AM MUSINGS

Best Logo of 2010

4/21/2011

 
Picture
And the award goes to . . . .  Citizen Chain Cyclery!  One evening last year I was walking through North Beach San Francisco came across a closed bicycle shop. This sign in the window was back-lit and glowed on an otherwise dark street.

Starting from the alliteration of the store name, the powerful image rendered in black and white recalls so many things on so many different levels.  It evokes   nostalgia of earlier days and what many people consider one of the greatest movies of the 20th Center, Citizen Kane.  There's the San Francisco connection as Citizen Kane was modeled after the infamous publisher William Randolf Hearst.  There's also a distant bicycle connection in the movie that you will find if you look at the  Citizen Chain Cyclery website. 

The NB SF CA  letters on the lower right hand corner reminded me of seals on Chinese paintings and prints.   The guy stares straight at you, his head partially blocking the store name - even more powerful than the movie poster.  Is this an invitation or a challenge?  Is he protective or welcoming?  The clenched hand around the wrench looks like a weapon.  Speaking of weapon, Patty Hearst of SLA fame is William Randolf Hearst's grandaughter -- another iconic image.  Ahh there are so many questions!

I really didn't take a survey of logos, but this is one of my favorites.   The folks there are pretty cool too!

 
1 Comment
Dallas Adams link
10/14/2015 06:20:00 pm

Wow! What a very cool comment!

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    About

    RSS Feed

    Catagories

    All
    Accessibility
    A D A
    Alex
    Architect
    Architecture
    Art
    Asian
    Asian Art Museum Docent Training
    Asian Art Museum SF
    Books
    Ceramic Tile
    Chinese
    Chris
    Codes
    Colors
    Composition
    Counter Culture
    Design
    Edward Mock
    Europe
    Fashion
    Food
    Garden
    Handrails
    Historical Preservation
    Ice Cream
    India
    In The Realm Of The Senses
    Italy
    Katie
    Leed
    Lighting
    London
    Maui
    May Mock
    Milan
    Miscellaneous
    Mission Bay
    Mock Family History
    Mock/Wallace Architects
    Music
    Neon
    New York
    North Beach
    Oakland
    Paella
    Paris
    Photography
    Pine Street Remodel
    Products
    Restaurants
    San Francisco
    San Francisco Planning Commission
    Shibui
    Soma
    Spain
    Sustainable Design
    Swimming
    The Making Of An Architect
    U C S F

    Archives

    October 2020
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    June 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011

    Blogs I follow
    The Sartorialist
    My Paris
    Design Observer 

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Ahn Mock Musings
    • Recipes
  • Mock/Wallace Architects
  • Ahn Mock Musings
    • Recipes
  • Mock/Wallace Architects