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What Company Logos Would Look Like in 1914
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Logo Design Brief
It's 2014, and there are many high growth tech companies with great branding and logos. It's an exciting time to be in the technology industry.
As a tech startup ourselves at DesignCrowd, we thought it would be fun to see what our community could do with reimagining these new, high-tech companies logos as though they existed 100 years ago, in 1914.
So, what do you think the logos of the biggest tech companies in the world would look like if it was 1914?
Here are some to get you started, but we want to see the most creative reimagined logos, so feel free to pick other big tech companies!
Twitter
Facebook
TechCrunch
Pando.com
DesignCrowd
Google
Microsoft
Alibaba
Forbes Magazine
Fast Company
Airbnb
Uber
VentureBeat
Entrepreneur.com
Inc Magazine
Resources - Fonts from 1900s:
http://www.letterheadfonts.com/fonts/styles/early1900s.php
http://www.1001fonts.com/1900s-fonts.html
Vintage colors from the 1900s: Color Palettes
Color plays a big role in branding for all the tech companies and publishers mentioned. To find the best match for your chosen brand please research colours from 1900s and to help you here is a guide created by a pinterest user that has collected vintage color references from the 1900s: http://www.pinterest.com/ambungalow/historic-paint-colors-palletes/
We've attached an infographic that details the history of logo design to provide some background on popular styles of the 1900s. Also check out this brief history of graphic design: http://www.webdesignviews.com/2013/04/a-brief-history-of-graphic-design/
Good luck and have fun!
Cheers
DesignCrowd team
Updates
Project Deadline Extended
Reason: Hi designers,
We love the quality of designs that are coming in for this contest and would like to see some more. In particular, we want to see redesigns of popular press logos such as:
Mashable: http://logonoid.com/mashable-logo/
BuzzFeed: http://www.buzzfeed.com/press/downloads
TechCrunch: http://techcrunch.com/logos/
VentureBeat: http://logonoid.com/venturebeat-logo/
Sydney Morning Herald: http://samples.fairfax.com.au/logos/smh/online/smh-online.jpg
News.com.au: https://www.twofeet.com.au/sites/default/files/lb_news_com_au_logo_0.jpg
News Corp: http://newscorp.com/press-room/brand-materials/
Happy designing!
Added Tuesday, October 07, 2014
Target Market(s)
Your target market is consumers from 1914 so your design submission should reflect the marketing and consumer culture from that era
Industry/Entity Type
Graphic Design
Font styles to use
Requirements
Must have
- You must provide the name of your typeface, name of the color you chose and a brief description of your concept when you submit your design.
Resources:
http://www.1001fonts.com/1900s-fonts.html
http://www.letterheadfonts.com/fonts/styles/early1900s.php
Color Palettes:
Color plays a big role in branding for all the tech companies and publishers mentioned. To find the best match for your chosen brand please research colours from 1900s and to help you here is a guide created by a pinterest user that has collected vintage color references from the 1900s: http://www.pinterest.com/ambungalow/historic-paint-colors-palletes/
Should not have
- The design should not use modern typefaces like Helvetica or typefaces created in 1930 onwards.
