I was recently checking out the logo galleries over at Logo Pond and thought I’d post some logos I think are well done and that I like. You may notice that none of these logos are “Web 2.0-style” logos (well, one could fall into that category but I think the line is close). I think too often we get wrapped up in the popular style of the moment so I wanted to highlight some logos that do not fall in that category. I hope you enjoy them.
Cafe Journey by emol
Talkonomics by dache
Winston Audio by Chris Rushing
Selma RR Days by Logomotive
Birds Choice by KGB
Persiel Design by Jan Persiel
My name’s Jen; I’m a cynical, sarcastic, ex-drummer who is fond of dark humor. I've held way too many factory & retail jobs but finally found my calling one Christmas holiday in a dark, musty basement. I am now a CSS & XHTML web standards looney and can be found daily—when I’m not at my Mac—at the local fair-trade coffee shop buying an iced-soy mocha no matter the temperature.
I am also the owner of Pop Stalin Design specializing in CSS & XHTML web design as well as custom WordPress themes.
Bird’s Choice reminds me of 70’s design style.
As for me, my personal favorite at logopond is this one: http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/9605
Glad you like :^)
I really quite like talkonomics; not necessarily the shape or style of the logo, but the colour scheme within the speech bubble. I also REALLY like the railroad days- I only wish I could design like that…
I think Talkonomics skirts on the edge of or could be considered Web 2.0.
As far as the Winston Audio logo, it works great for what it’s for, which is a band. You’ve got to admit, right or wrong, most band logos fall into the illegible category.
What a great idea for a blog post!
You’ve included some nice examples Jen. Personally I think the Winston Audio logo is too illegible. It takes a close look to actually make out what it says. Not ideal for a fleeting glance.
Which of the six falls into your ‘borderline’ web 2.0 bracket?