In recent days you may have read some of the brewing controversy over the United States Missile Defence Agency. The recent budget cut of 1.2 billion dollars may warrant some conversation if your interested in such things, though strangely, the growing controversy revolves around the MDA’s “new” logo design.

In addition to the Trajan wordmark, the logo features a planetary silhouette, a stylized missile and America’s trusty red, white and blue. Hardly surprising, but apparently its all about how you look at it.

The uproar comes from the above amalgamation, an apparently obvious merger between the Obama 08 campaign logo and the crescent moon symbol of Islam.

I must be missing something, but apparently between the logo design is a blatant announcement of Obamas intent to convert America to an Islamic nation and with the combined budget cut open the country to missile attack to facilitate the change.

And here I was thinking it’s just a logo… Continue reading...

Everyone has their favorite colours, I have this… friend, who despite much ridicule is a big fan of pink. Posted on behalf of my friend, here’s a collection of pink(ish) logos to bring everyone around.

Love Factory Inc.

My Pink City. Continue reading...

A test of any logo design is it’s longevity, and while some brands seem to change as often as the wind, many do go the distance. A nip here, a tuck there but the idea remains the same, starting with General Electric.

While the 1900 GE logo featured and embossed circle and monogram, not much else has changed. Their have been half a dozen refinements since then but the original idea is alive and well.

Originally founded as Kwanon, the groundwork for the Canon logo was laid in 1953 and after two tweaks has remained unchanged since 1956.

The original BMW logo designed in 1917. Other that a little stint in the late 70’s where the logo was framed by a trio of semi circles, the basics have remained the same. Continue reading...

A bit of a multicultural post today, a collection of logos from various countries around the work. It’s not so much about whether the logos are good or bad ( though many are good ) but just a glimpse at the styles of design.

First country, and representing my home team ( heritage wise… ) Johnnie Walker, Scotland. Good logo and scotch.

The Chipotle restaurant chain. Mexican cuisine ( though the restaurants themselves are located across the U.S ).

The city of Copenhagen, Denmark. On a related note, another good thing to come out of Copenhagen, the best ice-cream ever. Continue reading...

Every so often in design the stars align, a brand and idea come together to create a fantastic logo. But what if things had been different?

The Apple logo is undoubtedly one of the most ubiquitous symbols of our time, what if Steve Jobs had launched his empire as…

Eggplant Computers.

Onion Computers. Continue reading...