Articles by The Logo Smith from July 2012

It’s been an odd odd week for me, but one that has culminated in an amazingopportunityand experience. Through a London based agency (see end of post), Samsung Mobile have been seeking a few desi...

This is one seriously delightful font, designed by the prestigious Dalton Maag, for the Rio 2016 Olympics. What truely amazes me is how bloody hard it has to be has to be create a totally unique, yet ...

The Film Map, by Dorothy, looks like it will be groovy and conversational display piecefor yourinterior wall of choice. On that wall you would be hanging a 4 colour litho print on 120gsm uncoated art ...

A good design book is one of the keyingredientsin obtaining and ferreting out inspiration for your next design piece. There are no shortage of logo design books from which to harness the power of insp...

Received an email from Alex Smith, Islington Museum, letting me know about this: We thought you might be interested in coming to Islington Museums talks on Tuesday 7 August at 6.30pm From A to B and b...

Imagine if Apple used the MacAdvocate format now? It would be mercilessly crushed, and crushed until it was a Cider drinker’s paradise found (Get it? See what I did there with Apple, crushed and...

Woah man, I just have to get that bright green Biz-E-Bee Luxury Mofi Android pouchfor my Nexus 7 tab. In the meantine, I still have this old Waterfield pouch, by SF Cases, from years back that takes t...

24 hours in and loving the Nexus 7, but like other Nexus 7 owners I have discovered that the left side of the screen is not sitting perfectly flush with the frame. Fortunately for me It’s barely...

Now I want a custom cast iron embossing press. That’s like so super. Referencing Original Article: https://www.underconsideration.com/ Permalink Related posts: Juan Madrigal Business Cards Sif...

So the Nexus 7 arrived today and eagerly prepared myself for an apparent, and well reported, struggle with the unboxing. Seriously? I’ve seen the unboxing videos and what I am seeing, compared t...

VSCO Camis aninteresting photography app for the iPhone and iPod touch by VisualSupply.co. Not downloaded it yet myself, but definitely tempted too. I like their planned idea of incorporating a dedica...

One will never view the Macintosh symbol in the same light ever again. Cute. What does (the Mac option key symbol) represent? Heres an explanation, using @trainyard. twitter.com/marcedwards/st Marc...

Ha. Cute. Nice one. Via: https://twitter.com/tapbot_paul/status/225388074404814848 Permalink Related posts: The Hypnotic Twitter Spinner Bird By @Seb_M Blackberry Logo UpdatedNew Brand Positioning b...

I had this idea to do a constructive break-down of all the iOS productivity applications in the Apple App Store that used the checkmark/tick as the primary/secondary design focus. I thought this would...

Have you used the X (four crossed lines) as the mainstay of a logo design? If so, then there is nowhere to hide. Via: Quipsologies Permalink Related posts: How to Rank #1 on Google for Logo Design B...

Another corker from you know who with this bit just cracking me up The Cornea display has only 10,000 pixels compared to the Retina displays 5 million pixels, according to Apples press release. But th...

Stellar-Tweetbot by Mike Davidson (@mikeindustries) is a useful and nerdy addition to your Twitter and Stellar.io experience. If you’re not familiar with Stellar.io head over and check it out. I...

After tweeting that I had just ordered my first Apple Magic Trackpad Julian Deborr then promptly tweeted back with this link to Henge Docks’ Clique:Unite Apple’s Wireless Keyboard and Magi...

Anyone suckered into downloading, and then actually forking up some in-app cash for Instafocus? Thank God for reviews (the suckered). It’s not a bad looking app as it does put focus on the photo...

Meg Jannotthas taken up a historical branding project: branding the 44 United States Presidents in 44 days. Meg is a designer working out of Detroit, Michigan. My two favourites so far are: First Pres...

There is only one known photograph of Billy the Kid a tintype from about 1880 but it is badly damaged and that makes it difficult to see his face clearly.I have digitally removed the damage from the ...

There is only one known photograph of Billy the Kid a tintype from about 1880 but it is badly damaged and that makes it difficult to see his face clearly.I have digitally removed the damage from the ...

Referencing Original Site:https://stereopsis.com/flux/ios.html f.lux, by Stereopsis, is one of those Macintosh apps that, on first look, might not look all that interesting, but the moment you instal...

Referencing Original Site:https://stereopsis.com/flux/ios.html f.lux, by Stereopsis, is one of those Macintosh apps that, on first look, might not look all that interesting, but the moment you instal...

Referencing Original Article on: BrandNew Melbourne Tigersgets a new crapped up logo. Not sure which one is worse: the original or the new one. The original tiger looks totally demented, whereas the ...

Referencing Original Article on: BrandNew Melbourne Tigersgets a new crapped up logo. Not sure which one is worse: the original or the new one. The original tiger looks totally demented, whereas the ...

Referencing Original Article on: BrandNew Melbourne Tigersgets a new crapped up logo. Not sure which one is worse: the original or the new one. The original tiger looks totally demented, whereas the ...

Finally got round to jailbreaking my iPhone 4SI know I am very late to the party with thisbut it’s not nearly as challenging as some people might assume. My main motivation for jailbreaking was ...

Finally got round to jailbreaking my iPhone 4SI know I am very late to the party with thisbut it’s not nearly as challenging as some people might assume. My main motivation for jailbreaking was ...

Finally got round to jailbreaking my iPhone 4SI know I am very late to the party with thisbut it’s not nearly as challenging as some people might assume. My main motivation for jailbreaking was ...

Does your Macintosh set-up rely on 2 or more displays? If so then this post by Mac AppStorm has more than 30 apps and utilities to help manage your multi monitor set-up. I have been using Second Barwh...

Does your Macintosh set-up rely on 2 or more displays? If so then this post by Mac AppStorm has more than 30 apps and utilities to help manage your multi monitor set-up. I have been using Second Barwh...

Does your Macintosh set-up rely on 2 or more displays? If so then this post by Mac AppStorm has more than 30 apps and utilities to help manage your multi monitor set-up. I have been using Second Barwh...

Not sure anyone would need any form of icon font if they had the amazing Font Awesome 2.0 at their disposal. Gregory Loucas(@GregoryLPaul)has done an incredible job with this Font Awesome icon font se...

Not sure anyone would need any form of icon font if they had the amazing Font Awesome 2.0 at their disposal. Gregory Loucas(@GregoryLPaul)has done an incredible job with this Font Awesome icon font se...

Not sure anyone would need any form of icon font if they had the amazing Font Awesome 2.0 at their disposal. Gregory Loucas(@GregoryLPaul)has done an incredible job with this Font Awesome icon font se...

The fine folks over at UnderConsideration have created a Tumblr especially for all those Gotham typefaced logo designs. We’ve started a Tumblr to collect any and all logos that use Gotham. 105 a...

The fine folks over at UnderConsideration have created a Tumblr especially for all those Gotham typefaced logo designs. We’ve started a Tumblr to collect any and all logos that use Gotham. 105 a...

The fine folks over at UnderConsideration have created a Tumblr especially for all those Gotham typefaced logo designs. We’ve started a Tumblr to collect any and all logos that use Gotham. 105 a...

From Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics: CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that dog contacts may have a protective effect on respiratory tract infections during the first year of ...

From Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics: CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that dog contacts may have a protective effect on respiratory tract infections during the first year of ...

From Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics: CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that dog contacts may have a protective effect on respiratory tract infections during the first year of ...

I love the low hum of background biker murmuring. Hilarious TV advert by Carlsberg. Also notice how it’s the male that tends to want to back away Found on: on https://www.loopinsight.com/2012/0...

I love the low hum of background biker murmuring. Hilarious TV advert by Carlsberg. Also notice how it’s the male that tends to want to back away Found on: on https://www.loopinsight.com/2012/0...

I love the low hum of background biker murmuring. Hilarious TV advert by Carlsberg. Also notice how it’s the male that tends to want to back away Found on: on https://www.loopinsight.com/2012/0...

The Macintosh gets it’s own version of Tweetbot in an alpha release.Looks like demand for Tweetbot Alpha had/has broken Tapbots’ website, so they have supplied another download link. Heres...

The Macintosh gets it’s own version of Tweetbot in an alpha release.Looks like demand for Tweetbot Alpha had/has broken Tapbots’ website, so they have supplied another download link. Heres...

The Macintosh gets it’s own version of Tweetbot in an alpha release.Looks like demand for Tweetbot Alpha had/has broken Tapbots’ website, so they have supplied another download link. Heres...

Have you have often pondered over this question: “What would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light?” If you have, and I often have, then What if has the u...

Have you have often pondered over this question: “What would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light?” If you have, and I often have, then What if has the u...

Have you have often pondered over this question: “What would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light?” If you have, and I often have, then What if has the u...

The hands that created the responsive Foundation Frameworkthis website was based on tan earlier version of Foundationnow give you Social Web Icons by Adam Fairhead. This set of icons includes almost e...

The hands that created the responsive Foundation Frameworkthis website was based on tan earlier version of Foundationnow give you Social Web Icons by Adam Fairhead. This set of icons includes almost e...

The hands that created the responsive Foundation Frameworkthis website was based on tan earlier version of Foundationnow give you Social Web Icons by Adam Fairhead. This set of icons includes almost e...

So Twitter version 4.3 is out, and it looks like they haven’t had chance to fully apply the new logo on some of the icons used by iTunes and the iOS app. I updated to 4.3 and noticed that the Tw...

So Twitter version 4.3 is out, and it looks like they haven’t had chance to fully apply the new logo on some of the icons used by iTunes and the iOS app. I updated to 4.3 and noticed that the Tw...

So Twitter version 4.3 is out, and it looks like they haven’t had chance to fully apply the new logo on some of the icons used by iTunes and the iOS app. I updated to 4.3 and noticed that the Tw...

As part of Empire’s countdown to the release of The Black Night Rises, they have made the entire movie soundtrack available to listen to via their website. The actual soundtrack, by Hans Zimmer,...

As part of Empire’s countdown to the release of The Black Night Rises, they have made the entire movie soundtrack available to listen to via their website. The actual soundtrack, by Hans Zimmer,...

As part of Empire’s countdown to the release of The Black Night Rises, they have made the entire movie soundtrack available to listen to via their website. The actual soundtrack, by Hans Zimmer,...

I had no idea this was a feature of the iPhone. A nice Pro Top courtesy of Greg Story, Airbag Industries. “Apple thought through how to use the flash to alert the user when a message has been re...

I had no idea this was a feature of the iPhone. A nice Pro Top courtesy of Greg Story, Airbag Industries. “Apple thought through how to use the flash to alert the user when a message has been re...

If I had a new MacBook Air and/or MacBook Pro that have the new SDXC slots, then I would most likely Pledge top dollar for one of these dazzling Nifty MiniDrives. Heck, I might just Pledge anyway! Re...

If I had a new MacBook Air and/or MacBook Pro that have the new SDXC slots, then I would most likely Pledge top dollar for one of these dazzling Nifty MiniDrives. Heck, I might just Pledge anyway! Re...

If, like me, you like your RSS feeds and can’t get enough of saving, storing and sharing links, then you will most definitely be interested in River2 and Radio2 by the legendary Dave Winer (@dav...

Great launch offer on Kessel 205, designed by Talbort Type, over on MyFonts at the moment. Pick up this great geometric style font for only $59 which includes 5 weights: thin, light, book, bold and he...

Great launch offer on Kessel 205, designed by Talbort Type, over on MyFonts at the moment. Pick up this great geometric style font for only $59 which includes 5 weights: thin, light, book, bold and he...

There are a few ways to get your Mac Pro working wirelessly: one of the common methods is to have one of the Apple Airport Extreme Cards fitted by Apple, or trying the fiddly procedure yourself.I didn...

There are a few ways to get your Mac Pro working wirelessly: one of the common methods is to have one of the Apple Airport Extreme Cards fitted by Apple, or trying the fiddly procedure yourself. I did...

Apples Icon Ecosystem is an indispensable article, and/or resource by Chris Sauve (@pxldots) if you design Apple Macintosh iOS icons for a living, or are thinking about designing them at some point.I ...

Apples Icon Ecosystem is an indispensable article, and/or resource by Chris Sauve (@pxldots) if you design Apple Macintosh iOS icons for a living, or are thinking about designing them at some point. I...

Retina Wallpapers by Tim Van DammeTim Van Damme (@MaxVoltar) has put together this colourful set of Retina quality Macintosh OS and iOS desktop wallpapers. If you like to colour coordinate your precio...

Retina Wallpapers by Tim Van Damme Tim Van Damme (@MaxVoltar) has put together this colourful set of Retina quality Macintosh OS and iOS desktop wallpapers. If you like to colour coordinate your preci...

Time to slip in some ultra classic typoporn in the naked and revealing form of the lowercase Gill Sans “g”.Gill Sans was designed by Eric Gill who was born in Brighton, 1882. As well as de...

Time to slip in some ultra classic typoporn in the naked and revealing form of the lowercase Gill Sans “g”. Gill Sans was designed by Eric Gill who was born in Brighton, 1882. As well as d...