Creating a logo design that revolves around a particular concept is a constant challenge for a professional logo designer. The proper arrangement of design elements is vital in a great logo design.

Fire and water are two extremes of nature that can never co-exist. But I’ve always had a fascination towards both fire and water. Each of them has its own positive and negative aspects. Water, with its beauty, embodies a feeling of tranquility and serenity and at the same time it has the power to unleash rage and fury. The same goes with fire. Appropriate use of fire provides us warmth and light, but in some instances it backfires.

But don’t worry. Both can cause no physical harm when used in a logo design . Now let us see fire and water effects in inspirational logo designs.

These are the keys of a designing a unique logo but do you know what happens when you make mistakes while making a logo design. For this reason you need to know beforehand all the common blunders that you might commit in logo designing. After all, prevention is better than cure, isn’t it???

For your due awareness, I have enlisted some frequent blunders that most people make while creating a logo design:

7. Say No to Plagiarism; always remember the PEPSI-COKE Case

11. Haste makes waste….give your logo design attention it deserves!

Coffee … some say it’s an addiction, for many it’s an obsession. For crying out loud, it’s just a drink! I personally think it’s a tradition! It reminds us of people we’ve shared a cup with, places we’ve visited and special moments of our life. The type of coffee we desire is an extremely personal thing, whether we prefer it dark or light decaffeinated or not, there’s a blend that’s perfect.

But ever wondered how coffee makers attract you? It’s through their aesthetically designed coffee logos. Today I’ve organized a collection of great coffee logos that are surely going to tantalize your taste buds. So come on and take a sip

Coffee Fruit

Caffe Cottage

Cafe

Cupoccino

Cofree Shopaholic

Just Coffee

Sembari Minim Kopi

Streamers

Cofee cafee

LavaJava

Joe Joe’s

Studio Coffee

Handmade

Firenze Coffee

Langano

Coffee

The Coffee House

Blink Chocolate

Zvon Cafe

Get wired

Logos these days have become an increasingly important means for effectively marketing your company image. The appropriate use of logo design can boost your reputation to the skies. Cleverly designed logos are imperative for brand recognition and easy company recall. While company logos may be one the most valuable asset of any corporate entity, it may prove to be a symbol of doom if not properly designed.

History has witnessed some of the famous logos falter against controversies which have either destroyed the companies or annihilated them completely from the scene. But then again controversies are controversies; you can never be too sure about the validity of any. So just for the discussion sake I’ve searched a few controversial…let’s see if you knew about these stories.

1 ) Vodafone Logo:

First on my list of controversial company logos is the Vodafone logo. In 1997, Vodafone introduced its Speechmark logo, as it is a quotation mark in a circle; the O’s in the Vodafone logotype are opening and closing quotation marks, suggesting conversation. But controversy arose that the logo had something to do with the number “6” which represents the devil and the red colour strengthens the case even more. A debatable logo I must say:)

2 ) Apple Logo:

Next on my list is Apple’s choice for its corporate symbol. The company’s logo is an apple that has had a bite taken out of it. To many occult insiders, this signifies that the eating of the forbidden fruit (symbolically, the apple) by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden was a good thing. Occultists and New Agers teach that taking a bite out of the apple gave the first two humans knowledge, or gnosis, putting them on the path to self-divinity and godhood.

3 ) Walt Disney Logo:

Everybody loves cartoons isn’t it? And especially cartoons produced by the all-time leader Walt Disney turn out to be instant hits. Disney has been much in the news lately. Christians are not at all happy with what they say is the smutty, anti-Bible direction the company is now taking with its movies (including the sexual references hidden in a few frames of cartoon movies as well as backwards voices glorifying child molestation), television shows, and CD albums. Is Disney’s hostility to traditional Christian values reflected in its corporate logo? Rumors are that “does the Walt Disney corporate logo conceal three cleverly disguised "6s"–thus, 666?” Carefully examine the Disney logo pictured here. Can you find what are alleged to be three 6s (666) concealed? Or is it just a coincident?

4 ) Lays / Shell Logo:

Next I have found a series of company logos that are caught up in “The Rising Sun” controversy. The symbol of a rising sun can be associated with sun worship. In ancient Egypt, it was associated with Horus. Occultists consider it to represent the new age of Aquarius and the arrival of new radiation from the galactic core, the “Golden Dawn”. The blazing sun is also associated with the Promethean/Luciferian concept of bringing fire (knowledge) to man.

5 ) Obama Healthcare Clinic Logo:

The hottest of all controversy is the Obama Healthcare Clinic. Controversies are that the Obama health care logo associated  to a swastika. On this the website Sweetness and Light compared Democrats to Nazis.

Don’t believe it???  See for yourself…

In the end I would like to conclude that company logos must carefully be designed keeping in mind the repercussions whatsoever there may be. Specially one has to be extremely careful regarding sensitive issues such as religion, culture, prejudicial references and bad resemblances.

If you think that I’ve missed out any popular logo controversies, then I would appreciate it if you guys come and share them with us.

Short listing these logo design resources from the extensive results provided by Google, was not an easy job. I have to confess that all the names on this list cannot be claimed as “logo design blogs” but certainly are such brilliant resources that I couldn’t stop myself from adding them.

To become a successful and prominent part of this ever-changing world of logo designing, we need to be updated and have a vast collection of resources.

Therefore, to express my appreciation and respect for the creative souls who bring amazing logo designing stuff for us, I have linked them with their logos.

Logo Design Works

Method to the Mayhem

Logo Design Blog

SpyreStudios

Just Creative Design

Six Revisions

Logo Log

Creative NERDS

SpeckyBoy

The Design Cubicle

Brand New

GraphicDesignBlog.co.uk

Fuel Your Creativity

Joshua Davis

Logo Design Love

Brian Yerkes

Smashing Magazine

WebDesigner Depot