Where publishers get their logos

[Brian Clegg]

Facebook has kindly reminded my that it was one year ago that I discovered that my publisher, Icon Books, shares a logo with a loo.

 

[Karen Gray]

*cough* fire the graphic designer and hire a better one *cough*

 

[Alistair Roberts]

I think I *cough* know one, could even *cough* be around here

 

[Jennifer Stone]

*cough, cough* Excuse me, I'm coming down with something. It's Gray's Fever

 

[Karen Gray]

I think I *cough* know one, could even *cough* be around here

*cough, cough* Excuse me, I'm coming down with something. It's Gray's Fever

*Snigger*

 

[Brian Clegg]

To be fair, I quite like the Icon logo. But the parallel is rather amusing. But if you want to offer your services to Icon, Karen, I think you should take a pack of cough sweets with you...

 

[Karen Gray]

To be fair, I quite like the Icon logo. But the parallel is rather amusing. But if you want to offer your services to Icon, Karen, I think you should take a pack of cough sweets with you...

Haha!

I don't mind it either actually, though it is bad design not to research before handing something to a client and I'll wager the one on the loo has been there longer, though maybe it hasn't and it is a complete coincidence
I think it would be better if it was obviously book related, which it isn't but I see the thinking behind the design, like how from the dot the expanding black signifies the arc of vision which covers the text, so it is effective

 

[James Marinero]

It could be the result of viral marketing...

 

[Emurelda]

There's a fine line between logos and loos...well a squiggly one called 'g'.

 

[Nicole Wilson]

Well there's a fine line between logos and loos...well a squiggly one called 'g'.

LOL

 

[Jason Byrne]

I see also that that restroom is for pine trees — second row from the bottom, right side...

 

[Bernard Stacey]

I see also that that restroom is for pine trees — second row from the bottom, right side...

When a pine's gotta cone, it's gotta cone...

 

[Jason Byrne]

When a pine's gotta cone, it's gotta cone...

CONED!!!