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Book Review: Really Good Logos Explained
Last month, I decided to start building my personal design library by purchasing one design related book a month. Why only one? Simple answer, design books can be quite pricey. Anyways, I’m going to try and read each book within the month and before I purchase a new one. If that works out, I’ll give my thoughts here.
So this month, I read Rockport’s Really Good Logos explained. As I was flipping through a number of books at Chapters, this one really stood out to me. I find it hard for any designer not to judge a book by its cover, and this one certainly caught my eye. Rockport’s use of embossing and spot UV combined with the beautifully contrasted colours drew me in instantly. Really Good Logos explained differs from other “showcase” books (books that simply showcase a variety of work from a number of designers), but it includes commentary as well. Design professionals Margo Chase, Rian Hughes, Ron Miriello and Alex White give their critique on the logos within the book.
I personally don’t find that all of the logos featured in this book are “really good” logos, but I did enjoy learning from the criticisms that the authors had to give. Being a student, I find that the best way to learn is through mistakes and critiques, so this book was very enlightening.
Here are a few of my favourite logos featured in the book:
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I’ve been a bit behind! I’m going to be making my December post with three books to make up for my lack of blogging in October and Novemeber!
One book a month! I don’t know which is harder: buying or actually reading! especially with ysdn’s crazy work load! if you manage to do that, you soon become a design geek!