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- randomname
Where do all those logos come from? How is this legal?
- dbloc0
submissions.
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- CyBrainX0
If you cared about your brand would you want everyone using expanded, pixellated versions of your logo with white backgrounds? I'm not sure what the downside would be to hiding your logo.
- e-pill0
black backgrounds, save electricity..
- 74LEO0
the logo stork delivers them. Some should be aborted but some are so cute you gotta keep um.
- monospaced0
most of them are rubbish
- scarabin0
they're stolen by printers
- qoob0
It's not legal. Call the police.
- _me_0
the amount of times i've had to download logos from botw after asking, begging and pleading dumbass agencies and clients throughout the job is insane.
that site is a godsend.
- <dbloc
- +1!ali
- Never ceases to amaze me how hard it can be for a client to supply their OWN vector logo.ali
- +1Glitterati_Duane
- +1 definite timesaverMr_Right
- +10doesnotexist
- +100duckseason
- +∞fooler
- Me too but I only ask once.CyBrainX
- uan0
Disclaimer, that's how it's legal:
"Downloading this artwork you agree to the following:
The above logo design and the artwork you are about to download is the intellectual property of the copyright and/or trademark holder and is offered to you as a convenience for lawful use with proper permission from the copyright and/or trademark holder only. You hereby agree that you agree to the Terms of Use and that the artwork you download will be used for non-commercial use without infringing on the rights of the copyright and/or trademark holder and in compliance with the DMCA act of 1998. Before you use or reproduce this artwork in any manner, you agree to obtain the express permission of the copyright and/or trademark holder. Failure to obtain such permission is a violation of international copyright and trademark laws subject to specific financial and criminal penalties.
I Agree"- They are covering themselves in a general sense, but it might not be necessary in most cases.CyBrainX
- bored2death0
I've downloaded a lot of logos from there. Most are clearly NOT original files. They are usually very poorly recreated.
- sabatizer0
I've recommended before that clients use BOTW as a resource for the 90% of people who just need a logo. If they upload logos and police the site often to ensure only the current and official artwork is up, and give plenty of info on usage and where to download guidelines or ask questions if would help out the long-tail of logo users. Keep the corporate brand site for official partners, agencies, etc. That said, I've never had a client take me up on it. Too many risks that could cost someone their job. Many prefer to track usage via a brandsite logs or are just too concerned with security.
Anyway the biggest drawback is wrong, poorly drawn and out dated logos. SO many logos on there are incorrect or old, use the wrong color, etc. Another drawback is people download and use the right logo, the right way, but for the wrong reasons. (i.e. I'm pitching your company, so I built a powerpoint template that looks like it's from your company. <- that actually happens a lot.)
Some companies have fears about people misusing logos to be critical of the company, or misusing logos for security issues (printing their own stationery to write "official" letters, biz cards/badges, uniforms, etc to commit fraud, etc.)
Anyway I think the good outweighs the bad. If someone really wants your logo they'll find it another way. Side note - another good resource for logos: sometimes companies embed vector artwork in their PDFs: try googling the brand name and filetype:pdf
- see_thru0
Woah...I'm gonna steal me that Judaic Scientology logo...
...not