Really Good Logos Explained
Top Design Professionals Critique 500 Logos and Explain What Makes Them Work
Published on 1. May 2008
288 pages
978-1-61673-891-4 (ISBN)
Description
A collection of 500 great logos critiqued by a panel of internationally acclaimed designersIn Really Good Logos Explained, some of today's top creative minds critique and appraise over 500 examples of truly exceptional logos, and explain what makes them work. The insight provided by these four outstanding editors is - like the logos themselves - succinct, specific and effective. Their comments provide a rare and insightful glimpse into the inner workings of excellent design, and offer a new understanding that is immeasurably useful to anyone working within the creative fields today.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Beverly
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Illustrations
500 illustrations.
ISBN-13
978-1-61673-891-4 (9781616738914)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Margo Chase | Rian Hughes | Ron Mirello
Really Good Logos, Explained
Top Design Professionals Critique Over 500 Logos and Explain What Makes Them Work
Book
05/2008
Rockport Publishers
€54.05
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Persons
RIAN HUGHES (devicefonts.co.uk) is a graphic designer, illustrator, comic artist, author, and typographer. From his studio, Device, he has produced watches for Swatch, Hawaiian shirts, logo designs for Batman and Spiderman, an iconoclastic revamp of british comic hero Dan Dare, and collaborated on a set of six children's books with Geri Halliwell. A retrospective monograph, "Art, Commercial" was published in 2002. Recent books include "Cult-ure: Ideas can be Dangerous" and "Lifestyle Illustration of the 60s", and his comic strips have been collected in "Yesterdays Tomorrows", which was launched recently at the ICA, London.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- The Authors
- Margo Chase
- Rian Hughes
- Ron Miriello
- Alex W. White
- Chapter One: Loud & Proud: Bold or Risky Designs That Work
- Chapter Two: Sleek & Subtle: Understated Designs That Work
- Chapter Three: Shelf-Savvy: Retail-Oriented Logos
- Chapter Four: Smart & Effective: Clever Solutions for Everyday Companies
- Bonus Chapter: Not-So-Good Logos, Explained
- Just For Fun: Author Favorites, Explained
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
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