Common Folk Collective » Public Enemy http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog Common Folk Doing Uncommon Things Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:08:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9 Behind the Music (Logos): An Ill Breakdown of Illustrious Logo Design http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2014/02/behind-the-music-logos-an-ill-breakdown-of-illustrious-logo-design/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=behind-the-music-logos-an-ill-breakdown-of-illustrious-logo-design http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/2014/02/behind-the-music-logos-an-ill-breakdown-of-illustrious-logo-design/#comments Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:11:58 +0000 http://commonfolkcollective.com/blog/?p=5292 iconic-logos-title1

Sue Apfelbaum and Laura Forde drop an extra dope bit of anecdotal graphic history in a post for RedBullMusicAcademy. They dig up some fantastic tales behind some of the most epic logos in Nyc music history, the kind of logos that just have that instantaneous recognition and hit you in the chest like “pow!”

Who is that in the P.E. crosshairs? What logo was supposed to look like a guy getting his head punched in from behind? Which testosterone driven Hip Hop group’s logo was actually designed by an English woman?

Just from the mash up above, you know you need to check this out, HERE.

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Warning contains the lyrics:
Elvis was a hero to most
But he never meant shit to me
and
Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps

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