Category Archives: Portugal

The Black + White Test | Serrated doppelgängers [1]

Posted on January 5, 2016 by dianhasan

Seasoned graphic designers have an effective tool to test logo designs, to avoid any similarities with existing designs – via the Black & White Test. It’s a fast and easy way to see how their logs stack up against whatever’s … Continue reading →

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Logo + Corporate Identity | Geometric doppelgängers [8]

Posted on December 17, 2013 by dianhasan

Montiterras Civil, Urban and Industrial Construction Co., Lisbon, Portugal; Kajima Corporation, Japan, and their US subsidiary.  To see the related “Geometric exploration doppelgängers [4]”, and “Geometric exploration [7]“, please click here. The art of capturing an entire company’s ideas, ethos, knowledge and the … Continue reading →

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Logo + Corporate Identity | Geometric doppelgängers [7]

Posted on December 17, 2013 by dianhasan

Ingénieur Manager Program, from  l’École Polytechnique de Montréal (Montreal Polytechnic), Canada; Montiterras Civil, Urban and Industrial Construction Co., Lisbon, Portugal; Kajima Corporation, Japan, and their US subsidiary To see the related “Geometric exploration doppelgängers [5]”, please click here. The art of capturing an entire company’s ideas, … Continue reading →

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Logo + Corporate Identity | Red heart doppelgängers

Posted on October 4, 2013 by dianhasan

Guimarães 2012, European City of Culture, Guimarães, Portugal; Blood Watch, a public healthcare program from NSW Government, Australia; Logo Design Finalist for UK Customer Experience Awards 2013, UK.  To see the related blog post “Blob and free form doppelgängers” please click here. The … Continue reading →

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Logo + Corporate Identity | What language does your circle speak? [3]

Posted on January 15, 2013 by dianhasan

Logos and Corporate Identity are all about communicating messages through Signs and Symbols. What message and how it’s communicated has much to do with culture. Take, for example, a simple circle, it may carry different meanings. Universally it may mean … Continue reading →

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Logo & Corporate Identity | Flowers galore. Inspired by Nature [3]

Posted on January 8, 2013 by dianhasan

   Prima Banka, Private Commercial Bank, Bratislava, Slovakia; Aloha Airlines, a Hawaii, USA-based defunct airline; Citizens Bank & Trust, Chillicothe, MO, USA; QNB Capital, a Qatar National Bank Subsidiary Co., Qatar, UAE; Millward Brown, a global company focused on brands, … Continue reading →

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Logo + Corporate Identity | Logo morphing

Posted on January 8, 2013 by dianhasan

It’s always a pleasant surprise to find other bloggers who follow logos and corporate identity as incessantly as I am. So just for shits and giggles (to borrow an expression that my teenage sons often use), I’m posting Logo Transformations … Continue reading →

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Logo & Corporate Identity | Folded origami doppelgängers [1]

Posted on November 5, 2012 by dianhasan

Capital Partners, Financial Consultants, Australia; Albertini Addiction, concept logo created by Gomi Design; Liberis, concept design logo for a Portuguese Medical and Esthetic Tourism Facility in Tunisia (designed by burokratik) The art of capturing an entire company’s ideas, ethos, knowledge and the … Continue reading →

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Logo & Corporate Identity | Folded ribbon doppelgängers [2]

Posted on November 1, 2012 by dianhasan

Distrilog Group, Belgium; Citizen Bank & Trust, Van Buren, Arkansas; Portugal-based Millenium BCP Bank (formerly Banco Comercial Português).  To see Folded ribbon doppelgängers [1], please click here.  The art of capturing an entire company’s ideas, ethos, knowledge and the future in one logo and corporate … Continue reading →

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Logo & Corporate Identity | Ribbons unite! Separated at birth?

Posted on April 11, 2011 by dianhasan

If you think logos and corporate identity and any other brand logos are truly original these days… think again. There’s plenty company, the world over. Whether doppelgängers, look-alikes, wannabes, copies, or plain plagiarism, similarities abound. Sheer coincidence? Or copycats? Hey, in … Continue reading →

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