2010 Trends
When gauging the relative merits of the 35,000-plus logos that have been submitted from all over the world to the LogoLounge.com site in the past 18 months, it would have been supremely helpful to have some sort of magical scanner-like device that could objectively compare, classify, and quantify the success of each design. But likely such a device could only spot the obvious visual trends.
Designers Massimo and Lella Vignelli have donated their archives to the Rochester Institute of Technology, which already houses the archives of Lester Beall, Will Burtin, Cipe Pineles, Alvin Lustig and William Golden, among others.
A country's currency should say a lot about its nature–unless you live in the United States of America, where paper money look something like antique stock certificates. The Dollar ReDe$ign Project is still underway, and entries will be accepted through September 30, 2010.