{"id":12667,"date":"2008-02-19T07:34:35","date_gmt":"2008-02-19T07:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/jnackdev\/2008\/02\/a-history-of-logos-great-desktops-and-more.html"},"modified":"2008-02-19T07:34:35","modified_gmt":"2008-02-19T07:34:35","slug":"a_history_of_logos_great_desktops_and_more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/19\/a_history_of_logos_great_desktops_and_more\/","title":{"rendered":"A history of logos, great desktops, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Logos:\n<ul>\n<li>Neatorama features a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neatorama.com\/2008\/02\/07\/the-evolution-of-tech-companies-logos\/\">history of tech company logos<\/a>, from Adobe to Xerox.&#160; Who knew about the 1,000-armed Canon, or Nokia and the fish? <\/li>\n<li>Google invites kids to &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.creativepro.com\/story\/news\/26392.html?src=rssr\">Doodle 4 Google<\/a>.&#8221;&#160; The winner gets a $10,000 college scholarship and a $25,000 technology grant for his\/her school.<\/li>\n<li>Tap some taproot with the cute <a href=\"http:\/\/logopond.com\/gallery\/detail\/24669\">Jacobs &amp; Sons Carrots<\/a> logo (<i>diggable<\/i>).&#160;  I also enjoy the efficiency of the <a href=\"http:\/\/logopond.com\/gallery\/detail\/25028\">Colorado Conservation Trust<\/a> mark. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Having grown up with the illustrated genius Richard Scarry, and having just gotten some of his books at a baby shower, I&#8217;m especially charmed by this <a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=oT8VyXRz0c4\">Beastie Boys Sure Shot remix<\/a>. [Via Marc Pawliger] <\/li>\n<li>Veerle has posted a bunch of <a href=\"http:\/\/veerle.duoh.com\/blog\/comments\/pattern_inspiration\/\">lovely patterns<\/a>, plus plenty of links you can use for further pattern research\/inspiration.<\/li>\n<li>Smashing Magazine offers up some &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/2008\/02\/12\/really-stunning-desktop-wallpapers\/\">(Really) Stunning Desktop Wallpapers<\/a>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Concept art:\n<ul>\n<li>io9 features a <a href=\"http:\/\/io9.com\/349247\/genocidal-aliens-have-a-pure-artistic-vision\">gallery of movie concept art<\/a>. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.designobserver.com\/archives\/031744.html\">Via<\/a>] <\/li>\n<li>Besides being a hilarious mofo, <a href=\"http:\/\/shaddyconceptart.com\/\">Shaddy Safadi<\/a> is a talented digital artist who&#8217;s been working on <em>Neopets<\/em>, <em>Drake&#8217;s Fortune<\/em>, and other popular video games. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Vintage\n<ul>\n<li>There&#8217;s plenty of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plan59.com\/av\/av_01.htm\">50&#8217;s art and illustration<\/a> on Plan59.com<\/li>\n<li>For related goodness, see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/groups\/lovemyappliance\/pool\/\">I Love My Electric Appliance!!<\/a> Flickr pool.&#160; &#8220;Lots of overjoyed women leaning on stuff,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.core77.com\/blog\/object_culture\/i_love_my_electric_appliance_image_pool__8804.asp\">notes<\/a> Core77.<\/li>\n<li>Vanity Fair hosts a slideshow of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.designobserver.com\/archives\/032184.html\">classic Hollywood lobby cards<\/a> from the late screenwriter Leonard Schrader&#8217;s collection.<\/li>\n<li>The Hatch Gallery offers up a sample of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ryman.com\/HatchGallery.html\">contemporary letterpress work<\/a>. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.core77.com\/blog\/events\/classiccontemporary_a_conversation_with_jim_sherraden_8941.asp\">Via<\/a>] <\/li>\n<li>I enjoy the Art Deco stylings (not to mention the writing) in 1930&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fulltable.com\/VTS\/f\/fut\/t.htm\"><em>The World in 2030<\/em><\/a>. [<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/CoudalFreshSignals\/~3\/235733798\/the_world_in_20.php\">Via<\/a>] <\/li>\n<li>Also from the Thirties, you might like these Colliers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.animationarchive.org\/2008\/02\/illustration-mid-1930s-advertisements.html\">ads<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.animationarchive.org\/2007\/04\/illustration-1930s-colliers.html\">illustrations<\/a>. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.designobserver.com\/archives\/032174.html\">Via<\/a>] <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Talk about dedication to a (suddenly) losing cause: a guy gets a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T8guMii5Uuw\">Pats tat on the head<\/a>. [Via, of all things, <em>Wait Wait Don&#8217;t Tell Me<\/em>] \n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Logos: Neatorama features a history of tech company logos, from Adobe to Xerox.&#160; Who knew about the 1,000-armed Canon, or Nokia and the fish? Google invites kids to &#8220;Doodle 4 Google.&#8221;&#160; The winner gets a $10,000 college scholarship and a $25,000 technology grant for his\/her school. 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