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	<title>Comments on: What You Need to Know About Logo Design</title>
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		<title>By: Curt</title>
		<link>http://www.web-hosting-newsletter.com/2008/11/26/what-you-need-to-know-about-logo-design/comment-page-1/#comment-3939</link>
		<dc:creator>Curt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for the tips, Mitch. Like Carl, designing logos is a big part of my freelance work, and I grapple with the idea of uniqueness with every design. I&#039;ve concluded that being unique is not what we should strive for.

By its strict definition, no logo is unique because its graphical elements rely on familiar themes in order to effectively communicate an elemental idea to the widest possible audience. I think being &quot;distinct&quot; is actually a higher goal. The Lunarpages example is not unique because the theme of &quot;orbit path around globe&quot; is a fairly common visual element in logo design. But the logo is certainly distinct in that the manner in which its portrayed is different enough from the others to set it apart. And in that way, I think it&#039;s quite successful.

I know I&#039;m putting too fine a point on it, but I&#039;m on my third cup of coffee and the fingers just can&#039;t stop typing...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the tips, Mitch. Like Carl, designing logos is a big part of my freelance work, and I grapple with the idea of uniqueness with every design. I&#8217;ve concluded that being unique is not what we should strive for.</p>
<p>By its strict definition, no logo is unique because its graphical elements rely on familiar themes in order to effectively communicate an elemental idea to the widest possible audience. I think being &#8220;distinct&#8221; is actually a higher goal. The Lunarpages example is not unique because the theme of &#8220;orbit path around globe&#8221; is a fairly common visual element in logo design. But the logo is certainly distinct in that the manner in which its portrayed is different enough from the others to set it apart. And in that way, I think it&#8217;s quite successful.</p>
<p>I know I&#8217;m putting too fine a point on it, but I&#8217;m on my third cup of coffee and the fingers just can&#8217;t stop typing&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: indiecognition</title>
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		<dc:creator>indiecognition</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;a HREF=&quot;http://www.logolounge.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Logo Lounge&lt;/A&gt;...a very cool site, particularly the annual pages in the &quot;Logo Trends&quot; section.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a HREF="http://www.logolounge.com/" rel="nofollow">Logo Lounge</a>&#8230;a very cool site, particularly the annual pages in the &#8220;Logo Trends&#8221; section.</p>
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		<title>By: Mitch Keeler</title>
		<link>http://www.web-hosting-newsletter.com/2008/11/26/what-you-need-to-know-about-logo-design/comment-page-1/#comment-3927</link>
		<dc:creator>Mitch Keeler</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes, but it isn&#039;t on fire Carl. :)  I would consider Lunarpages&#039;s logo the entire logo+works myself.  Lunarpages does a good job because it is unique and if you put it in a lineup, I think most people would be able to pick it out if they knew about the Lunarpages business.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, but it isn&#8217;t on fire Carl. <img src='http://www.web-hosting-newsletter.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />   I would consider Lunarpages&#8217;s logo the entire logo+works myself.  Lunarpages does a good job because it is unique and if you put it in a lineup, I think most people would be able to pick it out if they knew about the Lunarpages business.</p>
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		<title>By: Carl</title>
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		<dc:creator>Carl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As a professional graphic designer, web designer, and freelance artist I get a kick out of the phrase &quot;Keep special effects at a minimum&quot; when the lunarpages icon has chrome metal rings, gradients, and a drop shadow. I kid because I love; it is a very nice logo that&#039;s clean, and the effects are organized; that&#039;s the difference. If you&#039;re going to use fancy effects, they have to be tasteful and organized, not showboaty and chaotic.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a professional graphic designer, web designer, and freelance artist I get a kick out of the phrase &#8220;Keep special effects at a minimum&#8221; when the lunarpages icon has chrome metal rings, gradients, and a drop shadow. I kid because I love; it is a very nice logo that&#8217;s clean, and the effects are organized; that&#8217;s the difference. If you&#8217;re going to use fancy effects, they have to be tasteful and organized, not showboaty and chaotic.</p>
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		<title>By: lanespiral</title>
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		<dc:creator>lanespiral</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>verrrrry cool</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>verrrrry cool</p>
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