THE ORIGIN OF THE LOGO—FROM 1100 AD TO 3-D TODAY

From 1100 A.D., the Viking “Ubsbrecht” logo on their swords. Today— 3-D logo’s and animation can be done very affordably to make your website POP!

One of the earliest known “logos” was by a Scandinavian craftsman who produced the"Ubsbrecht"—the first double-edged sword used by the Vikings (ouch! picture). Embossed across the length of the sword, it became a “brand” that the Vikings became associated with—plenty proof of that!

Today—with the advent of computers and software, graphic artists are able to do 3-D logos as well as animating them (pictured above).

You may see animated version of our logo at www.ondemandadvertisingsolutions.com.

Here’s a fun, history of the logo post from our friends at British Design Experts. Enjoy!

http://visual.ly/history-logo-design

If you'd like more great advertising ideas and tips--CLICK HERE and subscribe to our FREE monthly Marketing & Business Update e-newletter!

If you like this post--please "follow" us and share with your friends!

Comments

Million-Dollar $ecrets To Getting New Customers--Dean Blay, Mr. Remodeler

"John...the ad ain't drawin' flies..." Dean...what happened this time last year? "The ad didn't draw flies.." Then what happened the following month? "Well...we did get more sales..." For over twelve years I worked with one of Kansas City's best-loved home remodelers', Mr. Remodeler, Dean Blay. Dean had voiced his own radio ads on our classical station, a music of your life station and several newstalk stations. Sadly--his voice was silenced this past July due to his death. But Dean Blays' memory and radio ads will long be remembered. Dean had a deep...slow delivery and country accent when he read his radio ads. When I first started to work with his advertising--he would give us a cassette tape from his Phone Mate machine with his ad on it. He was too nervous to record in our studio! When he finally did come to our production room, we turned on the reel tape recorder and left the room so our engineer wouldn't mak

Have Marketers Put Too Much Emphasis on The Benefits of Social Media?

Is it me...or I'm I confused as to how a business that predominantly caters to 15-30 year olds can be worth $13 billion? That's one suggested valuation of Twitter heading in to their IPO. What's more--as they begin to add advertising popping up on their Tweets and Tweeters--how can I, as a potential investor know what kind of revenue they can produce to justify their valuation? What's more--what kind of sales can I expect from that age demographic? Granted, that age demographic probably Tweets more than the rest of us--but can the advertising investment be justified considering their disposable income? If I sell cars to the 18-34 year old crowd--are they really going to Tweet their best friend at the moment the test drive ends and ask if they should buy it or not (according to one posts' theory)? Surely, we all want advice from our friends in the purchase of certain items--but have marketers over-emphasized the benefits of using social media

Million-Dollar $ecrets To Getting More Customers--Dick Ray, The Master Plumber

"In order to do it right--you'd have to get a backhoe and dig up a ten foot section of the front yard...remove the pipe and replace it with a new section. Or...you could hire a guy like me to do it. And I'm not cheap..." I'd come to know Dick Ray Jr. through handling his father's advertising account on our classical radio station back in the 80's. Owners of Shawnee Mission Plumbing, Heating & Cooling since the 50's--their quality service and reputation are unmatched by many competitors in the Kansas City market. Today, Dick Ray Jr. continues that quality since his parents passing years ago. What distinguished their advertising--was the familiar voice that intro'd all of their ads...."This is Dick Ray the master plumber..." In a casual midwestern drawl , he'd meticulously talk about his time in the Navy, the quality of products they carry--and the fact that nobody...BUT NOBODY has more parts on his truck, than Di

Search This Blog