The Visual Rhetorics of the Supreme Being
April 16th, 2008
Dutch publisher Onomatopee has in their catalog this interesting poster/pamphlet:
Text by Max Bruinsma and design by the Strange Attractors.
I find it interesting how the attributes of each of the companies which logos are mimicked highlight a few of the many characteristics attributed to the concept of God: Lego brings up God’s aspect of kindness, perhaps, while IBM suggests an all-knowing, designer-of-huge-things God.
Oddly enough, I’m not sure of exactly how Google’s God echoed upon me. I think the logo design itself isn’t as strong as the brand name for Google as it is for older companies, or companies that rely in a heavier way to the visual presentation of their names (as Coca-Cola most certainly does).
I hope this is isn’t offensive to anyone. : )
* The simple header in Onomatopee’s website is nice; very ‘soundful‘ in a strictly typographic fashion.