Thanks to Geek Fill for juxtaposing these past and present logos. Minimalism is making it’s go-round again. And thank goodness. I could use some single entendres after years of double entendres. How about just hip fatigue? The shift towards a straight-forward approach to design means that perhaps companies are picking up on how much people are…
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…Carolyn Davidson, that’s who. As Women You Should Know reports, Carolyn was a graphic design student at Portland State University. The year is 1971. A passerby overhears Carolyn opining to a peer that she is having a difficult time affording next semester’s courses. The passerby happens to be a PSU accounting professor, who on the…
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The website Jennery put out its prognostications for design trends come the new year. While some trends noted aren’t germane to graphic design – print publications going digital is making the word “design” rather like an accordion – there is one trend that I wish to underscore: minimalist design. When a user reports that a website…
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Creative Bloq put out their top 15 trends for how to brand a logo in 2012. The number one trend developing is that of the App Icon logos. These bite-sized action icons are becoming synonymous with (and contributing to) a brand. The Facebook icon is quite unmistakable at this point in time. But how about…
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Thought I’d share this write-up entitled Anatomy of a Logo: Elements That Make a Logo Great. Here are some article highlights: 1. Visual element: This section’s title would benefit more from being called, “Presentation.” You want to have a consistent and comprehensive presentation that is easy for the consumer to digest and to remember. 2….
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