The ancient Egyptians often used symbols to communicate. The earliest of these symbols, known as hieroglphys, consisted of pictorial characters called pictographs or ideograms. These characters were literal representations of ideas. If, for example, someone wanted to express the idea of a woman, they drew a picture of a woman. Much like the ancient Egyptians, ...

Name: Bing About: Microsoft’s new search engine Designer: ? (If anyone knows who designed this logo, please let me know) What I dislike about this logo: My immediate reaction upon first seeing this logo was that it was missing something– it was too “Plain Jane”, so to speak. And while there are plenty of text-based ...

Ever remember watching your favorite TV shows as a kid in the 60s, 70s and 80s and being scared to death when they showed the production company logo at the end? No? Well, I do. Although, it wasn’t so much the logos themselves as it was the creepy music that often accompanied them. And while ...

(Part 2 of a 3-part series. Next week’s post, and part 3 of the series: Using Images To Convey Words) Last week, we looked at how images can be created from text. Today we’re going to talk about the opposite– creating text from images. Many times, a designer will get inspiration from the everyday objects ...

Name: American Recovery And Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) About: The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act of 2009 was created to help restore the economic stability of the United States via the various initiatives and programs made possible through this law. Designers: Chicago-based motion design studio Mode Project [Steve Juras (creative director), Aaron Draplin, Chris ...