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- May 15, 2011
45 Remarkably Inspiring Logo Designs
A logo is a graphic mark or emblem commonly used by commercial enterprises, organizations and even individuals to aid and promote instant public recognition. Logos are either purely graphic (symbols/icons) or are composed of the name of the organization (a logotype or wordmark).
Today there are many corporations, products, brands, services, agencies and other entities using an ideogram (sign, icon) or an emblem (symbol) or a combination of sign and emblem as a logo.
Logo design is an important area of graphic design, and one of the most difficult to perfect. The logo (ideogram), is the image embodying an organization. Because logos are meant to represent companies’ brands or corporate identities and foster their immediate customer recognition, it is counterproductive to frequently redesign logos.
- May 11, 2011
Case Study: Designing with Modular Scale
A modular scale is a sequence of numbers that relate to one another in a meaningful way. Using the golden ratio, for example, we can produce values for a modular scale by multiplying by 1.618 to arrive at the next highest number, or dividing by 1.618 to arrive at the next number down.
- May 2, 2011
Showcase of Beautiful Retro and Vintage Typography
Typography is literally everywhere – in advertising, product packaging, printed publications, graphic designs, and more. For decades this design tool has given rise to some truly elegant type that still have impressions echoing through design today.
In this article, we go retro again, but this time finding beautiful examples of vintage typography and the modern work they’ve inspired. Looking back, it’s easy to see why some of this type has stood the test of time and it’s huge inspiration for the design community today.
- April 26, 2011
Inspiration: Colorful Web Designs
Sometimes color can completely transform the look of a website. Using plenty of colors in a web design can be unpleasant to the eyes. But when executed well colors can attract attention and produce real impact to the visitor. If you need some inspiration for any sort of design or just want to have a look at some truly great web designs, these are definitely worth having a look at!
- April 25, 2011
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- April 19, 2011
Balkan Treasures: Rare and Old Sokolstvo Posters
The Sokolstvo was founded and developed within the Ethnocentrism which marked the social situation of its time. It is characterised by group exercises, strengthening and developing the relationships within the groups, introducing the military gymnastics which forms strong and brave soldiers with strong body and determination for the defence from the enemy. In one word, a new army was formed – the civil army, and not the individuals who were to state the demands of the society.
