After the 2012 logo debacle, these candidate city logo designs suggest the games branding is once again back on track. No more logos that look like a 6 year old took to it with a box of crayons.
What do you think?
Personally I like the Madrid design (see it in situ here) followed closely by Chicago. How about you?
Update 02/10/09: The winner is…..RIO!
Gathered from around the internet, here are 40 quotes from graphic designers, a few artists, a scientist or two and some odds and ends.
A little inspirations for your creative career.
Paul Rand
Simplicity is not the goal. It is the by-product of a good idea and modest expectations.
Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that’s why it is so complicated.
Without aesthetic, design is either the humdrum repetition of familiar clichés or a wild scramble for novelty.
Without the aesthetic, the computer is but a mindless speed machine, producing effects without substance.
Form without relevant content, or content without meaningful form.
The designer does not, as a rule, begin with a preconceived idea. His idea is the result of subjective and objective thought, and the design a product of the idea.
In order, therefore, to achieve an honest and effective solution he necessarily passes thought some sort of mental process … Consciously or not, he analyzes, interprets, translates … He improvises, invents new techniques and combinations.
He coordinates and integrates his material so that he may restate his problem in terms of ideas, pictures, forms, and shapes. He unifies, simplifies, eliminates superfluities. He symbolizes … abstract from his material by association and analogy.
He intensifies and reinforces his symbol with appropriate accessories to achieve clarity and interest. He draws upon instinct and intuition. He considers the spectator, his feelings and predilections.
Sol Sender.
The strongest logos tell simple stories.
Sol was also the head creative behind the Obama 08 logo development, check out this post for a 15 minute video interview with Sol and some great insight into the project. Continue reading...
An integral part of any blog is its readers and the comments they leave. On top of your original post, comments add additional content and more importantly, an additional perspective on the subject at hand.
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This is a “business card” by PacBlue Printing delivered to advertising agencies to promote their large format printing capabilities.
Very Clever.
Probably a touch to big to carry a stack around with you, at least their clients will never lose the card.
Located outside central Melbourne, Giordano Barista is a quaint, hole in the wall cafe that prides itself of serving simply the finest coffees.
With no previous visual identity as such, the above mark was developed to help turn the cafe and accompanying patisserie into a memorable brand for its locals.
Here are some alternate logo ideas as always.
Your thoughts?
Any alternatives you might have pursued, your thoughts are appreciated.
