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ANATOMY OF DESIGN
Logos are charged symbols that embody and radiate the ethos as well as the
aspirations of a company or institution. The intensity of meaning encoded in
this simple iconic mark must not be underestimated, but neither should it be
worshiped as sacred. A corporate logo is not as mystical as, say, J. J. Tolkien’s
famous Ring because it depends on external forces for its power. Even Superman’s
S signifies strength not because the S itself has superhuman powers but
because the one who wears it—in this case a symbolic, fictional character—is a
superman. The Nazi SS rune lightning bolt logo represented an organization of
self-styled supermen, ...