Designing Logos With Negative Spaces
The Power of Visual Metaphor to Design Logos that Engage and Endure
Seiten
2026
Hoaki (Verlag)
978-84-1065-087-9 (ISBN)
Hoaki (Verlag)
978-84-1065-087-9 (ISBN)
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This book offers a fresh and insightful perspective on the art and strategy of logo design. Moving beyond surface aesthetics, the book reveals how negative space—what’s left unseen—can become a vital tool for meaning, emotion and brand storytelling.
Written by award-winning designer, media artist and lecturer Ralph Kenke, this in-depth resource combines creative exploration with design theory. Drawing from Gestalt principles, cognitive disfluency and visual ambiguity, Kenke introduces seven core design mechanisms that help transform abstract ideas into logos that are conceptually rich, visually striking and memorable. Focusing on logotypes and monograms, Designing Logos with Negative Space encourages designers to embrace clarity, imperfection and asymmetry as tools for emotional depth and distinction. Instead of adhering to decorative or transient trends, it promotes design thinking driven by clarity, creativity and purpose.
With examples, analysis and practical guidance, Kenke provides a framework that empowers designers to create marks that engage audiences and endure over time. Both a source of inspiration and a practical guide, this book is essential reading for students and professionals seeking to push the boundaries of contemporary logo design.
Written by award-winning designer, media artist and lecturer Ralph Kenke, this in-depth resource combines creative exploration with design theory. Drawing from Gestalt principles, cognitive disfluency and visual ambiguity, Kenke introduces seven core design mechanisms that help transform abstract ideas into logos that are conceptually rich, visually striking and memorable. Focusing on logotypes and monograms, Designing Logos with Negative Space encourages designers to embrace clarity, imperfection and asymmetry as tools for emotional depth and distinction. Instead of adhering to decorative or transient trends, it promotes design thinking driven by clarity, creativity and purpose.
With examples, analysis and practical guidance, Kenke provides a framework that empowers designers to create marks that engage audiences and endure over time. Both a source of inspiration and a practical guide, this book is essential reading for students and professionals seeking to push the boundaries of contemporary logo design.
Ralph Kenke is an award-winning visual communication designer, media artist and lecturer at the University of Newcastle, Australia. His work merges technology, art and information design, challenging traditional communication practices. Exhibited internationally, his projects have earned the National Portrait Gallery’s Digital Portraiture Award, two AGDA Awards, a MAPDA and a New York Type Directors Club Award. He also mentors students in national and international design competitions.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.6.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 192 Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Barcelona |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode |
| Informatik ► Grafik / Design ► Desktop Publishing / Typographie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften | |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Marketing / Vertrieb | |
| ISBN-10 | 84-1065-087-8 / 8410650878 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-84-1065-087-9 / 9788410650879 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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