Tips and News on Logo Design and Tutorials

Apple has put into motion the final steps towards ownership of the Beatles' Granny Smith logo that they won from the Beatles' record label in 2007.

Chrysler is making a huge effort to rebrand themselves, and it all started with a Super Bowl ad featuring Detroit’s most famous rapper, Eminem. Now they've revealed an expanded line of merchandise, including bumper stickers, hoodies and skull caps, and - an aggressive new logo. The new logo features the downtown monument to famous boxer Joe Louis in the middle of the Chrysler wings.

In 1966, Paul Rand, the designer of many iconic logos including IBM, ABC, Westinghouse, and UPS, was hired by Henry Ford II to update the famous scripted oval Ford logo.

After Rand submitted his work, Ford changed his mind and decided against it. According to Allen Hurlburt, a designer and writer, “After extensive research and considerable design exploration, a new style was worked out, and a handsome printed and bound presentation was prepared in a limited edition for the eventual review by Henry Ford II. After some deliberation, Mr. Ford finally decided that, when it came to the family name, what was good enough for his grandfather was good enough for him.”

Artist James White, aka Signalnoise, created this starkly beautiful image to encourage people to give to the Red Cross and other charities that are working to help the thousands of Japanese people in need of aid after the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami on March 11.

He designed the image in under an hour, saying "It was a simple way to illustrate the destruction from the...

Selecting the right font type for your company's site and logo is not just about familiarity, its also about choosing a font that communicates the right message to your intended audience. If you want visitors to your site to be able to get the information they want as soon as possible, you need to think about selecting the fonts that are easiest to read.