Artists have been hiding subliminal and secret messages in their art for centuries and the tradition lives on today in the work of logo designers. Find out what's hidden in the FedEx, Tostitos or Baskin Robbins logo. Some of the messages are more obvious than others, but all of them are clever and revealing.
A review of the history of company logos and an imagining of how they may appear in the future.
Culture Buzz Some of the most famous companies exist only in movies. Visit Fauxgo.com to see more of the iconic fictional emblems we all know and love. (via)
Style Buzz Most of these logos have some kind of hidden image or double meaning, but all of them are attractive and subtle. These are just a few of my favorites - lots more great logo collections linked below.
Culture Buzz Graphic designers compete to create the most aesthetically traumatizing logos for a fictional company called Excellencico, “a global leader in providing a focused, broad range of services to a world-class, international, region-centric clientele.” Here are some highlights. You can submit your own here. (Via.)
http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/the_b...
Brand New rates the best and worst rebrandings of 2009. Can you guess the results? You may be surprised.
Say it with a pie chart! A nice succinct “F*ck You” for the client who never pays you on time (or at all).
http://www.27bslash6.com/p2p.html
David Thorne (of Spider Drawing fame) is back with another absurdly passive aggressive email exchange.
Two months from now the International Olympic Committee will name the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics. If the decision were based solely on identities, which candidate would win? There's more discussion, and some runners-up, over at idsgn.
Business Buzz Trying to collect the worst logos of all time in one convenient location. A lot of bad logos seem to involve eagles. Go figure.
Stephen Colbert recommended the Republicans rebrand themselves with a new logo - the cockroach (or as Tony from Scarface would say, “Cock-a-roach”). Unlike elephants which are presumably getting murdered by GOP policies, the cockroach is resilient and will be around forever! I like?
New book by illustrator Thomas Fuchs and designer Felix Sockwell that re-examines the Republican logo with 100 new reinterpretations. Click through to see some more or to buy the book.
Business Buzz Pepsi’s getting a makeover. Word on the street is that the company plans on doling out $1.2 billion over three years to change everything about its brands – including new logos that will become a series of “smiles.” Hunh? For instance, the Pepsi brand will use a smile logo, while a grin will be used for Diet Pepsi. Whatever. The overall consensus is that the new bottles look like wrinkled penises.