Tips and News on Logo Design and Tutorials

Google's Logo Design Competition for Kids

Competitions

Google's fourth annual Doodle 4 Google competition started up this week, and it is open to students from kindergarten through 12th grade in the United States. The young designer who submits the winning entry will earn a $15,000 scholarship and a $25,000 technology grant for his or her school.

“In the spirit of thinking big, our theme this year is ‘What I’d like to do someday…’—giving all of the...

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Google Co-Founder Larry Page Replacing Eric Schmidt as CEO

Industry News

Google has announced that co-founder Larry Page will be replacing Eric Schmidt as chief executive in a management overhaul that is coinciding with the company's fourth-quarter earnings, which jumped 29%.

The company said the move, which will go into effect April 4, were made "to streamline decision-making and create clearer lines of responsibility and accountability at the top of the...

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Free Out-Of-This-World Space Photoshop Brushes

Freebies

Do you love free Photoshop brushes? Do you also love space? This is your lucky day, then, because we've compiled a collection of the best and coolest brushes for designing your own space scenes/projects. There are free brushes downloads here that include brushes for stars, planets, galaxies, nebulae, etc. Get creative with these space-y brushes and give your designs a futuristic and universal appeal.

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The HTML5 Logo: Criticisms and Parodies

Logo & Brand review

HTML5 has been given a new logo, and like most attempts to re-brand, the new logo has been met with mixed reviews. The logo shows a shield in front of rays of light, with big block letters above indicating the HTML5. Web developer Lee Borkman said "I think it’s ugly as sin, I don't want unattractive and inappropriately retro design for my leading edge web standards."

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JAL Rebranding With Iconic Crane Logo

Industry News

Japan Airlines Corporation is trying something new, with something old. After becoming Japan's largest ever bankruptcy declaration, JAL has decided to return to their old logo, a crane shaped red "tsurumaru" which they hope will remind consumers of more prosperous times. The crane logo was in use from 1959 to early last decade, and will be replacing the current logo, a modern looking “JAL” cut through with a diagonal red and grey swoosh called “the Arc of the Sun" - a concept that was meant to represent Japan in the 21st century.

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