Saturday, April 24, 2010

Top 10 global logos

Article title: Top 10 global logos

Publishing date:
April 19th, 2010

One of the main reasons why businesses grow as international giants is their business logos. The way a logo can explain about the business to the masses, nothing else can. If a logo design is made in the right manner, its impact is long lasting. You can take the examples of some globally recognized logos such as Yahoo, KFC, Vodafone etc. These logos were custom logos which were made by their designers in such a way that they stood out from rest of the logos and made their mark in the international market. The following article “Top 10 global logos” illuminates about the top 10 globally recognized logos and their features, describing their designs, type fonts and especially the ideas behind them which makes this article informative for those business owners who want to acquire business logos for their companies as well as those who want to know more about global logos just to gain some knowledge. You may read this article by clicking here.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Review: Top 10 Biggest Logo Design Mistakes

Article title: top 10 biggest logo design mistakes

Publishing date:
April 3rd, 2010

Making mistake is not a crime, but facing its consequences is something that makes you regret on your mistake. Same goes to the logo designing. Many blunders are done even by the biggest companies of the world. Sometimes it’s from the logo designers, and sometimes it’s because of the ideology team that works off the scene. Everyone is aware of the damage that can be done to a company because of a faulty logo design. This is the reason why companies spend thousands of dollars on their logos, just like; London 2012 Summer Olympics Logo, Cover the Earth Logo, Check Point Software Technologies Logo, MobileMe Logo, Buffalo Sabres Logo, Bing Logo and so on. The following article “Top 10 Biggest Logo Design Mistakes” enlightens the biggest mistakes of logo designing world in detail which is what makes this article a must read. Click here to read this article.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

WWE WRESTLEMANIA LOGOS: the complete Anthology (Part 1)

I have been one of the craziest fans of WWE since I was 7 or 8. Wrestling was the first sport that I really liked watching. The entire idea of wrestling was great for me. Like other wrestling fans, I used to be on the edge of my seat when wrestlers like Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels and The undertaker were to apply their finishing maneuvers to their opponents. It is kind of funny thing to confess that I wanted to become a pro wrestler instead of a doctor, engineer or a pilot (like usually kids want to become).

Being a logo designer, hundreds of logos come to my sight on daily basis but only few catch the attention. WWE WrestleMania logo series is one of them. It has been 26 years since WrestleMania 1 came out and the show is still running wild and is one of the most successful sports entertainment events of all times. This year (2010) the most recent WrestleMania that held was WrestleMania 26. It was an instant classic like always, and the logo of WrestleMania was as great as the WrestleMania itself. So I decided to write a complete anthology of WM (WrestleMania) logos to take all of you wrestling fans back to your most memorable wrestling moments. This series will be divided into many parts so we can talk about each WrestleMania logo meticulously. So, here we go.

THE BACKDROP:

WrestleMania is a pro wrestling pay-per-view event, produced once a year in late March or early April by World wrestling entertainment (WWE). It is considered the greatest event of WWE, as it is the most thriving and longest-running professional wrestling event in the world. WrestleMania is also known as;

"The Granddaddy of Them All"
"The Grandest Stage of Them All" and,
"The Showcase of the Immortals”

First WrestleMania came out in 1985 which was held in Madison Square Garden in New York City (the 10th and the 20th editions were also held there), and, as of 2010, 26 editions have been held uninterruptedly since then, with WrestleMania 27 to be held in 2011.

Now, the WrestleMania logos:

WrestleMania I: March 31, 1985 – Held in New York City at Madison Square Garden: In this very first WrestleMania logo, the designer came up with the color shades of blue, Golden and orange to show the beginning of a new event called the WrestleMania. The extended lines which come out from “W” and “M” cover the WrestleMania letters while “R” extends and connects to “S” in a very good manner. As a finisher, the addition of WWF trademark on top of the WM logo.

WrestleMania II: April 7, 1986 - Held in Los Angeles at Los Angeles Sports Arena: this one comes out to be the replica of WM 1 logo just with the addition of number “2” in the background in the red glow effect to depict that it’s the logo of WM 2. However the colors of the type fonts are dull than the first one.

WrestleMania III: March 29, 1987 - Held in Pontiac, Michigan at the Pontiac Silverdome: Another replica of the first and second logos of WM. However, this time there was a major change in the logo which wasn’t noticed by many people. It was the number (3). The appended number with the WM logo which represents the series number of WM was changed this time from usual numerals to Roman numerals. This Roman number format is being used till now.

Unfortunately, WM 4, 5 and 6 logos came out as just the replica of the previous ones without any modifications which really bothered me as every WM event is an instant classic and therefore every WM logo should be unique too. The actual change came up with the 9th logo of WM (I will discuss the 9th logo and the rest of the WM logos in the coming parts of this article.)

WrestleMania IV: March 27, 1988 - Held in Atlantic City at Trump Plaza


WrestleMania V: April 2, 1989 - Held again in Atlantic City at Trump Plaza


WrestleMania VI: April 1, 1990 - Held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the SkyDome

WrestleMania VII: March 24, 1991 - Held in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Sports Arena: This logo was a bit changed as the designer tilted the same WM logo which was being used by WWE. Nevertheless, a change is a change.



WrestleMania VIII: April 5, 1992 - Held in Indianapolis at the Hoosier Dome: A replica of WM 7 logo.

Till the 8th logo, most of the logos were lookalikes, but as the 9th logo of WM came, the entire WM logo trend got changed. You will discover those changes in the coming article. So, stay tuned and keep me prompted with your precious comments.
To be continued…

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Top 10 Children Logo

Article title: Top 10 Children Logo

Publishing date:
March 26th, 2010

In this part of the time, there are so many products available for children by different companies, which is why product selection for children is not too difficult for the kids or their parents. Children love colors, animations, cartoons and animals. Successful marketers use these things to make their products likable by children. Organizations which deal in such children’s products make certain that their business logo design matches the standards of kids psyche to communicate with them in an effectively way.

One of the most famous kids logos of today’s time are; Tom and Jerry Logo, Hot Wheels Logo, UNICEF Logo, Dig Magazine Logo, etc. In the article; “Top 10 children logo” you will get to know about the top 10 kids logos of all times in details, and the idea on how you can design your business logo in an effective way that your logo can portray your business message to the masses in the best way while attracting the kids. Here is the link for this informative article.