26 July 2014

Today's topic: Logo Logic

logotype |ˈlôgəˌtīp; ˈlägə-|
noun Printing
a single piece of type that prints a word or group of separate letters.
• a single piece of type that prints a logo or emblem.
• a logo.
ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Greek logos 'word' + type .

logo |ˈlōgō|
noun ( pl. -gos)
a symbol or other small design adopted by an organization to identify its products, uniform, vehicles, etc. : the Olympic logo was emblazoned across the tracksuits.

A business or calling card is about the most portable way we humans have devised to share information. Most bear contact information in addition to a message and a logo.

When it comes right down to it, it comes right down to the logo which is to say its the singular element that sets one card apart from the rest. Picture ID in its purest form, like the photo on a driver's license, as unique as your fingerprint, a logo carries a lot of weight... so consider it completely and seriously.

Seriously, what were they thinking? Have you ever asked yourself that while looking at a logo. I have.

The names have been changed to protect the innocent, uh... make that the name's been removed from this logo to protect the innocent. Beneath its outward appearance you can see the symbol its intended to represent but all that depends on how you look at it. If your attention is fixed solely 'on' the logo it seems to go on forever.

From a slightly different perspective, from under or in front of the logo it has an an entirely different visual impact. Impact? As the sports car races toward the opening in the logo, well let's just say I have a very bad feeling about this.

Until next time...

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