In March of 1966, Paul Rand finished his Ford logo presentation book. It was a proposal to Ford Motor Company for a new house mark. I’ve always found it intriguing to read the words Rand used in his logo presentations. The story, the confidence, the rationale, the salesmanship. The presentation has been transcribed here for reference. ...

Clarence P Hornung (1899–1997) was an American printer, publisher, typographer, and designer of logos and trademarks. He designed for book publishers such as Encyclopedia Britannica, Vanguard Press, and the Book League of America. Clarence P Hornung, via Letterology In 1930, Caxton Press published the book Trade-Marks Designed By Clarence P Hornung....

Helios Publishing House is a full-service publisher in Moscow, selling publications of various types. They provide authors with help for illustration, photography and retouching, design and layout, editing, proofreading, printing, and delivery. Oksana Paley and Alice Retunsky, co-founders of omsky, designed the Helios logo and visual identity,...

A self-funded project, the team behind ABVA “documents, stores, studies, and popularises examples of different visual arts from Bulgaria.” The collection of Bulgarian logos was particularly interesting, with some lovely examples of clean, minimal, distinctive symbols, and others with much more detail and character. “We want to describe that...

For four years, designers Mark Liptrott of Concrete Studio and Nick Fraser brought together football and music by pairing iconic identities from both worlds. The idea was simple — combine football team badges with band logos. In their words, “bands as football teams and football teams as bands.” “We now have over 400 badges, working with friends...

In 2022, the former Hiii Brand, Hiii Typography, and Hiii Illustration Awards have been merged and renamed as Hiiibrand International Brand & Communication Design Awards. The Awards focuses on branding, business value, and communication design, “discovering and honouring outstanding branding practices and design strengths through a global call...