As the weather gets colder, the leaves begin to change color and that familiar brisk smell fills the air. Yep, it’s that time of year again! Autumn is upon us and the leaves are changing colors. Pumpkin picking and Halloween are nipping at our heels and as we prepare for this season of events, I thought it would be fun to share some interesting logo designs that are inspired by the fall.

Orange, red and yellow are such great, classic Autumn colors. They are bright and set a nice tone. When the colors are paired with a great leaf design, its makes a great logo!

Google has a tendency of changing their logo based on current situations and Autumn is no different. Above are my two favorite Autumn Google Logos. They have that great feel for the season. The fall is a great time of year, but like most things, it goes by too quickly, which means winter is just around the corner.

-Nora Reed

If you were to travel to a foreign land, would you even think of abandoning your own country’s customs or anything else you may know? Most of us would not. It would be hypocritical to our own heritage, but maybe we should start thinking of that more often. It’s very possible that something we do, say or wear can be offensive to a foreigner’s customs or traditions. It’s true that we may not know if these things are offensive until we encounter a situation, but perhaps a little research before traveling would go a long way.

The Washington Nationals, based out of Washington DC, have had a few logo representations in the history of their team. Sometimes the letters “DC” are used to represent them on their hats or other merchandise and other times their full name appears over a baseball in their main logo image. They also have a curled “W” as their third representation.

During a recent trip to Israel, Tyler Allard, an assistant to Representative Jim Cooper, proudly wore a Nationals baseball cap throughout the airport. He didn’t give the cap a second thought until an Israeli airport security guard pointed to the logo on his hat with utter hatred and disgust, asking why he would wear such a hat. With laughter, the ensemble assumes that the guard is referring to the terrible performance of the American baseball team.

Their further experience of being quizzed over and over and having every inch of their luggage ravaged and searched is the reason I wouldn’t want to travel by plane very often. Apparently, green is a Palestinian color and the curly “W” of the Nationals logo closely resembles a Palestinian extremist symbol.

It makes you think twice about what to wear in the airport of a foregin country. A little thought into his clothing, and Tyler Allard could have saved himself the embarressment of having Israeli guards go through his unmentionables.

Logo Blog has had a makeover! After months of planning, and reworking ideas, our new site design is finally finished and ready to share with the world. Our site started out small and our original design was simple, but it brought us a long way. Although we all have a special place set aside for our old design, we decided that it was time for a change and Logo Blog deserved an opportunity to shine more brightly.

The staff at Logo Blog would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to The NetMen Corp., who is the gifted talent behind our new design. They worked diligently to create multiple drafts for both the logo and site graphics. They did a fantastic job and Logo Blog will forever be grateful to them.

The team at NetMen Corp is very patient and accommodating. After agreeing to help us out with our new design, they complied with every idea we threw at them and never complained after every draft they created for us. We were a bit picky here at Logo Blog, but that’s only because we strive for perfection. Thanks to their generosity, we now have a brand new logo and site design that both modernize and add style to Logo Blog. We all hope you enjoy the new design and thanks for visiting!

-Nora Reed

The Swine flu or H1N1 virus has created quite a stir in the past few months. The media has made sure that we are so aware of it, that it has been the basis of paranoia among those who have even the slightest germ fear. Supposedly, this winter season is when it will hit the hardest, but who really knows? The precautions that we’ve been encouraged to take are a bit ridiculous. Basically school students are encouraged not to have any physical contact with each other whatsoever and colleges are considering having a quarantined area for those who feel sick. Is this flu stain really a good reason to stir such a fear in people? It could very easily be something created by the drug companies to sell more vaccines.

Whatever the case may be, the Swine flu is still the biggest health threat that is creeping up on us right now and it seems that we hear more and more about it every waking hour. It’s almost impossible not to think about it all the time, therefore designers express their own interpretation and create logos that represent or mock the virus.

Although we have been encouraged not to fear pigs themselves, the swine flu still got its name from a pig, therefore there are a lot of opportunities to use the pig image in a Swine flu logo creation. The bio hazard symbol along with the pig seems to be a common image. There is also a lot of creativity, in which the pig’s snout is replaced with a skull. This image is a bit morbid, especially since the media is referring to Swine flu as “deadly,” although it’s just as deadly as the regular flu, which also claims many lives every year, but we don’t get upset over that. Much like SARS, it’s nothing that can’t be cured with a little chicken soup and sprite, or maybe a dose of Tamiflu.

So it seems we are in for a long winter of encouraged fear, in which every cough or sneeze will be an excuse to stay home, but maybe a little relaxing time isn’t a bad thing. Just make sure to drink a little extra OJ in the morning and your dose of vitamin C should be covered, but I still wouldn’t recommend going around kissing any pigs.

-Nora Reed

Ice cream is normally considered a refreshing treat during summer months, but is also delicious and popular anytime of the year. Birthdays, holidays, or just weekdays, any event is a great excuse for ice cream. With such a wide variety of flavors and ways to eat it, ice cream is a successful business. Below are the logos for most of the well known ice cream producers. These companies have proven successful, but are their logos worthy of their delicious products?

It seems that an arched banner is used quite often in ice cream logos. The top three have this, although the Blue Bunny company tried a straight across banner style. Ben and Jerry’s always had the arched banner design. I don’t think that their logo has changed much over time, but why mess with a good thing? Turkey Hill actually sells more than just ice cream but they still use the banner look nonetheless. I love how Edy’s makes creative use of the apostrophe in their name, in which it is a leaping person with an ice cream cone. It’s a creative take on an otherwise plain logo design.

Breyers uses the leaf design to show that their products contain all natural ingredients. With our society so interested in “going green,” they are already ahead of the game. Their latest logo is very professional and adds a nice touch to their packaging.

The Baskin Robbins logo has also gone through a series of changes through the years. Their latest version dropped the “31″ and stuck with their “BR” initials in the center. It seems that the company is trying to pull off what Dairy Queen made popular by just using their initials, although I think “DQ” works better than “BR.”

Good Humor dropped their stripes and their second color too in their logo redesign.

Does this logo say ice cream to you? I think it is a bit more elegant in appearance than most of the others. To me, it looks like gourmet ice cream, not to be confused with the everyday. Haagen-Dazs is something you would enjoy for special occasions, to treat yourself to the best.

Cold Stone Creamery has a different take on ice cream with the way they make it right in front of you and pack it with toppings, cakes and candy. Their logo is classy and inviting, but you can’t buy Cold Stone in the grocery store. You have to visit them directly to experience the tastes that they offer, but the trip is worth it.

Just by the many company logos out there, it is easy to see that an ice cream company is a popular business and there’s no reason it shouldn’t be. Sounds like it’s time for a snack!

-Nora Reed