I chose this guy because he was a local artist. This is some of his work. Most of it is a bit cartoony, but it's appealing. I also like how strange looking the leopard looks. The image makes your eyes cut out the leopard for you even though the cat really has no form other than its face. The eagle seems similar in the regard that it makes you think of its body even if it's not there.
Simon Oxley is a british designer who now lives in Fukuoka, Japan. He owns and runs his own design studio idokungfoo. One of his most popular artworks is the twitter logo. He designed the little blue bird that is used for twitter. I like the bird because it's so simple but at the same time unique. I also like the color, the light blue immediately grabbed my attention. He uses this strategy for many of his art pieces. He also designed the istockphoto logo which is a camera and the istockphoto text. A very simple piece but very cool looking. He also used the color blue in this logo.
--Aaron Campos I decided to take the logo aspect in a different direction by researching motion graphics. I love the idea of animation and what not, and then taking animation and doing business related stuff with it is even cooler to me. I came across the artist randomly but I watched his videos and was amazed. His fluidity is amazing, and line aspects are unfathomable. What he does is something I aspire to do and I could only imagine how long a short thirty second logo video takes. It’s almost something that is easily looked over and underestimated. The ideas, concepts, and technique that is used in his videos are so simple yet creative and something I’ve never seen before. The way objects come into the screen and how they move about is fascinating. I would have no idea where to start when it comes to motion graphics, and the fact that this artist can make something so simple such as a logo into something beautiful and creative is awesome to me. I get sick of looking at the same old boring logo’s because a lot of them lack diversity and the shock and aw effect but I couldn’t see this artists’ work ever getting old.
-Kara French Mathias Hoeckmeier has designed around 22 logos. The page where he showcases his logos has 46,800 views and counting. While his logos are not well known they are successful. His style is distinct and marked by it's simplicity and use of two tone color. Each logo is clever and memorable, enough so that I am able to look at it once and recreate it. Additionally each logo succinctly conveys the intention of the company. I am looking forward to seeing more of his work. Herbert F. Lubalin (1918-19810 was a famous American graphic designer. He began at the age of 17 and was always “fascinated by the look and sound of words”. After he was eventually fired from his job he later began working in advertising. He worked a lot with Ralph Ginzburg with his magazine: Eros, Fact, and Avant Garde. He designed his own typeface, which he called ITC Avant Garde. Later he started his own firm that he called Herb Lubalin, Inc in 1964. His work is beautiful it just looks so elegant and it’s all so different.
-Jasmine Wilson I chose Milton Glaser because he is on of the most inspirational artists of our time. Ever since 9/11 he created this I <3 NY logo it has been successful for 12 years. Also Milton's logos are easy to recognize, they are creative yet simple. That is why I chose this artist. Its simple, yet creative. -JULIA JAMES Jacob Cass is a graphic designer who founded his own business called Just Creative, which is a graphic design business and he also makes logos. His major was in Graphic Design from University of New Castle in Australia but he now lives in New York and works for Ammirati as an Interactive Designer on top of his own business. His use of text and font is really col because it goes along with the words it states. Like in the 'easy speedy' logo, it seems like speedy is smoother and faster than easy because it isn't as bold and has a slight italic feel to it. I also like how in the red wave logo he incorporated a wave in to the word in a unique way. -Dana Morton Tim Frame is an artist that specializes in being a design consultant, but also specializes primarily in developing brand logo and identity concepts for retail, restaurant, product and packaging. His logos actually remind me of beer labels more than anything else, despite most of them actually being the opposite, like coffee or clothing. The logos that Frame creates are often packed into a circle with some of the letters extending outward. The fonts he uses or designs, I have noticed, are very blocky, but not so much that it looks awkward when he transforms them, twisting or bending them. Frame, I think, is very minimalist in the fact that most of his designs are simple and do not contain overly complicated subjects or focuses. I admire that simplicity as well as the clarity he conveys. I’m kind of amazed by the fact that so many logos use text with hard, angled edges. It lends a certain seriousness to some, but doesn’t work for others – although that’s obviously not the case with Frame’s logos. He is a professional through and through, and apparently very successful considering all of the logos he has managed to market and create for many growing companies.
Greg Dampier is a graphic design artist that does logos, illustration, branding, photography, comics, and t-shirt designs! He actually has quite a wide selection of work that he does, ranging from design and logos for blood donations to ones for sporting events and school events. He has a pretty diverse selection of work that he does for design. I also like how he has a wide range of color palettes that he uses in his work. HIs varied colored schemes from work to work does not allow the buyer or viewer to ever become bored with his work. He has a very cool and effective website where he shows and sells his varied work. The works I chose to share below range from sports t-shirts (Mainly The Buckeyes) to blood drive logos regarding the U.S Blood Banks. -Amena Kamel
By Bianca Mihalcescu
I found Walter Landor, a famous German graphic designer who lived from 1913-1995 and who belonged to Munich. Landor was most popular for his creative FedEx logo design. The meticulous use of negative space ‘arrow’ was a brilliant masterpiece of his. His FedEx logo design is considered as one of the best logo designs in the world. Pretty impressive, right? I particularly love Landor's logo for PeoplePC. I think it's very clever how he worked with the letters he had ("O" and "P") and manipulated them to create a welcome, inviting atmosphere with the classic smiley. In my opinion, his Northwest Airlines logo is also very well-thought out. He used the well-known acronym for northwest (NW) and combined the letters into one design which clearly introduces both the "N" and the "W". It's amazing how all he had to do was see that in a "W", there already lies a slanted "N". I believe this is very clever. All in all, I'm really glad I was lucky enough to stumble in on his work. |
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