Los Logos 4 (v. 4) [Hardcover]

R. Klanten (Author), H. Hellige (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 2008

Los Logos 4 is the latest addition to Gestalten s line of books on contemporary
logo design. This compendium provides an authoritative overview of current
developments and advances in logo design, one of the most prestigious of creative
disciplines which represent the essential visual identity of brands, companies
and their philosophies.
At over 500 pages, Los Logos 4 is the largest volume to date, showcasing
a collection of contemporary logo design by bourgeoning design talent and
once again offering an essential resource for all designers. This state-of-the-art
visual encyclopaedia provides a quality selection of over 5,000 examples of stylistic
approaches by designers from around the globe. Fully indexed and structured
thematically, the book draws connections between the applications and
the fields for which they were intended.
Los Logos 4 is the perfect companion to the Logos series and an unparalleled
publication on contemporary logo design. The series has proved to be a precursor
to styles and trends in logo design and highlighted the increased relevance and
importance of the logo in the 21st Century.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 508 pages
• Publisher: Die Gestalten Verlag; Bilingual edition (September 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3899552229
• ISBN-13: 978-3899552225
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 9.6 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,684 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Too "Trendy" or Not Another Corporate Branding "How To" Design Book?, April 26, 2010

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Maksim St (Riga - Moscow) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Los Logos 4 (v. 4) (Hardcover)

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This is a book about 500+ pages of contemporary graphic and logo designs. That is pretty much about many design books-catalogues in short.

But this one is about freedom. Yes, freedom of thought, freedom of style, freedom of exploration and paradigm breaking. There are tons of logo and corporate branding books out there but this book series stands out. Presented collections of logos are hip, crude and sometimes provocative. The book celebrates graphics design as it is rather then doing something permanent. It aims at the everyday design: logos for an exhibition, a local retail or online radio station.

Content of the book is divided into categories, which are: Corporate, Culture, Design, Fashion, Motion/ Games/ Media, Music, Art/ Unclassifiable, Political and Sports. Although it could be even better if there were some details on presented graphics, because it is not obvious where is real logos, concepts, presentations or just random graphics as they scattered all together.

Such a wide range of current creativity is a great place to begin your new graphic project and to get you thinking in a variety of ways. This is a great brainstorming tool. The variety of styles helps promote new ideas and concepts. The format of the book is also working on its usability. It is bound and stitched with thick hardboard cover and has a top printing quality. This book was made to be used long time.

If you haven't got any book on logo design yet, then it will be a great to start with. But if you are in search of a breakdowns of logo designs with deep case studies, as I mentioned before, this one is not a "how to" book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Colection! Pretty similar to Los Logos 3 though ..., December 3, 2008

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Paula P. Martins "Paula Porto" (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Los Logos 4 (v. 4) (Hardcover)

The title says it all. It's a great and beautiful book, but if you have Tres Logos don't expect new references in graphics and styles.
If you have Los Logos and Dos Logos or none of them, LL4 is a totally must buy!

Congrats to Amazon! I live in Brazil and this one was the fastest delivery yet.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Los Logos 4, June 2, 2009

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Justin B. Lau "VGM" (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Los Logos 4 (v. 4) (Hardcover)

Great book. AWesome resource for logo, typography and all-around inspiration. Book was bigger than I thought. One of the best $40 investments a designer can make.