Logo Archive

You saw this tweet, right? Evidence that the Medium, AirBNB, Flipbook and Beats logos have all been design conclusions from previous minds, as far back as 1971. I don't think anyone ripped anyone else off, I think sometimes similar minds end up in the same place.

With that in mind, it's fascinating to browse this BP&O Logo Archive; a repository of simple logo marks from decades past. It's not difficult to imagine something like this ending up on some outdoor gear, or this calling your attention to a new-fangled CDN.

As Austin Kleon and Kirby Ferguson remind us; artists steal and everything is a remix. Hard to deny looking at the evidence.