In a follow up to my previous post regarding the limit on creativity, I came across a great post about colour in the design world. Can colour be owned? In one word, yes. If you have ever taken a look at a colour swatch book you will know there are seemingly endless amounts of options, but those options are quickly becoming limited. For example: The colour magenta is fully owned by T-mobile. Is this for real? Yes. Deutsche Telekom, parent company to T-mobile, has the full rights to the colour and has taken legal action against a book-on-demand publisher, and the above logo, engadget mobile for the use of it. What's Next? Think about some of the great brands of the world. Think about the colours associated with them. What happens if all of these colours get trademarked? Forget about coming up with new ...

Browse. Buy. Download. That is Brandstack's idea of a perfect logo design process. People can go to this popular site to browse logos that are for sale by designers. Many people use this site as a place to put up logos that they have completed for fun or on a whim when an idea came into their heads, while others design for the purpose of selling designs on the site. Why hire a single freelance logo designer when you can search through thousands of pre-made ones online? Pricing start as low as $250, a very reasonable budget for a new company looking for an image and top out at $210,000. I can only image that people willing to spend that type of money on a logo will be looking elsewhere, but alas, they do exist. Fellow blogger Selvin Ortiz has compiled a handful ...

Good logos are simple and nothing is more simple than a geometric shape. Below are 25 of the most famous and most inspiring logos that make use of a square. Some of these logos use a stylized square as a graphical element, some use it as a simple square to enforce dominance. The simplicity of these logos is what makes them memorable. If you come across any more that you think are exceptional, please link to them in the comments. Take a look at 50 Excellent Circular Logos at Web Designer Depot, the inspiration for this post.

Maybe I just watch too much Sports Center, but I'm slowly getting tired of the logos of some major sports teams. The Cleveland Browns, for example, don't even have a logo. I have collected the following logos that have been done in honor of some major professional sports teams - these logos are not in use, although some of them definitely should be. I will also say, without a doubt, this Vancouver Canucks logo is probably the best sports logo I have ever seen - see the discussions about it here. Vancouver Canucks New Jersey Devils Dallas Stars Tampa Bay Lightning Toronto Maple Leafs Colorado Avalanche Florida Panthers Nashville Predators Detroit Red Wings Philadelphia Flyers Buffalo Sabers Chicago Blackhawks Detroit Lions Oakland Raiders Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Timberwolves New York Mets Take a look at some more hockey logos at PuckDrawn.com - some of you Leaf fans may be surprised by how good these options look.