Football, Fútbol, Soccer. Regardless of your native tongue, the “world’s game” is a source of history, competition, and champions. It is also a source of some of the more interesting styles of sports branding. Unlike many American sports clubs, European football teams take a more classic route when designing their logo. Lacking colorful mascots, many of these clubs choose to brand their team with a crest. While different from the primarily illustrative logos of American ...

Everyone in the design community knows Paul Rand. Everyone in almost any community knows Paul Rand. If you have seen the logos for Abc, Enron, Westinghouse, IBM, or UPS, you know his work. In his passing, logo designers lost one of their most innovative and dedicated leaders. Along with the loss of a great artist, the logo design world also seems to have let go of a certain way of doing things. As a student of ...

Hello Everyone. As Jessica so eloquently alluded to, I am Kevin Scott, the new voice of LogoBlog.org. I couldn’t be more excited to develop a relationship with you, the readers. As a self proclaimed logo fanatic, it’s hard to find topics that I enjoy more than logo design. Looking at logos, critiquing logos, talking about logos, I like it all. LogoBlog.org has presented me with a new opportunity that I have never experienced before, ...

Adieu! I have too grieved a heart to take a tedious leave William Shakespeare Merchant of Venice Hello out there my logo friends. Unfortunately this post won’t be one of the most favorite I have ever written. I would even be willing to admit that it may be my least favorite. I regret to inform you that I will no longer be on LogoBlog.org. Due to personal obligations and an ever busying schedule, I cannot afford the ...

With the 2008 Olympic Games here, it is hard not to catch the spirit of international competition. With 302 events in 28 sports, the games offer a vast field of athletes the opportunity to represent their country on a global stage. While often overlooked, selecting the stage itself however is very much like a competition. Just like the athletes who tirelessly train and prepare for the games, cities and their respective countries also put a ...