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The DOs and DON'Ts of epic logo fails

Some of the best and worst, right here. (Possibly NSFW.)

DESIGNING A LOGO is a tricky task for any company starting out. However, following these simple guidelines should help you avoid going viral with a horrendous logo fail.

DO: Give your logo a human face

The most brilliant logo design ever. - Imgur Imgur Imgur

DON’T: Make that face look like this

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From Polish satellite firm Mont-Sat.

DO: Make use of ‘negative space’ to paint a picture

pittsburgh-zoo-and-ppg-aquarium-logo-large Wordpress Wordpress

DON’T: Make use of ‘negative space’ to paint the wrong picture

11-hilarious-weird-logos-junior-jazz-dance-classes Oddballdaily Oddballdaily

DO: Include a risqué reference for publicity

camel tow Facebook Facebook

DON’T: Do this by accident

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DO: Be playful with your font

eight-logo Wordpress Wordpress

DON’T: Let your font play any unintended tricks

megaflicks Photobucket Photobucket

DO: Include a clever ‘double vision’ effect

this logo blew my mind - Imgur Imgur Imgur

DON’T: Get this horribly wrong

As in this former logo of Brazil’s Institute of Oriental Studies – a pagoda against the setting sun. Or something else.

DO: Include a tongue-in-cheek reference to pop culture

'WTF' Church Sign - Sacrilege or Good Marketing? 965kvki 965kvki

DON’T: Make everyone uncomfortable

80560032 Ebaumsworld Ebaumsworld

DO: Include hidden details

Just noticed the bear and fish in the logo! - ImgurSource: Imgur See the bear on the Toblerone mountain?

DON'T: Include hidden details by accident

panda logo boredpanda boredpanda

DO: Make your product name look like something relevant

tostitos-logo-large Wordpress Wordpress

DON'T: Make your product name look like something else entirely

logo-fail-a-style boredpanda boredpanda

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    Nov 24th 2020, 2:35 PM

    Under level5 lockdowns if people stay home they will average 1500 steps per day walking around the house. People should do 10k steps per day. When attending work people typically put up 3000 to 5000 from that activity if the work is non laborious. Now that would be reduced to 1500. This is a real problem. You are short 8.5k steps. To achieve this you need to walk 3km twice a day or walk 6km in one go. Nephet should be giving this advice but now you know it. Get out and start walking. Get 6km to 7km of walking per day to ensure your health is not another victim of this coronavirus. Do it. Start walking today.

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    Nov 24th 2020, 2:16 PM

    March 2021 even

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    Nov 24th 2020, 2:15 PM

    March 2021 even

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    Nov 24th 2020, 2:17 PM

    I presume the headline should read 2021 not 2020

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    Nov 24th 2020, 2:16 PM

    March 2021 even

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    Nov 24th 2020, 2:32 PM

    @wee: When?

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    Nov 24th 2020, 2:20 PM

    Hopefully it won’t be needed around late Feb/March once the vulnerable start getting vaccinated en masse, This extension just gives comfort to those who will be signing off and returning to work in December.

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    Nov 24th 2020, 2:51 PM

    @David Lee: unlikely. None of the vaccines have met EMA approval, and that won’t happen till the end of December for the first lot. The first batches will be few in number, so vulnerable people won’t even start to be vaccinated by then. At that point you can expect some of our frontline workers to be vaccinated, but that’s about it.

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    Nov 24th 2020, 2:25 PM

    I’m not sure about taxing the PUP but the way they have set up how they are going to tax the TWSS is all wrong. It forces employees who were working to take a pay cut.

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    Nov 24th 2020, 6:26 PM

    @mikeinclon: have we not been over this ? You’re only looking for attention

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    Nov 24th 2020, 2:17 PM

    What about the EWSS?

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    Nov 24th 2020, 9:59 PM

    Great, so the people still waiting for the errors that occurred with the PUP since March will be waiting until at least next April for it to be rectified.

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    Nov 24th 2020, 2:43 PM

    March 2021

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