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LogoLounge 5
There are some logo solutions that just seem inevitable—not predictable,
but somehow, just right. Chermayeff & Geismar’s logo for the Library of
Congress in 2008 is such a design. Once viewed, it’s hard to imagine that
any other solution would be possible.
Founded in 1800 to serve the research needs of the United States Con-
gress, the Library of Congress is the nation’s oldest federal cultural insti-
tution. It is an organization well known by name to citizens of the United
States, but few people ever appreciate the true extent of its wingspan.
The largest library in the world, it contains millions of books, recordings,
photographs, ...