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Re: Negative space logos and symbols

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post #16

And perhaps the greatest of them all... FedEx. (see http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671067/the-story-behind-the-fam... )

They even made sure to include the arrow in their Arabic translation (including having it point in an appropriate direction if you read right to left): http://i.imgur.com/8PTzYjW.jpg

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Re: Negative space logos and symbols

#26
post #16

And perhaps the greatest of them all... FedEx. (see http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671067/the-story-behind-the-fam... )

They even made sure to include the arrow in their Arabic translation (including having it point in an appropriate direction if you read right to left): http://i.imgur.com/8PTzYjW.jpg

Oh this is so awesome!

Re: Negative space logos and symbols

#27
post #17

It should have more classic examples, such as the already mentioned Fedex logo, or the Carrefour logo ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrefour )

I haven't seen goodwill mentioned yet. http://blog.crowdspring.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/goodw...

That one took me so long to see the "g".

Re: Negative space logos and symbols

#29

The Wired PR one is too much. I read WIR :D PR. I quite like the idea of having a smiley in a company name actually…

Reminds me of the old Ontario Hydro logo a bit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Hydro The D with the E looks like a power plug.

Isn't that an O and an H?
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