Every month, Brandstack will recognize logos which exhibit particular badassedness. Is that a real word? At Brandstack, it is. Scroll down to see why…
This is our first go at this and we have to admit it wasn’t easy narrowing down the designs we felt deserved this honor. We take this sort of thing very seriously and put quite a bit of thought into choosing which designs belong here. It was even more difficult deciding who deserved top billing — the king of the month, so to speak. So without further ado, here are the Badass Logos of the Month for January 2010, starting with the best.
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You know we have a Premium membership—right? Well, we do but it seems it’s a bit of a secret. We need your help making it better. We like to think we’re always taking steps to improve Brandstack for our loyal users. When you tell us you want to see something new, we listen close. When you say you want to see less of something, we listen… even though it hurts at times. 
We’ve been looking at several new features and plans for our Premium Sellers, but we need your feedback to make it GREAT! So.. Let your fingers do the talking and get to clicking! Help shape Brandstack by telling us what the new Premium Seller Memberships should look like.
It is the time of year where we like to do something special for our designers. That isn’t to say that we aren’t always trying to provide something special for you, as I think you might have noticed from our constant efforts to get our site working in your favor. It is with that in mind that we bring you B.A.C.O.N.: Building Art & Creativity Over Nations.
So what exactly is BACON? BACON is our way of giving you the opportunity to show off as designers within the context of selling your designs on Brandstack and maybe break through some of the creative block you’re fighting. We will provide you a specific theme, you’ll design with that theme in mind, and the design which gets the most springs will wins. (If you remember IncSplosion… this is a better, updated version. To be perfectly clear, the pig ate IncSplosion!)
What do you get if you win? Pride. You’ll also get a free month of Premium Seller membership, the very prestigious BACON badge on your design and on your profile, and a spot in the BACON Hall of Fame.
How do you participate? What are the rules? OK, I’ve got you covered.
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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:
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We just thought we’d send out a little reminder that we’re giving away two $100 gift cards on this here blog. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, please go here.
I’m beginning to suspect that with all the spam out there in social media land, the turnout for this contest has been a bit inhibited, but I can assure you there is no catch or risk in entering to win. We just encourage you guys to stick around and see what our company is about, but no pressure.
I don’t know how many times people have come up to me on the street and said, “Pablo, is that $100 gift card thing legit?” And after I get over the shock of a complete stranger somehow knowing my name, I tell them, “Yes, guy, this thing is totally real and I encourage you to participate. Bye.”
I fancy myself a facilitator of information. And right now I’m facilitating that there are two $100 gift cards for the taking and the having. If you have reservations about spreading the word to your friends because you’re afraid they might think you’re a spammer, tell them, “HEY! I’m no spammer,” and toss your scarf over your shoulder and walk away. You don’t need friends like that anyway. OR just direct them to this blog post and allay their fears. That’s the nice way to handle it, I suppose.
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I just realized that I haven’t really introduced myself since arriving at Brandstack. Yes, I answered that questionnaire, and I’ve since posted on this blog, but you guys don’t really know who I am.
So let me hip you to what a Pablo G is. Pablo G is defined in the dictionary as a man on a mission. Not a goal-driven quest mission, but rather one of those Pueblan church-looking building thingies where people try to convert heathens. I stand on top of those things. So, naturally, Brandstack, which makes its home in the Alamo city was a good place for me to set up shop.
I was born in the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas and am the self-proclaimed whitest Hispanic in the contiguous U.S. (I can’t really keep tabs on what’s going on in Alaska or Hawaii). I am an honors communications graduate of a university here in the city that I’d rather not name because I hate them, but I assure you that I totally know what I’m doing despite them.
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It was decided between Graham of Pear Analytics and myself that we will be having a beard-off.
What’s a beard-off? It’s only the best thing ever. We realized in the office that the both of us are quite formidable facial hair growers, as evidenced by Graham’s Twitter avatar and by my affinity for the film Teen Wolf.
On August 6th, there was a shave restriction put into effect. We will now see who can grow the fullest beard the fastest. Luckily, we had both happened to shave that morning around our goatees so we have a fair start. The winner will get all the free hair they could ever want. The loser will be ground up into a fine paste and fed to himself. Yeah, we haven’t quite worked out all the logistics yet, but when we do… paste!
Most people think growing a beard is really simple. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication. There’s a lot of blood and sweat involved — sometimes tears. We’re going to be pushing our bodies to the limits all for your amusement.
The original plan was to have a BEAR-off, on account of the economy. That extra letter was going to really cost us, but we’re all free spirits here, so we let our hair down and went for it. I’m excited. We’ll keep you posted on how it’s going here and on Twitter (also through #beardoff).
Let the best man win.
Beard-Off: Minute 1, Day 1
“I need to start winning some tennis games so I can get some respect around here.” -Wes Wilson
The Wii Sports tennis matches have hit a fever pitch in the Brandstack office. Wait, let me try that again. The Wii Sports tennis matches have hit a fever serve in the Brandstack office. I’m so clever. What we’ve learned is that if you don’t bring it on the court, you lose all clout in the office. Wes learned this the hard way today when he dropped a couple matches to Pear Analytics’ Ryan Kelly and our very own Robert McGuire.
Ryan v. Wes
Over the past couple of weeks we added two new folks to the Brandstack Team! They’re both working on a fun new projects hitting Brandstack in the coming months and helping build the designer community we started over a year ago.
To introduce the Brandstack world to Pablo, we asked him a few straight forward questions. Here are his answers:
Q: In less than 8 words: Where are you from? What do you enjoy? What do you want?
A. In less than eight words I… oh crap.
Q: So honestly, how annoyed are you by the music in the office?
A. You’re lucky I grew up in the 90s. Plus, there’s always headphones.
Q: Have you ever seen anyone taller than Ryan Kelly (@pearanalytics) in person… seriously?
A. Do NBA players count? No, right? Then, no. I’m actually in the process of hiring some Sherpas to lead an expedition to the peak of Mt. Kelly. If I don’t make it back alive, tell my kids I died doing what I loved.
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Over the past couple of weeks we added two new folks to the Brandstack Team! They’re both working on a fun new projects hitting Brandstack in the coming months and helping build the designer community we started over a year ago. To introduce the Brandstack world to Sydney, we asked her a few straight forward questions. Here are her answers:
Q: In less than 8 words: Where are you from? What do you enjoy? What do you want?
A: Navy brat, most family from South or Colorado, Irish/Scottish descent …Enjoy: Music, reading, writing ATVs, horseback riding.
Q: So honestly, how annoyed are you by the music in the office?
A: I’m not annoyed at all by the music in the office. Having A.D.D. I need background noise; and thankfully, it’s all music that I like and grew up with.
Q: Have you ever seen anyone taller than Ryan Kelly (@pearanalytics) in person… seriously?
A: Yes, but only one. I went to school with a kid that was 6’8.
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