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The Danger of Simplicity

Web design - 15/7/2006 at 13:58 CET

I was always a fan of keeping it simple when it comes to design. So when I was creating a logo for a project of mine, I wanted to make a clear and simple logo, with a clear and simple message. That was pretty much achieved, I believe.

The logo communicates the message, which is related to building, creating, foundation, basis, groundwork and so on. Mission accomplished, more or less. The danger was obviously in the simplicity of the logo. Surely, someone out there would, or already has, come up with a similar idea. I was willing to take the risk at the time.

In the meantime, months have passed, and we haven’t made much progress with the project. Earlier today, I came across Newshutch, a web-based RSS aggregator. Their logo is obviously very similar to the one I made.

What are your thoughts on this? Should I keep the logo? Or should I get back to the drawing boards?

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Using the Logo as a Link to the Homepage

Web design - 6/7/2006 at 23:15 CET

In recent times, using the logo as a link back to the homepage has become the default way of handling the issue. Web designers use this method without thinking about it much, because everyone does it. They wrap the A element around the IMG element, and that does the trick. Maybe, but maybe not. While I think the method itself isn’t necessarily bad, using it does raise some usability questions. –Read the rest of this post–

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