Geek Out

The Most Stupid Conversation That Ever Took Place At NASA

Hillary Greenbaum has the story of the two NASA logos: The classic and current Meatball and the discarded Worm. It details the most absurd conversation between NASA Administrator Dr James Fletcher and Deputy Administrator Dr George Low:


June 3, 2011
News

Here’s Apple’s iCloud Logo

We know it’s coming, and now we know how it’ll look (sort of). While decorating the Moscone Center for next week’s WWDC, Apple Insider copped some shots of a banner pimping iCloud, Lion and iOS5. [Apple Insider]


April 17, 2011
Geek Out

If Logos Were Honest, They’d Be Exactly Like This

In a clever art project, Viktor Hertz re-fashioned logos of popular companies and flipped into something a little more…honest. He says the honest logos reveal the content of each company instead of what’s hidden behind the branding. I think it’s hilariously brilliant. See more at Honest Logos. [Honest Logos via Laughing Squid]


March 10, 2011
Geek Out

MIT’s Self-Generating, 40,000-Varient Logo Is Pure Genius

How do you design a logo with longevity? One that won’t seem stale and tired after a few years? Make it beautiful, of course, and then give it 40,000 possible appearances based on an algorithm – enough to last 25 years of use.


February 4, 2011
Gadgets

Use Sugar Cubes To Grind Logos Off Your Gear

You like free swag and dig your gadgets, but you’re a bit embarrassed by the less-than-subtle branding. Enter the Sugar Cube Sanding method, an oldie-but-goodie demonstrated in ’50s mental hygiene style by the crew at Tested.


January 19, 2011
Online

The Future Of The Internet Has A (Kickass) Logo

To help prod along our slow, inexorable march towards the HTML5 web standard, and because everything today needs branding, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has unveiled a snazzy new HTML5 logo. The biggest surprise? It’s pretty controversial!


January 18, 2011
News

Sony Ericsson Sues Clearwire Over Logo Mix-Up Fear

Pop quiz: Which of these logos belongs to Sony Ericsson and which belongs to Clearwire? If you don’t know the answer, then you’ve justified the federal trademark lawsuit Sony Ericsson just filed.


October 9, 2010
Online

Google Used Video In Their Logo For The First Time Today

Google is getting even more daring (and bandwidth-hogging) with their doodles, with today’s logo celebrating John Lennon’s 70th birthday being their first to feature video. It’s a clever embedded YouTube of “Imagine”, one of the greatest songs ever written.


October 6, 2010
September 13, 2010

What Google Maps Icons Would Look Like In The Real World

Alejo Malia imagined what the world would look like if Google Maps Icons were real. And to tell you the truth, I’d kinda want to live in a world like this. Having gigantic logos everywhere would make finding things way easier.