Jun
26
I've found that when I need to be inspired when coming up for an organization's (or website's) logo graphic design, it's hard to find examples. Going from site to site simply looking at how each website integrates their site with a graphic can in fact be inspirational, but only to a point. It's somewhat confining in the broad spectrum of things. Like the web design review websites, it's great to have an overview of hand-picked websites for their sheer brilliance in design, color coordination and artistic balance and symmetry...and it looks good too.
Thankfully, there is a website that does this, although since typography and logo design are a little obscure nowadays in favor of total website design (although typography is making a comeback as of late), I only know of one. The downside is that we must accept their professional wisdom without any second opinions. The upside is that we don't have to visit multiple sites to get some great inspiration.
Logo Lounge's Logo Trends is a yearly roundup of logos from the world-wide-web that attempts to see what the current trend in overall logo design is for the year. There are archives going back to 2003, and are current (as of this writing) to 2007. Each year's archive contains a decently sized showing of fascinating, trendy, and colorful marketing imagery to help you on your way. Keep in mind though, whilst getting inspiration, don't mimic too deeply! We are all artists afterall, and should use our own ingenuity and imagination to power our creations.
Thankfully, there is a website that does this, although since typography and logo design are a little obscure nowadays in favor of total website design (although typography is making a comeback as of late), I only know of one. The downside is that we must accept their professional wisdom without any second opinions. The upside is that we don't have to visit multiple sites to get some great inspiration.
Logo Lounge's Logo Trends is a yearly roundup of logos from the world-wide-web that attempts to see what the current trend in overall logo design is for the year. There are archives going back to 2003, and are current (as of this writing) to 2007. Each year's archive contains a decently sized showing of fascinating, trendy, and colorful marketing imagery to help you on your way. Keep in mind though, whilst getting inspiration, don't mimic too deeply! We are all artists afterall, and should use our own ingenuity and imagination to power our creations.
