Negative space when used effectively can be stunning. Cleverly subtle yet powerfully direct, it is a technique that can take a good idea and make it transcendent. One of the better examples of a simple implementation of negative space which says a lot is the FedEx logo.
How long did it take you before you noticed the arrow? One of the signs of a good negative space design is one in which the design does not suffer if the negative space element goes unnoticed.
Some of our sellers on Brandstack are particularly adept at incorporating negative space into their designs. Here are some of our favorite examples of negative space logo designs on Brandstack:
Stay tuned to Brandstack tomorrow for more negative space logo design fun we have planned.
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I simply loooove negative spaces usage in logos… It’s really close to art..
I am always impressed when I see these logos with clever negative space usage. If I have to choose 3 of these … I admire Fedex (as the king of negative space logos), Horror films and Piano forrest … but, it is unfair little bit, most of all logos selected here are great pieces of hard work and deserves attention. Oh BTW thanks for featuring my WAVE logo.
The newer A&E logo is one of my favorites…
http://www.aetv.com/
Nice list here. Thanks for sharing.
Sweet – I really love these kind of logo’s. They’re really well designed.
Thanks a lot for the inspiration! Also, you forgot the “Toblerone” logo – it’s pretty great with using the negative space too!
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All of these logos are great, it’s hard to pick any favorites! The use of negative space when done well always seems to look very professional and slick, without compromising on creativity and style.
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Nice work. Thanks for the post. Trevor
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thanks for featuring my “exhaust”..^_^
Oh tanks! Big joy and respect, that I may be here. (Fish and Bird)
This post is great idea! Good luck for everybody!
I’m a huge fan of effective negative space logos as well, thanks for all the feedback! If you haven’t seen already, we just announced the first BACON Awards where the theme is negative space. Give it a shot! http://brandstack.com/blog/2009/12/01/bacon-awards/
great collection
thank you
Thank you for the post. I think the Design Swan logo is my favorite but they are all really nice. I agree also about the A&E logo. The use of negative space there is pretty strong.
Thanks again!
Kristin
VERY nice! I have a client who wants to rebrand her band. I’m sending this to her right now. Many thanks! P.
this post puts me in a positive space.
This is a really great collection of logos! Thanks so much for sharing!
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Some of those logos are just the sex. Negative space logos can often be so much more appealing and memorable – even if you don’t see what’s going on.
Your brain tells you there’s something sexy about it, even if your eyes don’t see it.
I remember when someone first pointed out the arrow in the FedEx logo. Now everytime I look at it, it’s the first thing I see.
great collection !!!
Very nice collection, thanks for posting
Great collection! Almost every logo presented here plays tricks to the eyes.
Very impressive and inspiring. Thanks for creating the collection.
33 very cool, well done logos in here. Glad to see one of mine made it! Congrats to all the other designers.
I am big fan of negative space logos….I think everyone is. I loved this collection and used added some of these logos in one of my latest post
“40 Logo Designs with negative beauty – An interesting trick!!”
http://www.logoblog.org/wordpress/interesting-negative-space-logos/
You will get bulk of other negative logos to enjoy here…thnks
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One of my favorites is Big Ten, which expanded to include 11 schools: http://www.bigten.org/
wonerful job, i liked it, thanks for posting these logos.
I love how you started out with the FedEx. I mean… how could you not. However, and maybe its just me, but the Pingo logo with the Penguins is a stretch for this list. The Penguins look to scary and creepy for me to even look for the negative space. Just my thoughts.
I like also the VIROM’s logo – http://www.virom.ro – a logo designed for a Romanian company specialized in building reinforced concrete structures for large scale projects. The “V” letter encompasses the shape of a lead pendulum -a tool used to verify the verticality of structures, from ancient times (http://imgs.tootoo.com/f4/f8/f4f8beb885ace5802b7c916fc1584a3c.jpg).
Wonderful job again .. thanks buddy logos are just amazing
Beautiful. This is the best list of negative space logos I’ve seen online. All are subtle and elegant, exactly what a good logo should be.
Great examples! Wonderful job
Excellent collection of logos you have here! I really like this blog very much!
Thanks for sharing!
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Great,,, These every logos have unique creativity.. Every logos are best.. Thanks for sharing..
Thanks for sharing! Haven’t seen most of the logos around before but they are so simple and yet unique.
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