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Subject: The 15 Most Popular Text Editors for Developers

For many developers, a trusty text editor is all you need for even the most complex web applications. Whether you’re creating a site from scratch, editing a CSS file, or messing around with configuration files on the server - a good, solid text editor will do the trick just fine. Last week, over [1]600 people voted for the text editor that they felt was the best from the large set of options out in the market.

In this article, you’ll find fifteen of the most ubiquitous text editors for development as voted by you.

15. [2]SciTE



[3][4][5]SciTE download page



SciTE, an open source text editor for Windows and Linux, was originally developed to demonstrate the power of [6]Scintilla. It has since grown into a fully-featured text editor for developers. You can extend the default SciTE installation with user-generated [7]configuration files like the [8]SciTE command-line launcher (a simple Windows command-line tool for opening files in SciTE).

14. [9]EditPlus



[10][11][12]EditPlus download page

EditPlus is a Windows text editor for HTML and programming. It has syntax highlighting for HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript (among others), a built-in web browser (which they call [13]Seamless Web Browser) for previewing your work and browsing the web, and auto-completion. EditPlus isn’t free, and it costs thirty-five buckaroos for a 1-user license.

13. [14]E - TextEditor



[15][16][17]E - TextEditor download page

E - TextEditor, or just called E, is [18]TextMate for Windows. It has a host of useful features that developers will appreciate such as a personal revision control system to ease the burden of managing multiple versions of a file, ultimate customization possibilities, and a collection of automated tasks to save you time and improve your productivity. Check out the [19]Keyboard Shortcuts Cheatsheet to make writing with E more efficient.

12. [20]GNU Emacs



[21][22][23]GNU Emacs download page

GNU Emacs is an open source, cross-platform (available for various distros of Linux, Mac OS X, and even Windows) text editor. Emacs is highly extensible and customizable to your particular needs and has all of the things you’d expect from a developer’s source code editor such as syntax highlighting, ability to edit plenty of file types, and the ability to broaden its features with extensions such as [24]debuggers and  [25]note managers/organizers.

11. [26]gedit



[27][28][29]gedit download page

gedit is the official open source text editor for [30]GNOME (a desktop GUI for Linux-based and Unix-based computers). It has a plethora of options and features that coders will love, including syntax highlighting for many languages, full support for UTF-8 text, remote-file editing, and file backups. It also has a very accommodating [31]plugin system that permits you to extend gedit.

10. [32]TextPad



[33][34][35]TextPad download page

TextPad is a general purpose text editor for Windows-based systems. It has plenty of features like a spell checker for 10 languages, a Warm Start feature which lets you start the program from where you left off when you last opened it, and a keystroke macro recorder for automating keystrokes (which can save you a ton of time from typing frequently-used code), and [36]lots more.

9. [37]UltraEdit



[38][39][40]UltraEdit download page

UltraEdit is a popular and powerful Windows-based text editor for developers and programmers. It has support for languages like PHP, JavaScript, Perl, C/C++, has built-in file management features, and has a notable and robust search-and-replace feature. Check out their [41]feature map to see a gallery-style presentation of UltraEdit’s features.

8. [42]Dreamweaver



[43][44][45]Dreamweaver download page

Dreamweaver is a fully-featured IDE for web designers and developers created by Adobe. Its built-in Code View is excellent for developers: it has syntax-highlighting, a very smart code-hinting/auto-completion feature, and on-they-fly syntax validation.

7. [46]Komodo Edit / [47]Komodo IDE



[48][49][50]Komodo Edit download page

Komodo Edit is an open source, cross-platform (Windows, Linux, Mac) editor for serverside languages that comes with Komodo IDE (but you can download it separately). Developers will have a great set of features in store for them in Komodo Edit, including code folding for tucking away lines of code you’re not currently working on, on-the-fly syntax checking, and the ability [51]to extend it with various plugins.

6. [52]Aptana



[53][54][55]Aptana download page

Aptana is a free, complete web development IDE that’s available as a standalone application or as an [56]Eclipse plugin. It has built-in support for popular libraries like jQuery, MooTools, and Prototype to make client-side web development easier for you.

5. [57]PSPad



[58][59][60]PSPad download page

PSPad is a freeware programmer’s editor for MS Windows. It has the ability to save sessions so that you can return to your previous set-up after you close the program, a built-in FTP client, and a text difference feature so that you can compare differences between several files.

4. [61]Vim



[62][63][64]Vim download page

Vim is an advanced text editor for Linux, Windows, and the Mac OS. It is very extensible and was designed with the principle of making text editing as efficient as possible. Many consider it to be a programmer’s text editor, and even an IDE. Vim is [65]charityware, meaning that donations to the project go to charities.

3. [66]Coda



[67][68][69]Coda download page

Coda is a web development environment for the Mac OS. It’s powerful and elegant text editor has all the features you’d expect from an application made for developers: syntax highlighting, line numbers, and auto-completion. It also has the ability for live collaboration (based on the [70]Subetha Engine) and a Clips feature which is a floating window that stores frequently used snippets automatically.

2. [71]TextMate



[72][73][74]TextMate download page

TextMate is a powerful Mac OS editor for programmers and designers. It allows you to [75]theme the interface to your preference, [76]auto completes character pairs like parenthesis and brackets, and allows you to [77]run shell commands from within a document.

1. [78]Notepad++



[79][80][81]Notepad++ download page

Garnering close to a quarter of the total votes, Notepad++ stands to be the most popular text editor for developers. Notepad++ is a free source code editor for Windows released under the GPL license. Its features are too many to mention, but among the notable ones are: macro-recording and playback for repetitive keystrokes, a powerful regular expression search-and-replace, and support for many programming languages.

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[1] <http://sixrevisions.com/contests/best-text-editor-for-developers-10-prizes-to-give-away/#comments>
[2] <http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html>
[3] <http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html>
[4] <http://images.sixrevisions.com/2009/03/27-01_scite.png>
[5] <http://www.scintilla.org/SciTEDownload.html>
[6] <http://www.scintilla.org/>
[7] <http://groups.google.com/group/scite-interest/web/extras?pli=1>
[8] <http://www.frykholm.se/scitecmd.html>
[9] <http://www.editplus.com/>
[10] <http://www.editplus.com/>
[11] <http://images.sixrevisions.com/2009/03/27-02_editplus.png>
[12] <http://www.editplus.com/download.html>
[13] <http://www.editplus.com/ss/internet.gif>
[14] <http://www.e-texteditor.com/>
[15] <http://www.e-texteditor.com/>
[16] <http://images.sixrevisions.com/2009/03/27-03_e_texteditor.jpg>
[17] <https://www.plimus.com/jsp/buynow.jsp?contractId=1646065>
[18] <http://macromates.com/>
[19] <http://www.e-texteditor.com/wiki/index.php/Cheatsheet>
[20] <http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/>
[21] <http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/>
[22] <http://images.sixrevisions.com/2009/03/27-04_emacs.png>
[23] <http://www.gnu.org/software/software.html>
[24] <http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Debuggers.html>
[25] <http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/org.html>
[26] <http://projects.gnome.org/gedit/>
[27] <http://projects.gnome.org/gedit/>
[28] <http://images.sixrevisions.com/2009/03/27-05_gedit.png>
[29] <http://ftp.acc.umu.se/pub/GNOME/sources/gedit/>
[30] <http://www.gnome.org/>
[31] <http://projects.gnome.org/gedit/plugins.html>
[32] <http://www.textpad.com/>
[33] <http://www.textpad.com/>
[34] <http://images.sixrevisions.com/2009/03/27-06_textpad.png>
[35] <http://www.textpad.com/download/index.html>
[36] <http://www.textpad.com/products/textpad/features.html>
[37] <http://www.ultraedit.com/>
[38] <http://www.ultraedit.com/>
[39] <http://images.sixrevisions.com/2009/03/27-07_ultraedit.png>
[40] <http://www.ultraedit.com/downloads/ultraedit_download.html>
[41] <http://www.textpad.com/products/textpad/features.html>
[42] <http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/>
[43] <http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/>
[44] <http://images.sixrevisions.com/2009/03/27-08_dreamweaver.png>
[45] <http://www.adobe.com/downloads/>
[46] <http://www.activestate.com/komodo_edit/>
[47] <http://www.activestate.com/komodo/>
[48] <http://www.activestate.com/komodo_edit/>
[49] <http://images.sixrevisions.com/2009/03/27-09_komodo_edit.png>
[50] <http://www.activestate.com/komodo_edit/comparison/>
[51] <http://community.activestate.com/addons>
[52] <http://www.aptana.com/>
[53] <http://www.aptana.com/>
[54] <http://images.sixrevisions.com/2009/03/27-10_aptana.jpg>
[55] <http://www.aptana.com/studio/download>
[56] <http://www.eclipse.org/>
[57] <http://www.pspad.com/en/>
[58] <http://www.pspad.com/en/>
[59] <http://images.sixrevisions.com/2009/03/27-11_pspad.png>
[60] <http://www.pspad.com/en/download.php>
[61] <http://www.vim.org/>
[62] <http://www.vim.org/>
[63] <http://images.sixrevisions.com/2009/03/27-12_vim.png>
[64] <http://www.vim.org/download.php>
[65] <http://charityware.info/>
[66] <http://www.panic.com/coda/>
[67] <http://www.panic.com/coda/>
[68] <http://images.sixrevisions.com/2009/03/27-13_coda.jpg>
[69] <http://www.panic.com/coda/>
[70] <http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaengine/>
[71] <http://macromates.com/>
[72] <http://macromates.com/>
[73] <http://images.sixrevisions.com/2009/03/27-14_textmate.png>
[74] <http://license.macromates.com/>
[75] <http://manual.macromates.com/en/themes#themes>
[76] <http://manual.macromates.com/en/working_with_text#auto-paired_characters_quotes_etc>
[77] <http://manual.macromates.com/en/shell_commands#executing_commands_filtering_text>
[78] <http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm>
[79] <http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm>
[80] <http://images.sixrevisions.com/2009/03/27-15_notepad_plusplus.png>
[81] <http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/download.php>
[82] <http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/top-five-web-design-tools/>
[83] <http://sixrevisions.com/tutorials/mootools-tutorials/how-to-auto-caption-images-using-mootools/>
[84] <http://sixrevisions.com/tools/15-free-tools-for-web-based-collaboration/>
[85] <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/SixRevisions/~4/KRWS0KuWJs0>

For many developers, a trusty text editor is all you need for even the most complex web applications. Whether you’re creating a site from scratch, editing a CSS file, or messing around with configuration files on the server - a good, solid text editor will do the trick just fine. Last week, over 600 people voted for the text editor that they felt was the best from the large set of options out in the market.

In this article, you’ll find fifteen of the most ubiquitous text editors for development as voted by you.

15. SciTE

SciTE - screen shot.SciTE download page

SciTE, an open source text editor for Windows and Linux, was originally developed to demonstrate the power of Scintilla. It has since grown into a fully-featured text editor for developers. You can extend the default SciTE installation with user-generated configuration files like the SciTE command-line launcher (a simple Windows command-line tool for opening files in SciTE).

14. EditPlus

EditPlus - screen shot.EditPlus download page

EditPlus is a Windows text editor for HTML and programming. It has syntax highlighting for HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript (among others), a built-in web browser (which they call Seamless Web Browser) for previewing your work and browsing the web, and auto-completion. EditPlus isn’t free, and it costs thirty-five buckaroos for a 1-user license.

13. E - TextEditor

E - TextEditor - screen shot.E - TextEditor download page

E - TextEditor, or just called E, is TextMate for Windows. It has a host of useful features that developers will appreciate such as a personal revision control system to ease the burden of managing multiple versions of a file, ultimate customization possibilities, and a collection of automated tasks to save you time and improve your productivity. Check out the Keyboard Shortcuts Cheatsheet to make writing with E more efficient.

12. GNU Emacs

GNU Emacs - screen shot.GNU Emacs download page

GNU Emacs is an open source, cross-platform (available for various distros of Linux, Mac OS X, and even Windows) text editor. Emacs is highly extensible and customizable to your particular needs and has all of the things you’d expect from a developer’s source code editor such as syntax highlighting, ability to edit plenty of file types, and the ability to broaden its features with extensions such as debuggers and  note managers/organizers.

11. gedit

gedit - screen shot.gedit download page

gedit is the official open source text editor for GNOME (a desktop GUI for Linux-based and Unix-based computers). It has a plethora of options and features that coders will love, including syntax highlighting for many languages, full support for UTF-8 text, remote-file editing, and file backups. It also has a very accommodating plugin system that permits you to extend gedit.

10. TextPad

TextPad - screen shot.TextPad download page

TextPad is a general purpose text editor for Windows-based systems. It has plenty of features like a spell checker for 10 languages, a Warm Start feature which lets you start the program from where you left off when you last opened it, and a keystroke macro recorder for automating keystrokes (which can save you a ton of time from typing frequently-used code), and lots more.

9. UltraEdit

UltraEdit - screen shot.UltraEdit download page

UltraEdit is a popular and powerful Windows-based text editor for developers and programmers. It has support for languages like PHP, JavaScript, Perl, C/C++, has built-in file management features, and has a notable and robust search-and-replace feature. Check out their feature map to see a gallery-style presentation of UltraEdit’s features.

8. Dreamweaver

Dreamweaver - screen shot.Dreamweaver download page

Dreamweaver is a fully-featured IDE for web designers and developers created by Adobe. Its built-in Code View is excellent for developers: it has syntax-highlighting, a very smart code-hinting/auto-completion feature, and on-they-fly syntax validation.

7. Komodo Edit / Komodo IDE

Komodo Edit - screen shot.Komodo Edit download page

Komodo Edit is an open source, cross-platform (Windows, Linux, Mac) editor for serverside languages that comes with Komodo IDE (but you can download it separately). Developers will have a great set of features in store for them in Komodo Edit, including code folding for tucking away lines of code you’re not currently working on, on-the-fly syntax checking, and the ability to extend it with various plugins.

6. Aptana

Aptana - screen shot.Aptana download page

Aptana is a free, complete web development IDE that’s available as a standalone application or as an Eclipse plugin. It has built-in support for popular libraries like jQuery, MooTools, and Prototype to make client-side web development easier for you.

5. PSPad

PSPad - screen shot.PSPad download page

PSPad is a freeware programmer’s editor for MS Windows. It has the ability to save sessions so that you can return to your previous set-up after you close the program, a built-in FTP client, and a text difference feature so that you can compare differences between several files.

4. Vim

Vim - screen shot.Vim download page

Vim is an advanced text editor for Linux, Windows, and the Mac OS. It is very extensible and was designed with the principle of making text editing as efficient as possible. Many consider it to be a programmer’s text editor, and even an IDE. Vim is charityware, meaning that donations to the project go to charities.

3. Coda

Coda - screen shot.Coda download page

Coda is a web development environment for the Mac OS. It’s powerful and elegant text editor has all the features you’d expect from an application made for developers: syntax highlighting, line numbers, and auto-completion. It also has the ability for live collaboration (based on the Subetha Engine) and a Clips feature which is a floating window that stores frequently used snippets automatically.

2. TextMate

TextMate - screen shot.TextMate download page

TextMate is a powerful Mac OS editor for programmers and designers. It allows you to theme the interface to your preference, auto completes character pairs like parenthesis and brackets, and allows you to run shell commands from within a document.

1. Notepad++

Notepad++ - screen shot.Notepad++ download page

Garnering close to a quarter of the total votes, Notepad++ stands to be the most popular text editor for developers. Notepad++ is a free source code editor for Windows released under the GPL license. Its features are too many to mention, but among the notable ones are: macro-recording and playback for repetitive keystrokes, a powerful regular expression search-and-replace, and support for many programming languages.

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Subject: 70 Excellent Logo Design Tutorials and Resources

An effective logo sets the tone and public perception of your brand, and therefore careful thought and creativity must be put into constructing it.

In this article, you’ll find a large collection of tutorials and resources on the topic of designing logos by some of the most well-respected logo designers in the industry.

Logo Design Tutorials



[1]Step-by-step logo



Designer/Author Chuck Green shows us the general process he takes when designing a logo.

[2][3]



[4]Big Bocca - Illustrative Logo



This downloadable tutorial goes through the process of designing an illustrative logo.

[5][6]

[7]Piranha’s Revenge - Illustrative Logo



Artist Von. R. Glitschka discusses his creative process for designing an illustrative logo.

[8][9]

[10]Logo Frustration



Take a peak into a real-world project to see an actual logo designer in action.

[11][12]

[13]Creating the Logo / Identity for “Blackberry Creek Community Church”



You’ll see, from start to finish, the creation of a logo for the "Blackberry Creek Community Church".

[14][15]

[16]Drawing a Good Logo



UX Developer Nathan Smith discusses his method for creating an iconic logo design.

[17][18]

[19]The process of redesigning a logo



Kristof Saelen discusses an effective course of action for updating an existing logo.

[20][21]

[22]Day 30: Designing a Logo



Learn how to create a logo design in Illustrator via this step-by-step tutorial.

[23][24]

[25]My logo design process



Graphic Designer David Airey shares his logo design process, including the very important step: the design brief.

[26]Constructing the Perfect Logo



This short tutorial goes over the general methods for constructing a logo.

[27][28]

Logo Design Galleries for Inspiration



[29]LogoPond



LogoPond is a logo design gallery where users can upload and share their logos. Members can leave comments/critiques, so it’s a helpful place for getting feedback.

[30][31]

[32]Logo Of The Day



Logo Of The Day features one logo a day picked by a [33]panel of judges.

[34][35]

[36]The Identity Archives Project



The Identity Archives Project is a searchable database of logos and brand identity designs, it’s useful for getting inspiration on particular topics such as "technology" or "web 2.0".

[37][38]

[39]Logos & Logotypes on deviantART



[40]deviantArt has a section on user-submitted [41]logos/logotypes that you can browse through for logo design inspiration.

[42][43]

[44]Logo Faves



Logo Faves is a logo design gallery that seeks to present the best logo designs. Check out their "[45]Highest Rated Logos" section to see what the top logos on the site.

[46][47]

[48]FAVEUP



FAVEUP is a design inspiration gallery that has a wonderful Logos section. Users are able to vote on designs that are featured on FAVEUP.

[49][50]

[51]Logo Galleria



Logo Galleria (currently) has over 400 logos featured in their gallery.

[52][53]

[54]LogoFury.com



LogoFury.com is a frequently updated logo design gallery featuring thousands of logos. Check out the [55]Top Rated section to see what their users like the most.

[56][57]

[58]Logospire



Logospire is a logo design gallery where users can vote on, comment on, and upload logo designs.

[59][60]

[61]LogoMoose



LogoMoose is a logo design showcase site. They have a monthly "Logo of the month" award for submitted logo designs.

[62][63]

[64]LogoSauce



LogoSauce is a logo design gallery. Check out the "[65]top 6" section to view the most popular designs on the site.

[66][67]

[68]lo8os



lo80s is a highly-categorized logo design gallery. You’ll find categories like "[69]Symbols" or "[70]Household Items" on here.

[71][72]

[73]LogoSurf



LogoSurf is part of [74]BuzzShout is a logo design aggregate that displays tons of logos in one page to reduce the number of clicks you have to perform to see logo designs.

[75][76]

[77]logoed



logoed is a blog-style logo design showcase for graphic designers that posts logos from various designers.

[78]goodlogo!com



goodlogo!com is a database of logo designs. Check out the [79]Logo Top 250 section to see the most popular logos on the site.

Logo Design Articles



[80]30 Brilliant Vector Logo Designs, Deconstructed



Graphic and web designer, [81]Chris Spooner, analyzes how one would construct the featured logo designs.

[82][83]

[84]branding firefox



Acclaimed creative team [85]Hicksdesign discusses the method in which the Firefox logo was selected.

[86][87]

[88]What Makes a Great Logo



This is an excellent article on the fundamental elements of a good logo design.

[89]how do designers create unique identities?



Logo designer and author Jeff Fisher ponders on the ways designers go about creating unique brands that stand out from the crowd.

[90]Logos with a meaning



This article on [91]creativebits examines logos that have a symbolic meaning to them, such as the FedEx logo and Sun Microsystems logo.

[92][93]

[94]5 vital logo design tips



Acclaimed graphic designer David Airey shares his tips on designing logos.

[95][96]

[97]LogoBee’s Top 10 Logo Design Tips



Logo design company, LogoBee, shares some basic things to consider when creating a logo.

[98]Color as Logo



Peter Windett discusses using color as your logo.

[99]The Five Types of Marks



This back-to-basics article discusses the five main categories of logos.

[100][101]

[102]Logos, Flags, and Escutcheons



A classic piece on logo design: Paul Rand discusses the meaning of logos and what makes it effective.

[103]What makes a good logo design?



David Airey shares his thoughts on what makes a logo design great.

[104][105]

[106]7 Logo Design Trends that have Withstood the Test of Time



Styles and trends of logos have changed throughout the years, but as this article shows, there are certain logo design elements that are as popular today as they were back in the day.

[107]The Secret Life of Symbols



Maggie Macnab discusses the history of symbols and what they mean to us as a culture.

[108]Branding Basics Create a Great Logo and Tag Line



This article shares some basic tips on creating a logo and a tag line for it.

[109]How Google Got Its Colorful Logo



[110]Wired News tells us the history of Google’s legendary logo.

[111][112]

[113]The Power of RED



This article discusses the meaning of the color red and the emotions and perceptions it invokes upon the viewer.

[114]Logo Design Revisited.



Designer [115]Dmitry Kirsanov revisits and analyses some of the logos he’s done in the past.

[116][117]

Logo Design Showcases



[118]Top 10 Rock Band Logos



[119][120]

[121]Logo Design History



[122][123]

[124]Logo Design & Branding Trends 2009



[125][126]

[127]10 handwritten logo designs



[128][129]

[130]10 Examples of Simple, Effective Logos



[131][132]

[133]20 Inspirational Logo Designs



[134][135]

[136]50+ Kick Ass Logos for Inspiration



[137][138]

[139]35 Green, Leafy Logos



[140][141]

[142]30 Dual Element Logos



[143][144]

[145]15 wonderfully simple logo designs



[146][147]

[148]The Logos of Web 2.0



A showcase of logos that have the "Web 2.0" look and feel.

Logo Design Flickr Groups



[149]Design the Logo



Design the Logo group is a popular Flickr group with over 4,000 members and 8,000 items.

[150][151]

[152]Brands, Marks & Logos



This 2,000+-member strong Flickr group showcases brands, marks, and logos from around the world.

[153][154]

[155]Identity + Logo Design



With close to a thousand members, the Identity + Logo Design group on Flicker is a great place to hang out and gather design inspiration.

[156][157]

Logo Design Books



[158]Designing Brand Identity



An excellent book on the topic of creating effective and successful strong brand identities. It also outlines strategies for maintaining your brand through time and throughout the company.

[159][160][161]

[162]Logo, Font & Lettering Bible[163]



A wonderful and pragmatic guide to working with logos. If you are new to the world of logo design and want to read about designing logos - this is a great starting point.

[164][165][166]

[167]Logo Design That Works: Secrets for Successful Logo Design



This book analyzes 100 logos to see what features makes for an effective logo design. It also examines the evolutions of popular logos throughout the years, and why changes to them were made.

[168][169][170]

[171]LogoLounge: 2,000 International Identities by Leading Designers[172]



This book is a showcase of logos from around the world. It’s a great book to have around to gather inspiration: I look through it before sketching and firing up Illustrator to get the creative juices flowing.

[173][174][175]

[176]Design Matters: Logos 01: An Essential Primer for Today’s Competitive Market[177]



This book is about designing effective logos in today’s competitive market where consumers are baraged with plenty of options. How do you stand out from the sea of other logos? Read this book to find out.

[178][179][180]

[181]30 Must-Have Logo Books



Here is a great set of books compiled by freelance graphic designer [182]Gino Orlandi.

Logo Design Blogs and Sites



[183]David Airey: Logo Design Category



David Airey has a section on his personal site that has a whole bunch of great logo design related posts.

[184][185]

[186]Logolog



Denis Radenkovic runs a weblog where each post is focused on a particular logo which is analyzed and critiqued.

[187][188]

[189]Logo Design Blog



Logo Design Blog shares news and information on logos and logo design companies.

[190][191]

[192]LogoLounge.Com



LogoLounge.Com is a site dedicated to logos and is a great hang-out for logo designers.

[193][194]

[195]Brands of the World



Brands of the World is a site that indexes the most popular, famous brands and logos around the world. Aside from using their search, you can also find designs by "[196]Author", by "[197]Country", and other sorts of filters.

[198][199]

[200]The Logo Factor



The Logo Factor is a logo design weblog that discusses news and information on designing logos.

[201][202]

[203]Brand New



Brand New is a site that shares opinions on brand identity, usually in the corporate setting.

[204][205]

[206]Logo Notions



Logo Notions is a web column by Jeff Fisher that has essays on the topic of designing logos.

[207][208]

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Leave your favorite logo design tutorials and resources, or talk about the ones above, in the comments.

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* [211]30 Excellent Resources for Graphic Design Freebies [212]


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An effective logo sets the tone and public perception of your brand, and therefore careful thought and creativity must be put into constructing it.

In this article, you’ll find a large collection of tutorials and resources on the topic of designing logos by some of the most well-respected logo designers in the industry.

Logo Design Tutorials

Step-by-step logo

Designer/Author Chuck Green shows us the general process he takes when designing a logo.

Step-by-step logo - screen shot

Big Bocca - Illustrative Logo

This downloadable tutorial goes through the process of designing an illustrative logo.

Big Bocca - Illustrative Logo - screen shot.

Piranha’s Revenge - Illustrative Logo

Artist Von. R. Glitschka discusses his creative process for designing an illustrative logo.

Piranha’s Revenge - Illustrative Logo - screen shot.

Logo Frustration

Take a peak into a real-world project to see an actual logo designer in action.

Logo Frustration - screen shot.

Creating the Logo / Identity for “Blackberry Creek Community Church”

You’ll see, from start to finish, the creation of a logo for the "Blackberry Creek Community Church".

Creating the Logo / Identity for “Blackberry Creek Community Church” - screen shot.

Drawing a Good Logo

UX Developer Nathan Smith discusses his method for creating an iconic logo design.

Drawing a Good Logo - screen shot.

The process of redesigning a logo

Kristof Saelen discusses an effective course of action for updating an existing logo.

The process of redesigning a logo - screen shot.

Day 30: Designing a Logo

Learn how to create a logo design in Illustrator via this step-by-step tutorial.

Day 30: Designing a Logo - screen shot.

My logo design process

Graphic Designer David Airey shares his logo design process, including the very important step: the design brief.

Constructing the Perfect Logo

This short tutorial goes over the general methods for constructing a logo.

Constructing the Perfect Logo - screen shot.

Logo Design Galleries for Inspiration

LogoPond

LogoPond is a logo design gallery where users can upload and share their logos. Members can leave comments/critiques, so it’s a helpful place for getting feedback.

LogoPond - screen shot.

Logo Of The Day

Logo Of The Day features one logo a day picked by a panel of judges.

Logo Of The Day - screen shot.

The Identity Archives Project

The Identity Archives Project is a searchable database of logos and brand identity designs, it’s useful for getting inspiration on particular topics such as "technology" or "web 2.0".

The Identity Archives Project - screen shot.

Logos & Logotypes on deviantART

deviantArt has a section on user-submitted logos/logotypes that you can browse through for logo design inspiration.

Logos & Logotypes on deviantART - screen shot.

Logo Faves

Logo Faves is a logo design gallery that seeks to present the best logo designs. Check out their "Highest Rated Logos" section to see what the top logos on the site.

Logo Faves - screen shot.

FAVEUP

FAVEUP is a design inspiration gallery that has a wonderful Logos section. Users are able to vote on designs that are featured on FAVEUP.

FAVEUP - screen shot.

Logo Galleria

Logo Galleria (currently) has over 400 logos featured in their gallery.

Logo Galleria - screen shot.

LogoFury.com

LogoFury.com is a frequently updated logo design gallery featuring thousands of logos. Check out the Top Rated section to see what their users like the most.

LogoFury.com - screen shot.

Logospire

Logospire is a logo design gallery where users can vote on, comment on, and upload logo designs.

Logospire - screen shot.

LogoMoose

LogoMoose is a logo design showcase site. They have a monthly "Logo of the month" award for submitted logo designs.

LogoMoose - screen shot.

LogoSauce

LogoSauce is a logo design gallery. Check out the "top 6" section to view the most popular designs on the site.

LogoSauce - screen shot.

lo8os

lo80s is a highly-categorized logo design gallery. You’ll find categories like "Symbols" or "Household Items" on here.

lo8os - screen shot.

LogoSurf

LogoSurf is part of BuzzShout is a logo design aggregate that displays tons of logos in one page to reduce the number of clicks you have to perform to see logo designs.

LogoSurf - screen shot.

logoed

logoed is a blog-style logo design showcase for graphic designers that posts logos from various designers.

goodlogo!com

goodlogo!com is a database of logo designs. Check out the Logo Top 250 section to see the most popular logos on the site.

Logo Design Articles

30 Brilliant Vector Logo Designs, Deconstructed

Graphic and web designer, Chris Spooner, analyzes how one would construct the featured logo designs.

30 Brilliant Vector Logo Designs, Deconstructed - screen shot.

branding firefox

Acclaimed creative team Hicksdesign discusses the method in which the Firefox logo was selected.

branding firefox - screen shot.

What Makes a Great Logo

This is an excellent article on the fundamental elements of a good logo design.

how do designers create unique identities?

Logo designer and author Jeff Fisher ponders on the ways designers go about creating unique brands that stand out from the crowd.

Logos with a meaning

This article on creativebits examines logos that have a symbolic meaning to them, such as the FedEx logo and Sun Microsystems logo.

Logos with a meaning - screen shot.

5 vital logo design tips

Acclaimed graphic designer David Airey shares his tips on designing logos.

5 vital logo design tips - screen shot.

LogoBee’s Top 10 Logo Design Tips

Logo design company, LogoBee, shares some basic things to consider when creating a logo.

Color as Logo

Peter Windett discusses using color as your logo.

The Five Types of Marks

This back-to-basics article discusses the five main categories of logos.

The Five Types of Marks - screen shot.

Logos, Flags, and Escutcheons

A classic piece on logo design: Paul Rand discusses the meaning of logos and what makes it effective.

What makes a good logo design?

David Airey shares his thoughts on what makes a logo design great.

What makes a good logo design? - screen shot.

7 Logo Design Trends that have Withstood the Test of Time

Styles and trends of logos have changed throughout the years, but as this article shows, there are certain logo design elements that are as popular today as they were back in the day.

The Secret Life of Symbols

Maggie Macnab discusses the history of symbols and what they mean to us as a culture.

Branding Basics Create a Great Logo and Tag Line

This article shares some basic tips on creating a logo and a tag line for it.

How Google Got Its Colorful Logo

Wired News tells us the history of Google’s legendary logo.

How Google Got Its Colorful Logo screen shot.

The Power of RED

This article discusses the meaning of the color red and the emotions and perceptions it invokes upon the viewer.

Logo Design Revisited.

Designer Dmitry Kirsanov revisits and analyses some of the logos he’s done in the past.

Logo Design Revisited. - screen shot.

Logo Design Showcases

Top 10 Rock Band Logos

Top 10 Rock Band Logos - screen shot.

Logo Design History

Logo Design History - screen shot.

Logo Design & Branding Trends 2009

Logo Design & Branding Trends 2009

10 handwritten logo designs

10 handwritten logo designs - screen shot.

10 Examples of Simple, Effective Logos

10 Examples of Simple, Effective Logos - screen shot.

20 Inspirational Logo Designs

20 Inspirational Logo Designs - screen shots.

50+ Kick Ass Logos for Inspiration

50+ Kick Ass Logos for Inspiration - screen shot.

35 Green, Leafy Logos

35 Green, Leafy Logos - screen shot.

30 Dual Element Logos

30 Dual Element Logos - screen shot.

15 wonderfully simple logo designs

15 wonderfully simple logo designs - screen shhot.

The Logos of Web 2.0

A showcase of logos that have the "Web 2.0" look and feel.

Logo Design Flickr Groups

Design the Logo

Design the Logo group is a popular Flickr group with over 4,000 members and 8,000 items.

Design the Logo - screen shot.

Brands, Marks & Logos

This 2,000+-member strong Flickr group showcases brands, marks, and logos from around the world.

Brands, Marks & Logos - screen shot.

Identity + Logo Design

With close to a thousand members, the Identity + Logo Design group on Flicker is a great place to hang out and gather design inspiration.

Identity + Logo Design - screen shot.

Logo Design Books

Designing Brand Identity

An excellent book on the topic of creating effective and successful strong brand identities. It also outlines strategies for maintaining your brand through time and throughout the company.

Logo, Font & Lettering Bible

A wonderful and pragmatic guide to working with logos. If you are new to the world of logo design and want to read about designing logos - this is a great starting point.

Logo Design That Works: Secrets for Successful Logo Design

This book analyzes 100 logos to see what features makes for an effective logo design. It also examines the evolutions of popular logos throughout the years, and why changes to them were made.

LogoLounge: 2,000 International Identities by Leading Designers

This book is a showcase of logos from around the world. It’s a great book to have around to gather inspiration: I look through it before sketching and firing up Illustrator to get the creative juices flowing.

Design Matters: Logos 01: An Essential Primer for Today’s Competitive Market

This book is about designing effective logos in today’s competitive market where consumers are baraged with plenty of options. How do you stand out from the sea of other logos? Read this book to find out.

30 Must-Have Logo Books

Here is a great set of books compiled by freelance graphic designer Gino Orlandi.

Logo Design Blogs and Sites

David Airey: Logo Design Category

David Airey has a section on his personal site that has a whole bunch of great logo design related posts.

David Airey: Logo Design Category - screen shot.

Logolog

Denis Radenkovic runs a weblog where each post is focused on a particular logo which is analyzed and critiqued.

Logolog - screen shot.

Logo Design Blog

Logo Design Blog shares news and information on logos and logo design companies.

Logo Design Blog - screen shot.

LogoLounge.Com

LogoLounge.Com is a site dedicated to logos and is a great hang-out for logo designers.

LogoLounge.Com - screen shot.

Brands of the World

Brands of the World is a site that indexes the most popular, famous brands and logos around the world. Aside from using their search, you can also find designs by "Author", by "Country", and other sorts of filters.

Brands of the World - screen shot.

The Logo Factor

The Logo Factor is a logo design weblog that discusses news and information on designing logos.

The Logo Factor - screen shot.

Brand New

Brand New is a site that shares opinions on brand identity, usually in the corporate setting.

Brand New - screen shot.

Logo Notions

Logo Notions is a web column by Jeff Fisher that has essays on the topic of designing logos.

Logo Notions - screen shot.

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Subject: Spring Awakening: A Free Stock Photo Set

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With spring officially here, we thought it would be a treat to release a set of free, high resolution stock images in the theme of spring. Today, we would like to share with you Spring Awakening, a 20-piece stock image set containing various high-res stock photos portraying spring time in different large-scale dimensions.

In this set, you’ll find 20 free high resolution springtime stock images available to you under the [2]Creative Commons license. Attribution is appreciated but not required.

Whether you need some stock photos for a design or want to accent your web design with springtime themes - feel free to use the following stock images to spruce up your artwork.

Preview



In the following section, you’ll get a preview of the stock photos included in the Spring Awakening set. Clicking on the title or image will point you to their Flickr page where you will be able to download them in various sizes. Alternatively, you can browse the [3]Spring Awakening Stock Photos set on Flickr.

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Licensing details



The above works that are featured here and in the Flickr Spring Awakening Stock Photo set are all licensed under the [64]Creative Commons license and can be used for personal and/or commercial purposes.

The Creative Commons license requires you to "attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor". Our attribution specification: you don’t need to attribute the work to us (though you’re more then welcome to, and we will definitely appreciate it).

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About the Author



[68]JC Parmley is a U.S.-based web designer and developer from Indiana. When he’s not designing interfaces and creating .NET apps, you can find him in the Frozen Waste fighting for the Horde ([69]World of Warcraft) or kicking butt in the kitchen. [70]


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Spring Awakeing - leading image.

With spring officially here, we thought it would be a treat to release a set of free, high resolution stock images in the theme of spring. Today, we would like to share with you Spring Awakening, a 20-piece stock image set containing various high-res stock photos portraying spring time in different large-scale dimensions.

In this set, you’ll find 20 free high resolution springtime stock images available to you under the Creative Commons license. Attribution is appreciated but not required.

Whether you need some stock photos for a design or want to accent your web design with springtime themes - feel free to use the following stock images to spruce up your artwork.

Preview

In the following section, you’ll get a preview of the stock photos included in the Spring Awakening set. Clicking on the title or image will point you to their Flickr page where you will be able to download them in various sizes. Alternatively, you can browse the Spring Awakening Stock Photos set on Flickr.

Spring Awakening 01

Spring Awakening 01

Spring Awakening 02

Spring Awakening 02

Spring Awakening 03

Spring Awakening 03

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Spring Awakening 04

Spring Awakening 05

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Spring Awakening 18

Spring Awakening 18

Spring Awakening 19

Spring Awakening 19

Spring Awakening 20

Spring Awakening 20

Licensing details

The above works that are featured here and in the Flickr Spring Awakening Stock Photo set are all licensed under the Creative Commons license and can be used for personal and/or commercial purposes.

The Creative Commons license requires you to "attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor". Our attribution specification: you don’t need to attribute the work to us (though you’re more then welcome to, and we will definitely appreciate it).

A Poll

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About the Author

JC Parmley is a U.S.-based web designer and developer from Indiana. When he’s not designing interfaces and creating .NET apps, you can find him in the Frozen Waste fighting for the Horde (World of Warcraft) or kicking butt in the kitchen.



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