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Symbols play an integral role in branding programs. More often than not, symbols are used alongside logotypes, the two working in tandem to illustrate the values and qualities of a brand to its audience. However, symbols can be hugely effective on their own, providing organizations and brands with marks that provide an instantly recognizable signifier when seen independently of the brand name and/or logotype. Nike's Swoosh is seldom seen with its corresponding logotype these days: it has become so familiar that we dont need the name to recognize the brand. Among countless other examples, the Shell symbol, Michelin's Bibendum, London Transports intersected circle, the Guinness Harp and the Woolmark symbol form a unique visual vernacular as ubiquitous and familiar as the man at work pictogram. The book features over 1300 symbols, organized into groups and sub-groups according to their visual characteristics. Each category includes a short introduction, with expanded captions providing information on who the symbol was designed for, who designed it, when, and where appropriate, what the symbol stands for. These sections are interspersed with short case studies on both classic examples of symbols still in use, and exceptional examples of recently designed symbols.
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Steven Bateman is a freelance writer who has worked with some of the UK's leading design agencies. A regular contributor to Grafik magazine, he also writes for ISTD Condensed, Nico and Varoom. Angus Hyland is a graduate of the RCA and a partner at Pentagram Design London. In 2001 Hyland was the cocurator, with Roanne Bell, of Picture This, a British Council exhibition featuring the work of London illustrators.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Simplicity, neutrality, clarity, wit and a bit of playfulness = a great commercial symbol
19 Jun 2011
Format:Paperback
Put logo, trademark or symbol into Amazon search and you'll come up with a few hundred books that cover every aspect of the subject, from how to design them to copyright problems. The subject is now a staple in any design publishers catalogue. Hyland and Bateman's book is a notch above most because they've stripped the subject down to the basics and look at symbols only, so there are no typographic and image marks like UPS, BMW, V&A or Coca Cola, for example.
The 1300 symbols in the book are divided into two sections: Abstract and Representational. These are subdivided into categories like stripes (fifteen examples) arrows (twenty-five) radiating/circular (twenty-three) sun (fourteen) birds (thirty-two) or hearts (twenty-two). I thought the Representational pages the most fascinating because designers have to use a familiar object and change it into a unique version for a company so it will be recognisable anywhere. Anything that has a curve to it (bird, heart, eye) seems to encourage designers to create some wonderful company brandmarks.
Scattered through the pages are some case histories (over two or three pages) where there is a closer look at selected company marks. These are the only pages that use colour. All the symbols have credits for company, country, designer, date and a brief description of what the design is for.
There are a few hundred names, from around the world, in the designer index and Pentagram gets the most inclusions with sixty-two symbols, Chermayeff & Geismar get thirty-six and Karol Silwka (from Poland) gets thirty-one. Oddly the great designer Saul Bass only has one entry and Herb Lubalin none, I suppose because he was essentially a type man. There is a company and sector index also.
The book is a nice clean production with a maximum of nine images to a page. My only criticism is that the paper is a rather thick which makes the paperback a bit unwieldy while handling it. I think this is a worthwhile buy for design professionals and students.
+++LOOK AT SOME INSIDE PAGES by clicking 'customer images' under the cover.
The 1300 symbols in the book are divided into two sections: Abstract and Representational. These are subdivided into categories like stripes (fifteen examples) arrows (twenty-five) radiating/circular (twenty-three) sun (fourteen) birds (thirty-two) or hearts (twenty-two). I thought the Representational pages the most fascinating because designers have to use a familiar object and change it into a unique version for a company so it will be recognisable anywhere. Anything that has a curve to it (bird, heart, eye) seems to encourage designers to create some wonderful company brandmarks.
Scattered through the pages are some case histories (over two or three pages) where there is a closer look at selected company marks. These are the only pages that use colour. All the symbols have credits for company, country, designer, date and a brief description of what the design is for.
There are a few hundred names, from around the world, in the designer index and Pentagram gets the most inclusions with sixty-two symbols, Chermayeff & Geismar get thirty-six and Karol Silwka (from Poland) gets thirty-one. Oddly the great designer Saul Bass only has one entry and Herb Lubalin none, I suppose because he was essentially a type man. There is a company and sector index also.
The book is a nice clean production with a maximum of nine images to a page. My only criticism is that the paper is a rather thick which makes the paperback a bit unwieldy while handling it. I think this is a worthwhile buy for design professionals and students.
+++LOOK AT SOME INSIDE PAGES by clicking 'customer images' under the cover.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A fantastic reference guide for any budding logo designer. This book is a great way of quickly looking for design inspiration when starting any logo design project. The book is very cleverly split up into numerous different sections relating to topic. There is also a brief description alongside each symbol so as to help give you a better understanding of the authors thought process. I cannot recommend this book highly enough... A must buy!
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A must for anyone interested in graphic design - great to dip in and out of and full of fascinating facts of interest even to those not in the profession.
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