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@Issue: Journal of Business and Design is a blog that focuses on topics of interest to designers, mar-com managers and corporate executives.

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Design Quizzes

Quiz: Car Emblems

By Delphine Hirasuna | February 29, 2012September 4, 2014

Car emblems have existed almost from the inception of automobiles. Early cars had radiator caps that rested on top of the hood. At least one automaker got the idea of turning the cap into a hood ornament. Soon every automaker had an emblem or mascot adorning the hood of their car. In addition to giving the vehicle a decorative flourish, the emblem served as a brand identifier. Early carmakers based their designs on everything from national flags, family crests, coat of arms, constellation of stars, and animals that embodied the traits they admired. Today with the profile of cars looking so much alike, the emblem is often the only way we can identify the maker. See if you can recognize these. (Answers on the next page.)


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American Icons

American Icons is a collection of the work from the iconic photographer, Terry Heffernan. His collection serves as a visual exploration of what it means to be an American, including beautiful quotes by legends and luminaries that accompany Heffernan’s shots.

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Modern Gothic Need Not Be an Oxymoron with John Stevens

Explore both history and a contemporary approach to design in the form of a project with letter artist, John Stevens. Learning to write Black-letter (Textura, Gothic, Fraktur, Old English) properly is a pathway into many aspects of calligraphy, just as practicing Gothic, or Black-letter is a necessity to truly understanding the nuances of broad-edged pen calligraphy.

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