Category Archive: General

1. 60 second post

   June 16, 2015 6:47 am Comments Off on 60 second post

   This proves you can edit a website from any internet enabled device! Thanks BNI!

2. Bélo from Airbnb

   July 17, 2014 10:55 am Comments Off on Bélo from Airbnb

   Another take on the new direction from Airbnb – Bélo from Airbnb + Subtraction.com http://ow.ly/zfeQP?

   Here’s the new Airbnb logo. They call it “the Bélo.” Apparently no one checked for inadvertent sexual connotations. The mark looks like an abstraction of ALL the private parts. I can’t pretend to k…

3. Belong Anywhere – Airbnb’s new mark and identity

   7:55 am Comments Off on Belong Anywhere – Airbnb’s new mark and identity

   Airbnb's new mark and identity http://ow.ly/zf8x7 – They also have gone ahead and named their logo symbol -the Bélo?

   Introducing Airbnb’s new mark, inspired by the community, symbolizing a world where doors are always open. A world where you can belong anywhere.

4. West Ham fans back crest change | Football – ITV Sport

   2:10 am Comments Off on West Ham fans back crest change | Football – ITV Sport

   Interesting approach by West Ham to poll stakeholders ( fans) on new logo (crest) design http://ow.ly/zggYr – design by committee??

5. Web Fundamentals — Google Developers

   July 16, 2014 5:05 am Comments Off on Web Fundamentals — Google Developers

   Great resource, particularly the performance section – Web Fundamentals – Best practices for modern web development http://ow.ly/zdkGT?

6. Google and Adobe launch free pan-Asian font | Typography | Creative Bloq

   1:55 am Comments Off on Google and Adobe launch free pan-Asian font | Typography | Creative Bloq

   The first-ever open-source font to support Japanese, Chinese and Korean characters. Google & Adobe launch free font http://ow.ly/zcz8b?

7. Start with the why

   January 21, 2014 1:13 pm Comments Off on Start with the why

   In this video Simon Sinek argues persuasively that whilst most people lead with the clear things: ‘what’ and ‘how’, but to really make people interested we need to start with the fuzzy inspirational ‘why’.

    

8. Focus Groups Are Dangerous. Know When To Use Them

   January 15, 2013 5:28 pm Comments Off on Focus Groups Are Dangerous. Know When To Use Them

   We often gasp at the mere mention of a focus group. However Gianfranco Zaccai (co-founder of Continuum) does help identify when they can play a useful role. Have a read.

9. The Art of Logo Design

   July 16, 2012 6:01 pm Comments Off on The Art of Logo Design

   Watch this short video. We recommend!

   “A logo can’t express everything but it should express the thing that needs to be expressed.”

10. BMW logo – The Truth

    November 28, 2011 6:11 pm Comments Off on BMW logo – The Truth

    Back in the 90s I owned (and wrote off!) a 1975 BMW 2002 spawning an appreciation for the marque. Like many owners I had heard the myth that the logo was a testament to the company’s historic involvement with aircraft engines (a white propellor set against a blue sky). It turns out this is not quite how it came about. Thanks to logodesignlove for posting a myth crushing piece on the history of the BMW logo.

    Launch article