Politics
If you’re the curator of a niche blog (in this case, one centered on logo design) it’s generally ill-advised to get involved in politics, especially in these extremely divisive right-wing vs. left-wing times. No real mileage in doing so, as we always risks alienating 50% of our audience, and as this isn’t a political blog, [...]
According to news reports, Google has taken legal umbrage with Goojje, a Chinese language search and social-networking site whose logo (above) bears a striking resemblance to the design made famous by Big G. If that weren’t enough, the Goojje logo also features a paw print component, nicked from Baidu, China’s most popular native search engine. [...]
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Truth to tell, I’ve been wiped out by a particularly virulent cold and didn’t watch the Super Bowl on the weekend. Actually, while we’re playing “truth or dare” I should probably admit that I’m not a big football fan, and wouldn’t have watched the game, even if I didn’t spend most of Sunday hacking up [...]
In a fit of copyright pique, the good folks at Protectmarriage.com (sponsors of California’s same-sex marriage ban) took a whole bunch of umbrage with their political opponents at Prop8trialtracker.com (a website monitoring the current Prop 8 federal appeal trial). At issue was the Prop 8 Trial Tracker logo (right), which the anti-gay marriage organization claimed [...]
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Wiki defines Schadendreude as a German word that translates into “pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others” and often involves some form of chronic, comical irony. If there was a case of logo design schadendreude, this might be the poster-child, as French-based file sharing enthusiasts are taking great glee in pointing out. To wit: As [...]
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