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 ...

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 ...

Are you a morning person? I am definitely not. I woke up today, groggy and full of sleep, but hoping a bowl of cereal and cup of coffee would help awaken my senses and get the day going. Sadly, it did not do the trick, but something else did. While eating my granola cereal, I was watching the "Today Show" and happened to catch a segment on kids and brand recognition. This instantly grabbed my ...

Reading through the logo design news  for the day, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that the venerable old’ Wall Street Journal has a piece written after Logo Blog's own heart, covering logo design and logo design companies. Although we won’t besmirch the Journal for inching in on our territory, we do have our own take on their findings. Peter King, the writer of the Cranky Consumer feature for the WSJ, created a fictional business ...

Billy Mays. (July 20, 1958 – June 28, 2009) was the face of direct response marketing in America. His upbeat and friendly- in your face personality-helped sell any product he represented. He was a simple salesman who built his way up to celebrity status through his unique delivery and convincing  pitch. It was his distinctive, burly, bearded look and booming voice that make him the most well known figure in television sales. Billy Mays was ...