Really Good Logos Explained on bookshelves now!
Date: May 5, 2008Event Details:
I was recently notified that my Robin Rutherford DDS logo selected to be published in Really Good Logos Explained by Rockport Publishers. Be sure and pick up your copy today!
In Really Good Logos Explained, some of today's top creative minds critique and appraise over 500 examples of truly exceptional logos, and explain what makes them work. The insight provided by these four outstanding editors is - like the logos themselves - succinct, specific and effective. Their comments provide a rare and insightful glimpse into the inner workings of excellent design, and offer a new understanding that is immeasurably useful to anyone working within the creative fields today.
Logo Lounge Vol. 4 on bookshelves now!
Date: February 1, 2008Event Details:
In 2007 I had the pleasure of having 3 of my logo designs selected to be published in the nationally recognized logo design book,Logo Lounge Volume 4. This month the book finally was available to the public to purchase online or at your favorite local book retailer. I find it a honor to have my work showcased with some of my fellow designers I have met through the years, as well as some of the best logo designers in the world.
The fourth volume in the best-selling LogoLounge series provides 2,000 totally new logos from designers worldwide. This book, like the previous titles in the series, is compiled in association with LogoLounge.com, a website that was launched by Bill Gardner in 2002. The site is dedicated to logos. Top designers and design firms are hand picked and invited to be "foundation members." Foundation and web site members each supply multiple logos to the site. Each LogoLounge book presents thousands of new logos that have been added to the site, providing designers with an invaluable source for design inspiration and a resource for design solutions. The first portion of the book profiles 10 top designers recent work in the area of logo design; the second part of the book contains almost 2,000 logos organized by logo design (typography, people, mythology, nature, sports, etc.) Be sure and pick up your copy today!
4views has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: July 3, 2008Event Details:
Was designed for an architecture and engineering firm. Concept was to show dimension and strength with a focus on the 4d aspect of modeling and a hidden 4 in the icon. The color combo was a simple nod to the days of old blueline or blueprinting.
C. Whitmore has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: July 3, 2008Event Details:
Designed for an upscale landscaping and garden design company.
DebtSolvers has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: July 3, 2008Event Details:
Designed for a company that specializes in helping the consumer erase bad debt and repair poor credit decisions.
CalendarApp has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: July 3, 2008Event Details:
Trenchless Texas specializes in proven advanced methods of investigating sewer and drain problems, using the latest in trenchless technology, such as fiber optics to repair pipe systems for both commercial and residential customers.
Trenchless Replacement Specialists has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: July 3, 2008Event Details:
Trenchless Replacement Specialists is a company with proven advanced methods of investigating sewer and drain problems, using the latest in trenchless technology, such as fiber optics to repair pipe systems for both commercial and residential customers.
CalendarApp has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: June 12, 2008Event Details:
This is the branding for calendarapp. An online application suite ,shared contact management app with the ability to assign tasks and options. The core concept is the pencils. Each app has it's own color scheme but the pencil is a constant factor.
Precision Dealer has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: June 12, 2008Event Details:
Precision Dealer is a consultant company devoted to the art and science of how automotive dealerships manage day to day operations in all departments. Value is realized by increasing Revenue through Predictable Operations (RPO) and decreasing Total Cost of Operation (TCO). This was my idea of the non standard precision concepts that you would normally find in the auto/ auto dealer industry.
AirSports has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: June 12, 2008Event Details:
A distributer in China of the world's leading fitness equipment designers and manufacturers. AirSports is involved in the marketing, promotion, sales, import and servicing of Panatta Sports equipment. The design is composed of several elements. First being the representation of evolving air as it relates to the fitness industry, as well as having the letters A and S included.
Bing has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: June 10, 2008Event Details:
bing is a multimedia and interactive marketing agency in China, who wished for a unique word-mark brand designed.
Matador Ranch has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: June 6, 2008Event Details:
Concept for the famous horse and cattle ranch, Matador Ranch located in West Texas.
Logicworks.com has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: June 5, 2008Event Details:
An update to a current website brand. Client wanted and insisted on maintaining a hand drawn look and feel. Logicworks provides market-leading managed hosting solutions, specializing in database high-availability and providing all the around-the-clock operational support required to keep todays complex Internet applications up-and-running. Logicworks clients benefit from operational efficiency, faster time to market, access to deep domain expertise, and ultimately, peace of mind.
Spots selected as Logo of the Day
Date: May 31, 2008Event Details:
Designed for a dog grooming company. Spots has existing text and hired me just for the creation of a cute and memorable dog icon. I went ahead and uploaded the version with the type.
Community of Hope has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: May 28, 2008Event Details:
Designed for a church with the idea of the icon of two hands forming a dove and a heart.
Lubbock Hosts has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: May 28, 2008Event Details:
This is a project for the Convention and Visitors Bureau in Lubbock, TX. The breif about this project is volunteers for local city events. This is for the tourists and citizens of Lubbock to distinguish the volunteers from the attendees at the events. The concept of the mark is the volunteers are the keys to the information about the city and the mark symbolizes this as well as the key analogy. If also look closely you will see the key is a guitar as well. This draws on the stong music heritage here in Lubbock as well, being the hometown of Buddy Holly™ and the Crickets™.
City Plumbing has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: May 21, 2008Event Details:
Full logo concept for City Plumbing. Wanted to maintain the repairman image that is commonly associated with home repair.
Spots has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: May 7, 2008Event Details:
Designed for a dog grooming company.
BigTenTalk.com has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: May 7, 2008Event Details:
Your Home for Mature and Intelligent Big Ten Athletics Discussion Since 2005.
SpiritualAmnesty.com has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: May 5, 2008Event Details:
For one of my best friends Christian ministries. Symbol represents the rebirth of a person through Christ's blood.
FlightSimWorld.com has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: May 5, 2008Event Details:
An older logo of mine. A popular resource for flight simulator fans.
safe alternatives® has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: May 2, 2008Event Details:
Branding for s.a.f.e alternatives®. Designed to be a updated approach to their current brand.
Deli Fresh Soup™ selected as Logo of the Day
Date: April 29, 2008Event Details:
Concept for United Supermarkets (TM) and their line of Deli Fresh Soups.
Deli Fresh Soup™ has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: April 24, 2008Event Details:
Concept for United Supermarkets (TM) and their line of Deli Fresh Soups.
Coys has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: April 23, 2008Event Details:
Logo concept for Coys Wheels, a design and manufacturer of custom automotive wheels for hot rods. The design is based off a interlocking typeface in a contained shape for milling purposes on the CNC Mill. Features a full custom type design.
Fairway Park of Amarillo has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: April 15, 2008Event Details:
For a residential community in my hometown of Amarillo, Texas for homes from $200,000 and up. The icon is a golf flag arranged so it symbolizes the rolling plains of Amarillo that the development is built on.
The Colonies of Amarillo has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: April 15, 2008Event Details:
For a residential community in my hometown of Amarillo, Texas for homes from $200,000 and up.
Centers for Children and Families has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: April 14, 2008Event Details:
Concept for a local refuge for abused and battered children and their families. The image of a abstract family was used with one parent holding a young child intended to be in it's simplest form.
Guevara's Mexican Imports has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: March 31, 2008Event Details:
Designed for a company that sells and imports authentic Mexican goods into the US from Mexico. The concept is based off of the traditional Mexican pinwheel pattern.
Chez Suzette has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: March 27, 2008Event Details:
Designed for a friend's local restaurant. They are trying to create a more upscale and positive environment.
Fastlane Rod & Custom has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: March 27, 2008Event Details:
Designed for a friend of mine in the hot rod industry. Based off of the Duece Coupe he is building.
illypads.com has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: March 14, 2008Event Details:
Designed for the illpads.com site. For some reason David (climaxdesigns) feels I know how to design pencil themed logos. I was honored and very gracious to be asked.
BabyVogue Selected as Logo of the Day
Date: March 14, 2008Event Details:
Designed for a online children's brand that sells quality, trendy designer wear for babies mainly & kids up to 5yrs. Products are in retail stores and their own site. As you can see in the logo by focusing on the V in vogue, the children are holding hands.
swiftside™ has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: February 21, 2008Event Details:
For a new hosting company about to launch. The concept of the design is an abstract representation of data flow and networking combined with a S icon.
PlanetaryCorp has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: February 21, 2008Event Details:
Not chosen design. Planetary Corporation offers enterprise-level web services and consulting. Our clientèle are those with highly complex or extremely critical Internet-related needs. We provide creative, comprehensive, and dependable solutions to highly complex problems.
Blush Organic Frozen Yogurt has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: February 20, 2008Event Details:
Blush is a frozen yogurt shop offering organic frozen yogurt with a variety of fresh fruit toppings, i.e. blueberry, strawberry, mango, banana, etc and dry toppings, granola, fruity pebbles, chocolate chips, etc.
ContactApp has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: February 05, 2008Event Details:
An online shared contact management app with the ability to assign tasks. Basically the application is a rolodex with a different slant on it. This was the initial concept that led to the final design in my showcase. This version was my preferred choice./p>
Johann Burkard has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: January 31, 2008Event Details:
Logo design for a up and coming unique web programmer. The icon was designed as a monogram that symbolizes a paper clip as a form of information added to memory or attatched to the brain as knowledge.
Scentplicity™ Selected as Logo of the Day
Date: January 21, 2008Event Details:
Fragrance sampling made simple. premier online resource that facilitates the fun and convenient discovery, sampling and selection of new scents (for her & him) from the comfort of ones home. The concept of a atomizer was used as a abstract representation of the brand.
MagicThree has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: January 18, 2008Event Details:
Logo for a new web development company. The continued subliminal of 3 was the basis for the design, with a memorable M icon as the result.
Scentplicity™ has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: January 16, 2008Event Details:
Fragrance sampling made simple. premier online resource that facilitates the fun and convenient discovery, sampling and selection of new scents (for her & him) from the comfort of ones home. The concept of a atomizer was used as a abstract representation of the brand.
Gold Diggers has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: January 14, 2008Event Details:
For a softball team. The concept was the the ultimate gold digger icon, using a shovel and a diamond ring, I developed a person icon.
Attebury Park has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: January 14, 2008Event Details:
For a new retail development in my hometown, this brand is number three in a series for the brand.
MetroTurf has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: January 14, 2008Event Details:
Lawn and landcare company logo in a major metropolitan area.
SinoSolar™ has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: January 1, 2008Event Details:
designed for a solar panel manufacturing company with the concept of harnessing the sun's energy. This is also featured in LogoLounge Vol 4.
BabyVogue has been added to the LogoPond Gallery
Date: December 31, 2007Event Details:
Designed for a online children's brand that sells quality, trendy designer wear for babies mainly & kids up to 5yrs. Products are in retail stores and their own site. As you can see in the logo by focusing on the V in vogue, the children are holding hands.
