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Logobook: A showcase of logos, symbols and trademarks

108 points by LordWinstanley 10y ago

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BorisMelnik 10y ago
fantastic! will definitely use this when talking to prospective clients looking for an identity package. this is really good to reference. edit: this should probabl be posted under show: hn
- webmaven 10y ago
  "Show HN:" is for HN users showing their own work... Is LordWinstanley the developer or designer of this site?
  - OJFord 10y ago
    The Baron Winstanley died in the early '90s, so it's unlikely.
    - webmaven 10y ago
      I was referring the handle of the HN user that posted this...
    - deleted 10y ago
      [deleted]
pouta 10y ago
Really cool!
webmaven 10y ago
Nice. I wonder where I can post corrections?
sepokroce 10y ago
How can you hold the copyright on designs which are trademarks? I'm quite confused by "All rights reserved" in the footer. So, I must ask: are you trying to create an open directory or is this a proprietary project?
- delinka 10y ago
  You can claim copyright on your rendition (all black versus the original color; or the text creating the logo in CSS or SVG) of the trademark in question. Whether that would hold up in court is another matter entirely. That said, the site owner certainly holds the copyright on the site design, layout, textual content, etc. Just because it's a directory/portfolio of trademarked logos drawn by the artist doesn't mean the other content isn't covered.
tyingq 10y ago
A friend of mine does logo work for small businesses. They almost always ask for logos that aren't really logos. In short, things that wouldn't be recognizable when rendered in just black and white. This might be helpful to get that message across with customers. I especially like the navigation via designer, country, style, etc.
wimagguc 10y ago
What a fantastic collection! For a go-to check, I ran the logos from a meme that was running on Twitter for some time ("Nothing is original: these are not the logos of Medium, Airbnb, Flipboard, and Beats": https://twitter.com/stefanotirloni/status/725065684862922753/photo/1 https://twitter.com/stefanotirloni/status/725065684862922753...) -- and behold, all the old ones pop up but none of the new ones. Perhaps the source is this book? Logo Modernism: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logo-Modernism-Jens-Müller/dp/3836545306/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logo-Modernism-Jens-Müller/dp/38365... (source: still the Twitter thread.)
DanBC 10y ago
This is a great collection. I love noodling through large collections like this. A minor nitpick: the first example I looked at is incorrect. http://www.logobook.com/logo/cnd/ http://www.logobook.com/logo/cnd/ The logo is semaphore for N and D overlayed, in a circle. It's not a birds foot. http://www.cnduk.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=435&Itemid=131 http://www.cnduk.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&...
goblin89 10y ago
When doing branding work I often distinguish between symbols as basic shapes and logos combining those shapes with brand name and/or slogan. In my personal taxonomy this is a library of symbols as opposed to logos.
eps 10y ago
One of the oldest and the largest logo references is Logo Lounge, which you might've seen in a printed form as a set of smaller square books, each chokeful of logos. Been around for 10-15 years minimumum, massively influential and well-respected. https://www.logolounge.com https://www.logolounge.com Unlike other sites it costs $100 to become a LogoLounge member for a year and be able to add logos to their collection. Works well to filter out lower quality amateurish work that is prevalent on other sites.
Unbeliever69 10y ago
Didn't take long to notice that Azuma Drive In and Airbnb share the same logo. Old news. Probably impossible to determine if this is plagiarism or merely coincidence.

108 points by LordWinstanley 10y ago

deleted 10y ago

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fantastic! will definitely use this when talking to prospective clients looking for an identity package. this is really good to reference. edit: this should probabl be posted under show: hn

webmaven 10y ago
"Show HN:" is for HN users showing their own work... Is LordWinstanley the developer or designer of this site?
- OJFord 10y ago
  The Baron Winstanley died in the early '90s, so it's unlikely.
  - webmaven 10y ago
    I was referring the handle of the HN user that posted this...
  - deleted 10y ago
    [deleted]

pouta 10y ago

Really cool!

webmaven 10y ago

Nice. I wonder where I can post corrections?

sepokroce 10y ago

How can you hold the copyright on designs which are trademarks? I'm quite confused by "All rights reserved" in the footer. So, I must ask: are you trying to create an open directory or is this a proprietary project?

delinka 10y ago
You can claim copyright on your rendition (all black versus the original color; or the text creating the logo in CSS or SVG) of the trademark in question. Whether that would hold up in court is another matter entirely. That said, the site owner certainly holds the copyright on the site design, layout, textual content, etc. Just because it's a directory/portfolio of trademarked logos drawn by the artist doesn't mean the other content isn't covered.

tyingq 10y ago

A friend of mine does logo work for small businesses. They almost always ask for logos that aren't really logos. In short, things that wouldn't be recognizable when rendered in just black and white. This might be helpful to get that message across with customers. I especially like the navigation via designer, country, style, etc.

wimagguc 10y ago

What a fantastic collection! For a go-to check, I ran the logos from a meme that was running on Twitter for some time ("Nothing is original: these are not the logos of Medium, Airbnb, Flipboard, and Beats": https://twitter.com/stefanotirloni/status/725065684862922753/photo/1 https://twitter.com/stefanotirloni/status/725065684862922753...) -- and behold, all the old ones pop up but none of the new ones. Perhaps the source is this book? Logo Modernism: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logo-Modernism-Jens-Müller/dp/3836545306/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logo-Modernism-Jens-Müller/dp/38365... (source: still the Twitter thread.)

DanBC 10y ago

This is a great collection. I love noodling through large collections like this. A minor nitpick: the first example I looked at is incorrect. http://www.logobook.com/logo/cnd/ http://www.logobook.com/logo/cnd/ The logo is semaphore for N and D overlayed, in a circle. It's not a birds foot. http://www.cnduk.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=435&Itemid=131 http://www.cnduk.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&...

goblin89 10y ago

When doing branding work I often distinguish between symbols as basic shapes and logos combining those shapes with brand name and/or slogan. In my personal taxonomy this is a library of symbols as opposed to logos.

eps 10y ago

One of the oldest and the largest logo references is Logo Lounge, which you might've seen in a printed form as a set of smaller square books, each chokeful of logos. Been around for 10-15 years minimumum, massively influential and well-respected. https://www.logolounge.com https://www.logolounge.com Unlike other sites it costs $100 to become a LogoLounge member for a year and be able to add logos to their collection. Works well to filter out lower quality amateurish work that is prevalent on other sites.

Unbeliever69 10y ago

Didn't take long to notice that Azuma Drive In and Airbnb share the same logo. Old news. Probably impossible to determine if this is plagiarism or merely coincidence.