Articles by The Logo Smith from April 2012

Just about to head off for a road trip with my girlfriend: Miss Lisa, and my two dogs: Mr Dylan and Miss Charley, and caught this fun graphic, “Dog Names for Graphic Designers by CMYBacon”...

This video by Nadine Roa is actually a wonderful look at how one lady finds the lowercase Sharp S () one of the most delightful letters in the alphabet. Read more →...

This Pantone Color Bridge document on Scribd is really very useful as an online reference for Pantone to CMYK colour conversions. Read more →...

Have had a number of people ask me for a reading list of what websites I regularly read and check so I have started building a Reading List page on imjustcreative. Read more →...

There is little one can say to such stunning typographic logo design from the gifted hands of Simon Walker. Read more →...

This kinetic animation is based around a scene from the movie Kick-Ass. I [Ryan Perera] used a hand-drawn esthetic to capture both the intensity and emotional value in the scene. Read more →...

May I first suggest you reduce these to around 5mm in width then marvel at how extraordinarily accurate these Pantone Swatch Albums are by David Marsh. Read more →...

Utterly thrilled to be able to show you a glimpse of how my logo for ADXPRS will probably end up looking when translated to Arabic. Read more →...

A while back I ran a series of posts that collected and displayed designers' logos as a way provide a nice platform to show and provide a write-up of how the logo came to be. Now collecting your logo ...

A while back I ran a series of posts that collected and displayed designers' logos as a way provide a nice platform to show and provide a write-up of how the logo came to be. Now collecting your logo ...

Have seen some great ampersands of later, but particularly fond of The Clampersand: Typographically Superior to the 'C' Clamp by LunchBreath. Read more →...

Swiss Typefaces is a groovy website with some 'artistic' photography used to present various typefaces. The great thing with Swiss Typefaces is that each typeface has a free downloadable trial version...

Arsing around with the Sifter app logo this afternoon and ended up with this righteously awesome Dark Knight styled mono version. Trying to get my client to make this the official Sifter mono versions...

Continuing from the Sifter logo and iPhone web application icon I have just about wrapped up the web application icon design for the Macintosh dock. Read more →...

Love this logo for Apartment Therapies and the story behind the squiggle idea proves that some things are not how they might be first interpreted. Read more →...

I feel that there is an endless supply of words and phrases for me to use in these Helvetica based self-promotional posters. This is good for me, but very bad for you....

K Original Article on Opentype I have a particular fondness for fonts that have larger x-heights than those that do not. Yes, that first sentence is such a sweeping generalization to make that I could...

Always liked Brad's comic strip on NetMagazine as well numerous toon's on his own website. Read more →...

There is everything right with Ink Butter - Tattoo Aftercare from the package design, the typography and the actual idea of looking after your "ink". Read more →...

John Cleese tries to explain creativity and how to become more creative. The background of his lecture is scientific, the guide based on his own experience. Read more →...

Have had a good run with Google over the last few years in relation to being found in searches, but a few site changes have set me back a little bit. Read more →...

Who's to say I can't spread love and kind words on a special day via my commonly unfunny self promotional images? Read more →...

I have a few projects booked in for end of April and so am now ready to take on new logo design clients for the middle of the month of May and onwards. Read more →...

Something that pops up many times during initial consultations with new clients' is the question, "Do I need to keep .com in my logo?" Read more →...

Allan Petersa super talented individual who's work I have always admiredhas designed some fabulous vintage style logos and badges for Artcrank Minneapolis for the 14th of April. Read more →...