Article: Original "I (Heart) NY" sketch
Found in the MoMA online archive is this early sketch by designer Milton Glaser of his now-iconic “I (Heart) NY” logo. And click here to see the concept layout. [Via]
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Article: Girl Scout logo gets a bang up job
After more than 30 years of tried and true service, Saul Bass’ logo design for Girl Scouts has undergone a makeover. The new logo, designed by the New York-based firm OCD, features a neck job, nose job and bang trim for the three ladies gracing the original green trefoil. It’s all part of the Girl Scouts of America’s newly revamped marketing strategy to “communicate the power girls have to change the world through Girl Scouting.” This new plan doesn’t mention adding activities besides hawking cookies and calendars or quilting sit-upons, but it does include a Spanish-language ad campaign, so now girls across America can sell Thin Mints as well as Flacas Mentas.
Article: The Dragulator!
RuPaul’s Drag Race is back on Logo and I am thrilled. You know whenever anyone asks me what my dream job is I always reply “rock star.” But what I really mean is drag queen. Um, David Bowie. Hello. Anyway. This show is amazing. It takes all the elements of your favorite reality shows and…
Article: A day in a life told in logos
Pondering the influence and impact of brands on her life, this blogger created a visual representation, a timeline portrait displaying only the brands she interacts with on a typical Friday. The fact that with minimal context aside from time stamps and logos, the viewer can still deduce and relate to the blogger’s day is an…
Article: Van Halen's iconic logo was almost not so iconic
As Idolator reports, someone on Ebay is selling the original cover proof for Van Halen’s eponymous 1978 debut album. Compared to the actual cover, which introduced one of the truly iconic rock-band logos, this discarded version is underwhelming indeed: