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Ed Deans
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Lately interested in the subject, I was wondering what logos you've
designed. I seem to recall those for Next Men were your work, were Alpha
Flight's? Is there a checklist?
For those you didn't design yourself, what kind of input did you have on
the logos used on titles you debuted?
Any other remarks or insights on logo design you would like to share
would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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John Byrne
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The various NEXT MEN logos were mine, as were DANGER: UNLIMITED, BABE,
the second ALPHA FLIGHT, NAMOR and a modified HULK when I was first on
the book.
The most important aspect of logos, I feel, is that they must be readable, or
baring that recognizable, at a distance. The best logo ever was ROM,
which could be read from up to two blocks away! The original FANTASTIC
FOUR logo, while not easy to read at a distance, was nonetheless
immediately recognizable. Same with Superman.
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Tom French
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That's something I've always been curious about. What made you change the NEXT MEN logo as often as you did?
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John Byrne
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NEXT MEN is not a combination of letters that lends itself to a great degree
of legibility at a distance, so I was looking for a design that, like FANTASTIC
FOUR, would stand out on the rack without having to be read.
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Chad Carter
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The most important aspect of logos, I feel, is that they must be readable, or
baring that recognizable, at a distance.
I think these were some of the best at that!
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John Byrne
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Of the many things that have gone astray due to increased use of technology
in American comics, one of the most glaring is the use of Photoshop and
fonts to create logos. It is now possible to type a logo, resulting in
combinations of forms and styles that even the most amateurish hand
letterer (like, say, ME, in my fan days) would never have attempted.
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Gerry Turnbull
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Todd Kleins blog is always worth a visit for logo information
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Joe Hollon
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I had never put much thought into comparing older logos with modern designs. After reading this thread I thought I would go to midtowncomics.com and scan through some new release comics to see if I could find any "bad" logo designs.....look what was the FIRST image to pop up on the FIRST page:
Thank you M***** for yet another perfect example of what not to do when publishing comic books!
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Chad Carter
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Speaking of logo designers, "Dial B for Blog" has a huge dedication to Gaspar Saladino:
At least seven pages worth!
http://www.dialbforblog.com/archives/500/g1thenatural.html
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Josh Goldberg
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Anyone have some examples of some really bad logos?
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John Byrne
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One of the worst was Marvel's PIZZAZZ teen magazine, which couldn't seem
to decide if it said PIZZAS or PISS ASS.
In the 70s, Charlton did one called MONSTER HUNTERS, which Roger Stern
used to to BLURGULURGHLAH HUNTER due to the unfortunate design.
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Ray Brady
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Sorry, does that say "March on Ultimatum Saga"?
Does that actually mean something?
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