logos...
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- bg
A question for the big brainys:
When you (re) design a logo, how do you guys ensure that something similar doesnt already exist?
- J_Treehorn0
There is no way. Even a staff of intellectual property specialists working around the clock could still overlook the ID from the hundreds of thousands of companies out there. Besides most ID systems are crafted to be evocative of a certain time and feeling, hence thier similarities.
- unknown0
theres no quick way to fully research, I would trust the visual memory of my friends the most (show em the logo, see what it reminds them of)
interesting fact: most people can identify over 100 logos without training. but, most people can name less than 10 types of trees.
- bg0
In addition to this question, can I ask if anyone knows of any logos that look like chess pieces?
- o0o0
That's a good question, I've seen it happen. Someone in my company designed a logo for a new product, then found something almost identical. The only reason they found it was because it happened to be another product for almost the same purpose. Weird.
There ought to be some kind of image database you could check against. I'm sure it's possible. The same way that OCR text recognition works... just look for similar patterns...
- bg0
yeah that would be an excellent tool... save lots of time and money... All we need is some programmers and we could make a million bucks out of it!
I even went to the absurd lengths of an image search on google for 'logo' in the vain hope that most logos on corporate websites were actually called logo.xxx
The only reason I ask is because a client of mine wants something that I'm positive I've seen before but can't remember where...
:(
Thanks for the responses kidss!!!
- smokie0
why not show us and we'll tell you if we've ever seen it before?
:)¬
- chilaquil0
It is absolutely impossible to find out. And if there was some big ass data base with all of the logos in the world archived, guess what would happen... Hacks would go straight to the source to rip stuff off.
It is terrible to find out later that something you did, has been done before. It happened to me not long ago. I designed the logo for this site:and about 2 months later, (outside of the U.S.) I saw a motorcycle parked with this logo:
I had never seen that logo before. The funny thing is that I actually knew of the existance of those motorcycles, but they used to have a different one.
Fuck it, I'm not changing mine... At least mine (according to me) makes sense: An "O" and a zero interlocked. But what's the reasoning behind theirs...?
- chinaman0
your logo is nothing like theirs, its much better might i add. forget about it, its a fugazee.
- chilaquil0
what's a fugazee...?
I know fugazi is a band, but fugazee I don't know...
- Gorbie0
A fake, a phony, a fugazi...
wassa-matta-wichoo?
- chilaquil0
I do not understand this slang word you speak of. I have learned it now, thanks to your kind description, so that I can be a better informed English slang speaker. Perhaps the reason for my ignorance is the fact that I do not have cable and do not live in the u.s.
That is what the matter with me is. But worry not, it will not happen again.
- Gorbie0
It's a wop thing. Have you seen Donnie Brasco?
Your turn to help me...
Chilaquila's are the scrambled eggs, with tortillas and chorizo right?
- chilaquil0
he he... I never saw Donne Brasco, but I've been meaning to for years.
The word is Chilaquiles (it's always plural). And yes its similar to what you described, although that sounds like an americanized version. It's tortillas, sometimes eggs, sometimes not, red or green chile sauce, onions. If they don't have egg, they have shredded chicken.
There's no such thing as one chilaquil (singular), however, that nickname is from a Mexican movie: Amores Perros (highly recommended if you haven't seen it). There's one scene in the movie where these guys are getting chased by some criminals trying to kill them. The guy in the passenger seat tells the driver: "Date vuelta aqui, vamos a la casa del chilaquil" (Turn here, let's go to chilaquil's house). You never know who the guy is ('cause they don't end up going there) but I liked the name...
- Gorbie0
Thanks! Sounds good.
I take it, you are partial to the green sauce. I'll try that.
- chilaquil0
What makes you think I'm partial to the green sauce...? Was it something I said?
Actually, if you're hung over, the red ones are great. The green ones can be a little too acidy and sometimes you'll get heartburn. However, I am partial to the ones with chicken. The ones with egg aren't my faves...
Unfortunately I've never found good chilaquiles in the U.S. except for one place in San Diego which closed down.
I don't think you'll find them in Russia either...
- Gorbie0
Your name is chilaquil verde.
I don't eat chicken though. So I'll stick with eggs.
- chilaquil0
Oh yea... I forgot about my "last" name.
It just sounds better.No chicken? Aw man... just when I was starting to think you were ok...
Non vegan vegetarian?BTW, that is one scary animation in your profile pic...