This is a mini-post with a couple of nice looking logos and an image that have been sitting on my desktop that I needed to file somewhere and so I am uploading them here to the blog for later reference.
Nice looking logo from MEDL Mobile, a software company that creates iPhone apps.
BUMP Technologies is another iPhone App company that created the cool BUMP App. I liked their logo too.
A cool looking icon i found inside my GoDaddy account website.
That’s all I got in this one.
~ Valik
While browsing through the Issue 164 of the Web Designer magazine, I stumbled onto their Top 20 Site Logos list. I was pretty disappointed to see that so many mediocre logos have made it into this list. I am not trying to put down the skills or the design of the logos or the designers of those logos that are in that list, all I am saying is that there are so many much better logos out there that do belong on that list. It almost seems like they just picked random sites and just stuck their logos in there without spending much time on this piece.
Anyways, from their top 20 list, I only saw 3 that were worthy being there and they are:
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Until next time,
~ Valik
Another goodie from the people at Web Design Ledger, a compilation of 27 Useful Logo Design Tutorials and Tips. Taking the logo ideas from concept and sketches all the way to a finished logo. This one’s a book marker.
A nice way to incorporate the wild rainbow of colors while keeping it under control. Here they have a nice thick black border around the colorful text giving it a clean and crisp look. I like the main font and the position and treatment used on the word “design” at the bottom is also very nice. The stars as separators, make the whole logo pop. Very nice.
Source: MyBooDesign.com
Another compilation of logo designs from websites around the internet for your enjoyment and inspiration. These is a list of 28 great looking logo designs that will spark design and technique ideas. It is amazing how much great talent there is out there.
I also included a logo from my website – FlyNewMedia.com – because I am proud of it. :D
Yep, it’s never good enough when it comes to my own website. I think this is re-design number 3 or 4. I finally got the logo to look awesome, if I may say so myself. :)
I wanted this design to look clean and simple while bringing more of me onto the homepage, to make it personal. The idea was to make the visitor feel like I was right there, available for them right now. I built in the little “I am available right now” indicator that is powered by Twitter. I can send a tweet from my cell phone and update where I am available at that time – “Twitter” if I am at the computer and available to answer right away, “Cell phone” if I am away from the computer but answering the cell phone or “Email” if I am not available – which is rare.
Most websites have a personal disconnect between the website and the company or the human that represents it, this is why I wanted to make this site’s visitors feel like I am right here sitting and waiting for them to contact me.
I’d love some feedback – comments, criticism, ideas.
Please leave your comments below.
Thanks!
Source: http://www.FlyNewMedia.com
MightyLeaf.com is going to be filed into the Best Of 2009 category. I can’t stop starring at it… The design of the site as a whole, then the details – photography work is just stunning, the navigation is very clean and efficient, the logo fits perfectly. This website is truly is a piece of art.
Check out the navigation, it sits there quietly, out of the way while you are not using it, then when you need to find something just hover over the main categories buttons at the top and a smorgasbord of choices come popping out, so much to choose from!
Also the sub-navigation buttons placed nicely under the main navigation is another level of choices to pick from. In all, they have eliminated many extra clicks for a visitor, turning many of then from just visitors to customers.
Source: http://www.mightyleaf.com
The use of colors and textures on this site really shows the attention to detail of this web designer. The header is very exquisite and is done with great precision and skill.
The navigation is pretty cool and is worth a mention, the brown background within the buttons slides over to the button that gets hovered over. Very cool effect and adds to the coolness of the whole site.
Remember to check out the whole picture by going to the website to appreciate the talent.
Source: http://www.naumow.com/
LOL, yeah, the background of this website is a knitted pattern and looks like the back of a nice knitted sweater. I actually like the effects added behind the logo and the navigation, it really adds a dimension to the design. The rest of the site looks pretty clean.
They could do a bit more with the logo, this is one thing that always drives me nuts… The logos, although on the web, there still needs to be more time put into the logo. It’s not just about the website design as a big picture, the logo is a project on it’s own and needs to be designed separately from the website.
Having said that, I know my logo here is not all I want it to be and I am going to spend some time developing it soon. :)
Source: http://www.youandigraphics.com
I have met Russell Heistuman at a local Marketers Meeting, he’s a skilled graphic designer with over 20 years under his belt. His company website’s design looks amazing, so elegant and professional, it is a real inspiration piece. All though the entire website is worth taking notes on, I’d like to feature the header and the footer, because they are the two elements that really stand out for me.
Russell is all about identity and on his website, it follows through. The website look reflects the look of the business card that I got from him. The logo is awesome, form the faint gray background, Spirograph design with a colorful 8 point star in the middle, to the transparent box to the top-right with the company name inside. That Spirograph design in the background, although subtle, really adds depth to the design.
The other element I really like is the footer. Again, the design follows through, the Spirograph part of the logo with the colorful star is set on the bottom-right this time to balance out the page design. The colors, the fonts, it all works together to bring forth this beautiful design.
Awesome website Russell!
Source: http://www.wdwerks.com
P.S. Thanks to Anrkist for pointing out what that Spirograph design is called. I knew there had to be a name for it but really didn’t know what to call it.
