Look at this logo. This is one of my favorite (mostly) dead logos. In it’s useful life it was the logo for ČKD (Českomoravská Kolben-Daněk), one of the largest engineering companies in the former Czechoslovakia (and current Czech Republic). What a perfect little geometric beauty. Hell, they even incorporated the caron into the design. What a beaut.
I originally came across this logo when I scanned this old Czech stamp.
“Communication design is the purposeful use of words and images to address a communication challenge of a client, after a designer has understood the problem and the context in which the message will be communicated, all in order to achieve the client’s goals and objectives. Design creates value and designers should be compensated for their contribution appropriately.”—
What is AIGA’s position on spec work? And how are ethical standards determined?
iStockphoto recently announced that they would start a logo marketplace where business could search for a new logo with a price range between $100-$1000. The designer of the logos would receive half of the selling price. I think the Ric’s comment - read the entire thing - is spot on.
I need to start a business where people do all the hard work for me, I sell their work, maybe sell it if they are lucky, and then only give them half. Yeah, that sounds good to me.
In other news, renewed my AIGA membership for another year.
I propose Comic Sans as the new Tumblr logo font.
No need to thank me for pulling this together, except, of course, a check for $1000. I expect that it is already in the mail.
