Comments on: What does a logo tell you about the company?

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:44:09 +0000

Look at the first word in the second paragraph. The movie is called “Helvetica”. It is available at Amazon.com.

By: Cameron Wilson

Cameron Wilson — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:51:05 +0000

I have an art degree, and have worked in various design houses, ad agency’s and dot coms. I elected to take a course on fonts. It was very interesting.

As for the AA logo, its not bad. I can certainly relate to that designer on the eagle. Sometimes the client will just insist that they know what they want, and know that it will work. Quite often we do our best to talk them out of it, but rarely win those arguments.

Anyway, I was wondering if you can let me know the name of the documentary on Fonts your watched, do you recall?

Thanks,
-Cam

By: thisworldtraveler

thisworldtraveler — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:14:56 +0000

Everytime I see the Radisson logo from far away, I confuse it for a Pizza Hut logo.

By: From the Mind of J

From the Mind of J — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:36:43 +0000

AA needs it. As horrible as the airline is, United has done at least a good job with their visual branding. Their latest livery is very attractive. By comparison, Midwest planes look drab, despite the fact that the airline is infinitely superior.

The first thing American should do is ditch the naked metal look. It looks very cheap. Secondly, the flat colors on the side of their planes also look cheap and old-fashioned. If AA wants to keep their essential look but embrace modernity, they should replace the naked metal with the whitish metallic paint that NWA uses, and add a gradient to the stripes on their flanks.

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:21:37 +0000

As a former marketing/branding guy, I think logos are both overrated and yet very valuable. A good logo is recognizable, memorable, timeless (even if companies want to keep fooling with the design), and only finally needs to say something about the business. IBM’s logo really says nothing about the company’s business or capabilities, yet most folks can spot it across a room, and even have it come to mind with their eyes closed. There have been countless studies of the usefulness of branding and logos, but the bottom line is to stand apart from the competition.

By: Sheila

Sheila — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:38:57 +0000

I’ve studied the psychology of colors, which is quite fascinating, really. Corporate logo color choices are carefully chosen to convey certain feelings.

In the AA logo, there is red for excitement and passion….and blue for trustworthiness. So, I guess they were trying to say, “You can trust us to get you to your exciting travel destinations.” OR if you read the red passion part literally, “We’ll get you to your destination while you join the mile high club.”

The Radisson logo is yellowish green. Yellow conveys happiness and green relaxation. So, they’re probably trying to say, “Hey stay with us and you’ll be happy and relaxed.” I agree with you, though, the font is a bit cheesy.