Calisphere, Free Domain Isn’t this photo great? I found it at Calisphere when I was looking for historical photos listed as public domain. Here are more organizations offering data from the public domain, meaning no one claims ownership and the items are free to use. Be sure to check for usage limitations. And be sure to […]
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Shame, Shame, Logo Garden
Shutterstock image The Logo Garden affair is the buzz going around these days. It’s not a good buzz. Logo Garden, in its effort to offer “do-it-yourself logos for entrepreneurs,” has apparently copied work created by other designers. It then resells it without the designers’ permission, all for its own profit. And because Logo Garden is a […]
Geek Squad vs. God Squad
So, it seems the big, corporate giants are flexing their magnated muscle once again. Electronics retailer Best Buy recently sent a cease-and-desist letter to a Fond du Lac, Wis, priest concerning his car. At issue is a black Volkswagon Beetle with a “God Squad” logo on the doors. The logo mimics the corporate logo used […]
Shame on Google
So it seems Google—that search engine magnate labeled the most powerful brand in the world—doesn’t feel the need to compensate its creative talent. Last week, The New York Times wrote of Google’s invitation to prominent artists to contribute artwork for its new Google Chrome browser. Compensation? None. Understandably, many of these artists felt somewhat hung out […]