Comments for Dani Nordin http://daninordin.com Design, business, food and what it all means. Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Thoughts on the Logo Garden controversy by Dani http://daninordin.com/2011/08/15/3123/#comment-1364 Dani Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:04:00 +0000 http://daninordin.com/?p=3123#comment-1364 Tom, I haven't heard anything about the controversy of late. If history is any guide, I have a hard time believing, even with the hooplah, that this site will actually go away. As long as there are "entrepreneurs" and small business owners who don't have a budget or an understanding of their brand/logo's importance to their business, sites like this will continue to make money, and they won't go away. Tom, I haven’t heard anything about the controversy of late. If history is any guide, I have a hard time believing, even with the hooplah, that this site will actually go away. As long as there are “entrepreneurs” and small business owners who don’t have a budget or an understanding of their brand/logo’s importance to their business, sites like this will continue to make money, and they won’t go away.

]]> Comment on Thoughts on the Logo Garden controversy by Tom Stephan http://daninordin.com/2011/08/15/3123/#comment-1363 Tom Stephan Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:31:52 +0000 http://daninordin.com/?p=3123#comment-1363 Hi Dani; you are more than welcome to repost my comments on Jeff's page from Facebook here, by the way. Is there any sign of Logo Garden going away yet? Or is there news of any actual suit being brought against them? I suppose it would be difficult to prosecute since they're being so "generous" in removing the offensive images. Hi Dani; you are more than welcome to repost my comments on Jeff’s page from Facebook here, by the way.

Is there any sign of Logo Garden going away yet? Or is there news of any actual suit being brought against them? I suppose it would be difficult to prosecute since they’re being so “generous” in removing the offensive images.

]]> Comment on Thoughts on the Logo Garden controversy by Dani http://daninordin.com/2011/08/15/3123/#comment-1360 Dani Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:57:34 +0000 http://daninordin.com/?p=3123#comment-1360 I'd look further, though, at what the Google results are actually showing. My guess is there's a fair bit of this controversy showing up in the results, which Google will also see, and the site itself is getting a lot of attention for that term. I’d look further, though, at what the Google results are actually showing. My guess is there’s a fair bit of this controversy showing up in the results, which Google will also see, and the site itself is getting a lot of attention for that term.

]]> Comment on Thoughts on the Logo Garden controversy by Natalia Stoenko http://daninordin.com/2011/08/15/3123/#comment-1359 Natalia Stoenko Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:21:42 +0000 http://daninordin.com/?p=3123#comment-1359 It's such a shame that there's really not much we can do. Those thieves stole at least 6 of our designs, so we covered them in our blog: http://blog.logobee.com/?p=961 Unfortunately, it appears that this kind of attention only brings fuel for the fire. Thanks to all the attention Logo Garden has risen to the top 10 of companies that Google displays when one searches for "logo design", which means that if anything, we're giving them ever more clients. I think that we should appeal to Google itself to make them stop displaying Logo Garden at all in web searches. It’s such a shame that there’s really not much we can do. Those thieves stole at least 6 of our designs, so we covered them in our blog: http://blog.logobee.com/?p=961 Unfortunately, it appears that this kind of attention only brings fuel for the fire. Thanks to all the attention Logo Garden has risen to the top 10 of companies that Google displays when one searches for “logo design”, which means that if anything, we’re giving them ever more clients. I think that we should appeal to Google itself to make them stop displaying Logo Garden at all in web searches.

]]> Comment on Talking about Web Type with Jason Pamental by Jason Pamental http://daninordin.com/2011/08/23/talking-about-web-type-with-jason-pamental/#comment-1358 Jason Pamental Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:31:27 +0000 http://daninordin.com/?p=3132#comment-1358 I can help with that! If you look under 'publish' you should see a list of the 'font-family' declarations that you can cut and paste into your css. If it's not clear enough there I can send you some sample code. Just let me know! I can help with that! If you look under ‘publish’ you should see a list of the ‘font-family’ declarations that you can cut and paste into your css. If it’s not clear enough there I can send you some sample code. Just let me know!

]]> Comment on Talking about Web Type with Jason Pamental by Dani http://daninordin.com/2011/08/23/talking-about-web-type-with-jason-pamental/#comment-1357 Dani Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:40:40 +0000 http://daninordin.com/?p=3132#comment-1357 I've really enjoyed what I've seen at Fonts.com, but I've gotten a bit confused about how to add fonts to my CSS. I've been using the @font-your-face module for my last two sites, and love it so far. Thanks for the recommendation! I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve seen at Fonts.com, but I’ve gotten a bit confused about how to add fonts to my CSS. I’ve been using the @font-your-face module for my last two sites, and love it so far. Thanks for the recommendation!

]]> Comment on Talking about Web Type with Jason Pamental by Jason Pamental http://daninordin.com/2011/08/23/talking-about-web-type-with-jason-pamental/#comment-1356 Jason Pamental Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:46:21 +0000 http://daninordin.com/?p=3132#comment-1356 Just wanted to mention... since we talked at D4D this summer I've had the chance to give a talk on web typography at DrupalCon London, and have also done a ton more work with web fonts from Fonts.com (Monotype's service). They've been amazingly supportive of Scott's module development and have made a number of service improvements based on my recommendations and those of other designers and developers. I still use Typekit, am actively trying to learn more about Fontdeck, play around with Google web fonts, etc. - but as a designer can't help but being seduced by the amazing selection of 'standards' and others that I've not seen on the Fonts.com site. Definitely worth it to check out multiple services when getting to know web fonts and incorporate them in your workflow. (You can check out the DrupalCon session slides and video here: http://bit.ly/r75Xqg ) Just wanted to mention… since we talked at D4D this summer I’ve had the chance to give a talk on web typography at DrupalCon London, and have also done a ton more work with web fonts from Fonts.com (Monotype’s service). They’ve been amazingly supportive of Scott’s module development and have made a number of service improvements based on my recommendations and those of other designers and developers. I still use Typekit, am actively trying to learn more about Fontdeck, play around with Google web fonts, etc. – but as a designer can’t help but being seduced by the amazing selection of ‘standards’ and others that I’ve not seen on the Fonts.com site. Definitely worth it to check out multiple services when getting to know web fonts and incorporate them in your workflow. (You can check out the DrupalCon session slides and video here: http://bit.ly/r75Xqg )

]]> Comment on Thoughts on the Logo Garden controversy by Donna DeSousa http://daninordin.com/2011/08/15/3123/#comment-1351 Donna DeSousa Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:45:14 +0000 http://daninordin.com/?p=3123#comment-1351 I have just been emailed notification by a design firm in CA that some of Logo Garden's logos look suspiciously like mine. I have checked and lo and behold, many of my logos are on their site in some form or another. I have tried calling John Williams to no avail. My brother who is an attorney basically told me without the funds, I will no doubt not be able to stop the "BEEEEP" to cease using MY designs. Bill Gardener from LogoLounge was also contacted. It is there, I believe, most of my designs were taken from. Does anyone know if a class action suit is possible for something like this? I have been a designer for 20+ years and have never run across the likes of this monster. Lucky me, I guess. I have just been emailed notification by a design firm in CA that some of Logo Garden’s logos look suspiciously like mine. I have checked and lo and behold, many of my logos are on their site in some form or another. I have tried calling John Williams to no avail. My brother who is an attorney basically told me without the funds, I will no doubt not be able to stop the “BEEEEP” to cease using MY designs. Bill Gardener from LogoLounge was also contacted. It is there, I believe, most of my designs were taken from. Does anyone know if a class action suit is possible for something like this? I have been a designer for 20+ years and have never run across the likes of this monster.

Lucky me, I guess.

]]> Comment on Thoughts on the Logo Garden controversy by Chris Taylor http://daninordin.com/2011/08/15/3123/#comment-1350 Chris Taylor Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:29:45 +0000 http://daninordin.com/?p=3123#comment-1350 Here's a link to Paypal's Infringement Report. If you've been affected by John Williams or LogoGarden, fill this out and cut off a vital resource for his ability to collect money to finance his illegal operation(s). https://cms.paypal.com/cms_content/US/en_US/files/ua/infringementreport.pdf Here’s a link to Paypal’s Infringement Report. If you’ve been affected by John Williams or LogoGarden, fill this out and cut off a vital resource for his ability to collect money to finance his illegal operation(s). https://cms.paypal.com/cms_content/US/en_US/files/ua/infringementreport.pdf

]]> Comment on Thoughts on the Logo Garden controversy by Dani http://daninordin.com/2011/08/15/3123/#comment-1349 Dani Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:55:42 +0000 http://daninordin.com/?p=3123#comment-1349 Actually, their TOS protects them from their *customers* suing them, not the people whose logos they stole. So there might be hope. The question is, will the designers whose work has been stolen bring a case against them? That, I couldn't say. As I haven't seen any of my logos up for sale, my interest is in more of a "man, that guy's a douche-canoe" sense. Actually, their TOS protects them from their *customers* suing them, not the people whose logos they stole. So there might be hope. The question is, will the designers whose work has been stolen bring a case against them? That, I couldn’t say. As I haven’t seen any of my logos up for sale, my interest is in more of a “man, that guy’s a douche-canoe” sense.

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