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Book SynopsisFrom noted graphic designer and logo expert George Bokhua,
Principles of Logo Design presents essential techniques and examples for developing and refining logos and other visual marks, including the use of grids and other geometric shapes to achieve classic proportions.
Table of ContentsPreface
Chapter 1
General Concepts
Are Logos Just Logos?
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Rule or No Rule?
Less is More?
Modernism in Design
Chapter 2
Types of Logo Designs
Pictorial Marks
Letterforms
Abstract Marks
Wordmarks
Monograms
Negative Space Marks
Logo System
Pictograms
Patterns as Identity Elements
Chapter 3
Visual Matters
Gradients
Color Gradiation Simplified
Shade Gradiation with Strokes
Light and Shading
Shading of Hemisphere
Light and Shading on Simple Marks
Chiaroscuro in Logo Design
Logo Visibility
Graphic Device
Black on White vs. White on Black
Same-sized Look
Bone Effect
Bone Effect in Logo Design
Overshoot
Balancing
Visual Paradoxes
Types of Visual Paradoxes
Impossible Figures
Impossible Figures and Logo Design
Motion-Illusion
Ambiguous Forms
Symmetry vs. Asymmetry
Solid vs. Line
Sharp vs. Round
Pattern as a Design Element
Dimension
Dialectical Approach
Composition
Experimentation and Accidents
Copying vs. Imitation
Client Relations
Real-life Objects as Aids
Chapter 4
Design Process
Concepting
Mood Boarding
Sketching
The Initial Stage
The Refinement Stage
The Fine-Tuning Stage
Execution
Gridding
Gridding Complex Forms
Type Lockup
Chapter 5
Presentation
Brand Guidelines
Logo Uses Guidelines
Primary Colors and Secondary Colors
Typography
Grids
Graphic Devices
Stationary
Pricing
Design Studio
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Index
