg

Unlike the above font, this one has no rounded corners at all: everything is sharp and diagonal here giving the perfect feel of the original logo.

Font used: Pico y

Cork’d

A very cheerful font with attention to details in every letter – it makes a perfect fit for the Cork’d logo.

Font used: Triplex

Vimeo

A bold italic font somehow resembles handwriting. It is almost a universal font that can match any interface easily.

Font used: Black Rose

Last.FM

A very elegant narrow characters with rounded borders makes a great fit for the music-related website.

Font used: National

Technorati

Technorati logo sports a very minimal readable font which might lose identity when taken out of the context.

Font used: Neo Sans Medium

Flickr

Named after its designer, Adrian Frutiger, the font is used in frequently used in various logos and advertising campaigns. What makes it stand out in Flickr logo is the famous blue/ pink color combination.

Font used: Frutiger

Youtube

A straight diagonal font on a red background is one of the easiest to spoof.

Font used: Alternate Gothic No. 2

Google

The font has a somewhat calligraphic feel with contrasting stroke weights and distinctive serifs. Play a bit with colors and you have an exact copy of Google logo!

Font used: Catull BQ

Yahoo

This one is the easiest to spoof: they have their own original font you can download and use!

Font used: Yahoo Font

Hulu

No extra details: smooth lines with rounded corners make up a very elegant font.

Font used: Futura MDd BT

TMZ

TMZ logo features a very effective use of the Amelia font which makes it one of the most recognizable fonts out there.

Font used: Amelia

Linked-in

Myriad Pro Bold is used in many contexts but has become very popular from the LinkedIn brand.

Font used: Myriad Pro Bold

Skype

The smooth lines of this font with characters a bit smashed to each other make a very unique combination.

Font used: Helvetica Rounded Bold

Revision 3

What makes this font recognizable is the effective use of the logo right inside the brand name.

Font used: VAG Rounded Black

Ferrari

Ferrari has a very stylish font: letters seem to match one another so well that you can’t imagine they can exist separately.

Font used: Ferro Rosso

Heineken

Like Yahoo! logo, this one requires no effort to spoof. Just use its original font designed by Jeroen Klaver.

Font used: Heineken

Swatch

Swatch sports a very interesting use of the most famous font: its narrow rounded lines imply the Swiss accuracy.

Font used: Swatch it

Time

A narrow diagonal very clear and readable font definitely reminds of a print industry.

Font used: Times New Roman

Absolut

Dark blue bold font has smooth rich lines and implies luxury.

Font used: Futura Condensed ExtraBold or Absolut Vodka

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www.hongkiat.com

30 Sample of Dotted-Style Logo Designs

2011-07-18T01:28:00.000-07:00

Here’s another selection of logo design that professional and talented graphic designers adopt and incorporate in their designs. These logos use a number of circles and polka dots to create light, bubbly and distinct shapes. The style also makes logos seem friendly and unique.

Take a look at these 30 Attractive Dotted Logo Designs for your inspiration. Check them out and feel free to share your thoughts below.

www.youthedesigner.com

Beautifull Logos Inspired by Animals

2011-07-18T00:57:00.000-07:00

Nothing says branding more than your very own logo. Corporations, organizations, groups and teams all have their own emblems, symbolizing the very ideals and vision that they stand up for. From the purely graphic to the wordy, you too can establish your very own brand with your own logo!

Represent and be recognized through these fierce animal-inspired logo designs. In as much as the inspiration for these designs are strong, regal, and the leaders of the pack, then so too are the companies and organizations that they characterize.

www.youthedesigner.com

60+ Creative & Fresh Logo Designs

2011-07-17T10:54:00.000-07:00

A Logo is a graphical element that, together with its logotype (a uniquely set and arranged typeface) form a trademark or commercial brand. Typically, a logo’s design is for immediate recognition. The logo is one aspect of a company’s commercial brand, or economic or academic entity, and its shapes, colors, fonts, and images usually are different from others in a similar market. Logos are also used to identify organizations and other non-commercial entities.

These types of corporate identities are often developed by large firms who specialize in this type of work. However, if you want to save some bucks and want to design your logo then there are many sources to get logo design inspiration. Infect, we might able to help you by presenting this showcase of Highly beautiful, original and creative logo designs for your design inspiration.

All of these logos are very creative and following different trends like PhotoFill, Concealed, VariDots, Candy Stripe, Flip Flop, Sequential, but most importantly Texting which is a common element among all of them. Also, try to catch how they created using specific colors combination, typography adjustments and font selection.
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www.instantshift.com

30 Inspirations Green Logos Design

2011-07-17T09:59:00.000-07:00

The color green holds positive connotations for most people and green logos are super popular at the moment. Green is a symbol for environmentalism and our love affair with green stretches back to ancient Egypt where the color was symbolic of resurrection and immortality (the god Osiris was supposedly green skinned). Today, environmentally friendly companies, web 2.0 companies, organic food shops, juice bars, salad bars and fruit companies all love a good green logo. Green logos are in vogue and these companies are driving the trend.
Below are 30 examples of creative green logos. The examples include an organic coffee company logo, environmentally free LED lights and ‘clean integration’. The designers below have also successfully applied green to consulting, physiotherapy and even programming (see Code Fish and The Coding Frog below). These logos are fresh, upbeat and, hopefully, inspirational.

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40 Great Inspiration Type Only Logo Designs

2011-07-17T08:49:00.000-07:00

Logos do not always have to include some type of symbol or icon to be effective. When done well, using type only to create a logo can be very effective in representing a company. These types of logos often cause particular typefaces and letter styling to become synonyms with a brand. Here we’ve rounded up 40 brilliant type-only logo designs for your inspiration. Be sure to click the images to learn more about each logo.

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Symmetrical Logos Inspiration

2011-07-17T08:35:00.000-07:00

There are technically no rules when it comes to logo designing. A good logo is one that can easily register to one’s impression or memory and it should easily associate with the company’s vision – even when it’s a very simple logo. It is essential because it is a very effective for marketing and branding purposes. Today we are showcasing some examples of rather unique and creative logo type – the symmetrical logo.

Symmetrical logo are formed symmetrically form the left and right angle creating a mirror effect therefore, what you will be seeing on the left will be identical with the right. Creating Symmetrical logo may seem simple in one’s opinion, sure, flipping one side to another voila! you have a Symmetrical logo. Big misunderstanding because it has many perspectives to satisfies. A true creative and beautiful Symmetrical logo has perfect identical sides but will manage to maintain its uniqueness and still be able to symbolize the brand’s name.