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Open-Sourced Logos
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#12They're all just geometric shapes that anyone could throw together. Really, you're pretty damn lazy or uninspired if you can't put together a stop sign outline with 2 circles on either side of it!
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#13You, too, can have a generic logo that doesn't actually reflect your individual company, message, or values! Simply pair it with a font of your choosing (font and logo need not match), and you have yourself a brand. These kinds of things devalue the actual work that goes into real branding, like crowdsourcing your logo or Marissa Mayer popping out something that she thinks "looks nice" over a weekend. It also has the…
Plenty of companies pay lots of money for logos that don't actually reflect their individual company, message, or values. This just lets people with no money do the same.
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#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
Design isn't an all-or-nothing thing. Many of the companies we respect for design came from quick and dirty roots, and if this helps someone get there more quickly, that seems like a plus to me.
I wonder if the OP has ever even seen Pentagram's earlier work. This assumption that all branding has been slaved over, or that no one has ever come up with a good brand in a short period time, show a lack of understanding about branding AND logo design. Sometimes the quick ideas are the best ones.
You got all that from my post which said nothing about a logo needing to be "slaved over"? It does, however, take some thought.
Perhaps you were referring to my comment about Mayer, whose creative output amounted to a collective shrug, as she (and, sure, the design team she micromanaged) produced a logo that did nothing to communicate a new strategy, vision, or purpose.
Which is perhaps appropriate for Yahoo, after all.
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#15They're all just geometric shapes that anyone could throw together. Really, you're pretty damn lazy or uninspired if you can't put together a stop sign outline with 2 circles on either side of it!
I could not throw anything together of this quality. If I were to create a product by myself, using one of the ones available would certainly be a step up.
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#16They're all just geometric shapes that anyone could throw together. Really, you're pretty damn lazy or uninspired if you can't put together a stop sign outline with 2 circles on either side of it!
Do you realize how many company logos are just the Helvetica font? You can't get any more basic than that. When you're just getting started, especially a one man operation, anything to get your product up and running quicker is a good thing.
Here's a few "no name" companies.
http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/03/40-excellent-logos-c...
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
I wonder if the OP has ever even seen Pentagram's earlier work. This assumption that all branding has been slaved over, or that no one has ever come up with a good brand in a short period time, show a lack of understanding about branding AND logo design. Sometimes the quick ideas are the best ones.
You got all that from my post which said nothing about a logo needing to be "slaved over"? It does, however, take some thought. Perhaps you were referring to my comment about Mayer, whose creative output amounted to a collective shrug, as she (and, sure, the design team she micromanaged) produced a logo that did nothing to communicate a new strategy, vision, or purpose. Which is perhaps appropriate for Yahoo, after a…
Perhaps being so dismissive about something that is potentially very useful for seeding new ideas about identity wasn't the ideal way to present yourself. Unless that's your personal brand voice, I guess?
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#18The pharmacy logo is more or less the logo of Lloyds Pharmacy in the UK. Close enough that it could be deemed to be infringing their TM IMO (it's tricky though with generic imagery).
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#19#16 is gold. Using that on my next project.
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#20You, too, can have a generic logo that doesn't actually reflect your individual company, message, or values! Simply pair it with a font of your choosing (font and logo need not match), and you have yourself a brand. These kinds of things devalue the actual work that goes into real branding, like crowdsourcing your logo or Marissa Mayer popping out something that she thinks "looks nice" over a weekend. It also has the…
No. I'm bootstrapping a product startup, and the only thing I care about now is whether it works and whether people find _value_ in it. Its logo doesn't matter, the copy doesn't matter, glossy startuppy pictures don't matter. The only thing that matters now is whether it is materially useful - whether someone thinks that their life is easier because this tool exist in this world.
So when this site came up a long time ago in /new, I grabbed one of it and put it on - only because my product contains a Chrome Extension, and it needs a small 32x32 icon. And, it is a damn good logo too. I also sent an email asking permission to use it, and even offering to pay (peanuts) for exclusive access, and the founder was extremely courteous and reminded me that it doesn't matter what you start with, you can always change once you get traction.
So there you go. I love my generic logo.