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Graphic Design, Referenced: A Visual Guide to the Language, Applications, and History of Graphic Design / 2009, Rockport.

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no.

by armin

Avid UCllc reader Bill Dawson is sticking it to the man. More specifically, he just filed suit against Nu Image, Millennium Films, and Technicolor Creative Services for logo theft. The story in short: Millenium asked Technicolor to design a logo, Technicolor hired Bill to design some logos, Bill showed the logos to Millenium, Millenium said “thanks, but no thanks”, a few months later the logo that Bill designed showed up in the trailer for Conan the Barbarian. Bill is seeking at least $200,000 in damages for copyright infringement and breach of contract. This should scare some clients into not being douche bags.

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11.02.2011

no.

by plamen

So now there’s an identity for Occupy Wall Street.

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11.02.2011

no.

by armin

A gallery of covers of Fact:, designed by Herb Lubalin. So hot. Here is an excerpt from our own Graphic Design, Referenced:

Through an influential partnership between Ralph Ginzburg and Herb Lubalin, three distinct magazines were published in the 1960s: Eros, Fact:, and Avant Garde. […] Fact:, as its name implies, sought to set the record straight and expose hidden truths. First published in 1964, Fact:’s design approach was directly related to budgetary constraints; they often commissioned a single illustrator for all of the articles in one issue for a flat fee. With the use of limited colors and bold headlines, often set in serif typefaces, a minimalist elegance was accomplished that stood apart from the competing publications of the time. In its first year, Ginzburg was sued for defamation by then Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, a conflict he lost after several years. Ginzburg’s financial payout forced him to cease publication of Fact:, but his determination was not entirely dampened.

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11.02.2011