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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Logotype Prezzi

it is a graphic mark or emblem commonly used by commercial enterprises, organizations, and individuals.

referred to as logo

many inventions and techniques have contributed to the contemporary logo.
including logographic languages like Egyptian hieroglyphs, coats of arms, water marks, and the printing technology.

as the industrial revolution developed in the 18th and 19th centuries. photography, and lithography (an early method of printing) contributed to the boom of an advertising industry that integrated typography on one page. The same time typography was undergoing a revolution of form and expression that expanded beyond the modest, serif typefaces used in books.

The arts were expanding in purpose-from expression and decoration of the artistic, storytelling nature to a differentiation of brands and products that the growing middle class were consuming. Consultancies and trades-groups in the commercial arts were growing and organizing: in 1890 the us had 700 lithographic printing firms employing over 8,000 people. Children's books, authoritative newspapers, and conversational periodicals developed their own visual and editorial styles for unique, expanding audiences.

Printing costs decreased, and literacy rates went up, and visual styles changed, the Victorian decorative arts lead to an expansion of typographic styles and methods of representing business.

Modernism had shed its roots as an avant-grade artistic movement in Europe to become an international, commercialized movement in the United States and elsewhere. Visual simplicity and conceptual clarity that were the hallmarks of Modernism as an artistic movement formed a powerful toolset for a new generation of graphic designers.

Modernist-inspired logos proved successful in the era of mass visual communication ushered in by television, improvements in printing technology, and digital innovations.

Combination mark: they are graphics with both text and a symbol or icon. Signifies brand images. Compliments icons or symbols. Can be incorporated into it or not, but look as if they are in one piece.


Iconic/Symbolic: compelling yet uncomplicated images. It is more direct and more abstract but the viewer is still able to tell what company it is. Instantly recognizable, small, and memorizable.

Word mark: Company name into a uniquely styled font. Many variations, styles, and shapes. Letter mark is just initials and word mark is the company

The Grid: way of organizing content on a page, using any combination of margins, guide lines, row, and columns

Modernism: Poped up during the 50's. Design in general will take this modern form and we still use it today. Assist the audience by breaking info into manageable chunks and establishing relationships between text and images.

A grid consists of distinct set of alignment based relationships that act as guides for distributing elements across a format

Every design is different; therefore every design will require a different grid structure one that addresses the particular elements within the design.Grid is used to clarify and unify things.




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