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LogoLounge

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LogoLounge
Company typePrivate
IndustryCorporate/Brand Identity Design
Founded2002
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Bill Gardner, Founder
Brian Miller, Co-founder
Troy Tabor, Co-founder
Gail Leis, Partner
Anne Hellman, Co-Author, Editor
Catharine Fishel, Co-Author
Websitelogolounge.com

LogoLounge is a research and networking tool for graphic designers who create corporate identities, or logos.

Members can search the database by keywords provided by the originator, or according to such criteria as designer, color, shape, symbol, client, etc. Members also bookmark and organize favorite designs in “Collections,” read articles pertaining to the graphic design industry, and connect with other members.[1]

History

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LogoLounge launched in 2002 and was created from a need for an efficient way to find reference material for logos. The site's founder is corporate identity designer Bill Gardner, president of Gardner Design in Wichita, Kansas.[2][3][4]

LogoLounge Books

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Logos submitted to LogoLounge are considered for publication in the affiliated book series Each book features the most recent top 2,000 logos selected by industry judges and organized according to trends and keywords.[5] As of 2018, LogoLounge Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, and Master Library Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4 have been published by Rockport Publishers. Book 9 was published by HOW Publishing, and Book 10 and all future books will be published by Indicia Press[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "11 Brilliant Resources for Logo Designers". Creative Bloq. 24 May 2017.
  2. ^ GardnerDesign.com.. Retrieved 2019, December 27
  3. ^ "Featured Business Person: Bill Gardner". Bizjournals.com. 6 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Logolounge Volume 6". NoxCreative.com. 6 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Logolounge V. 6". NoxCreative.com. 6 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Indicia Press". Indicapress. 6 January 2020.
  7. ^ "100+ Must Have Graphic Design Resources". Courtright Design. 6 January 2020.
  8. ^ "National Branding Expert Bill Gardner Launches Third International Design and Branding Book: Logolounge 3". Globalnewswire. 6 February 2007.