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The History of Logos: Where Branding Started

Inkbot Design

Roger (Author) Multilingual (Publication Language) 432 Pages – 11/08/2015 (Publication Date) – Taschen America Llc (Publisher) −$8.00 $72.00 Logos from this era incorporated floral patterns, curved typography, and intricate illustrations. How did the Middle Ages use signs and signifiers for communication?

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Is It Art, or Is It Type? What We Learn When Language is Built, Not Written

Eye on Design

Based on an image of four abstract concrete trees designed by Jan and Joe Martel for the Paris exhibition of the decorative arts in 1925, Boyce developed a pattern on paper that looks a bit like a repeating art deco motif. Tania Mourand, MDQRPV?, Both Boyce and Banner have drawn their own typefaces as part of their work.

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