A Chat with the Designer of the Google Logo. Ruth Kedar, designer of what must now be one of the most recognisable logos in the world, possibly rivalling the likes of Coca Cola, Shell, and Ford, speaks about creating Google's logo. Google wanted to create a unique logo that would clearly differentiate them from the other search players at the time (Yahoo, Excite, HotBot, LookSmart and Lycos), as well as embody ... Read full entry

The Hardest Working Presidential Candidate Logo. Did good logo design play a part in US presidential candidate Barack Obama's solid performance in the recent Iowa caucus? I hadn't visited Obama's web site in a long time, until last night when a nice designer from Nike e-mailed me pointing out the "ridiculously nice" (as he put it) implementation of the ... Read full entry

There's two problems I have with the I heart Cleveland blog. One, I cannot see an email address, or contact form, so that I can communicate directly with the blog owner/s. Two, I'd like to know more about who designed their logo, because the comparison with disassociated.com's logo is just a little too close for comfort. Here's the regular disassociated.com logo (you're ... Read full entry