Old 21-03-2008, 03:45   #1 (permalink)
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Top Draw Logos

Post large images. Shite ones may be removed. This is the home of the best logos, ever.

Please try and post designer and agency/studio too.
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Old 21-03-2008, 03:50   #2 (permalink)
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Obvious - just getting it out of the way.
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Old 21-03-2008, 03:55   #3 (permalink)
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don't we all love Helvetica...
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Old 21-03-2008, 03:57   #4 (permalink)
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For the Mill by North
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Old 21-03-2008, 03:59   #5 (permalink)
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Paul Rands Ford Logo (never used!)
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Old 21-03-2008, 04:01   #6 (permalink)
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Another of Rands finest (left) - and how to fuck it up (right)
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Old 21-03-2008, 04:11   #7 (permalink)
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Great concept - designer is a mystery - anyone?
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Old 21-03-2008, 04:18   #8 (permalink)
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Designed by Rob Janoff - Rob Janoff NewTrix
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Old 21-03-2008, 04:20   #9 (permalink)
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Great use of negative space - by Astuto
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Old 21-03-2008, 04:23   #10 (permalink)
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How to make a leaf logo!

By Trollbäck + Company
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Old 21-03-2008, 04:30   #11 (permalink)
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Ironic for them to even have a logo? F*ck the establishment. By Yiyo
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If we're going to do bands, I've always thought Tool's penis wrench was hilarious and great.

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really like this as it helped me understand gestalt theories back in the days of first year.


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WWF’s world renowned panda logo was designed by its founder chairman, the naturalist and painter Sir Peter Scott, in 1961
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Old 21-03-2008, 11:20   #14 (permalink)
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Nike and Chase Bank are both timeless:






Chermayeff & Geismar's NBC and PBS logos:



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who made the nike logo?
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Old 30-04-2008, 16:25   #16 (permalink)
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Not a clue who made the Nike logo, although (s)he was only initially paid $25 for it (ish). Although when Nike got it big they paid the designer very nicely.



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The Nike "Swoosh" is a design created in 1971 by Carolyn Davidson, a graphic design student at Portland State University. She met Phil Knight...
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Old 30-04-2008, 16:58   #19 (permalink)
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Obvious - just getting it out of the way.

And of course there's that "hidden" symbol in there too. Genius.
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Old 30-04-2008, 17:59   #20 (permalink)
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The arrow! Never seen that before!
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