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I watch a lot of Hindi movies on DVDs and I am forced to see the commercials, trailors etc before I can watch the movie. These companies include Eros Entertainment, DEI, WEG, SPARK among others. Most of the DVDs have been programmed so that its not even possible to use the next or fast-forward button. As a consumer who has paid full-price for the DVD, it should be against the law to force us to watch these commercials. If you look at some of the channels on cable like HBO and Showtime, they do not show any commercials. Even the Hollywood DVDs only force us to see the FBI warning.
Does anyone out there know if there are specific laws against forcing us to watch these ads? |
Amazon.com Logo - Design and History
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Amazon.com is a pioneer in the online retailing business. The company was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 and began as an online book store. However today Amazon sells anything and everything under the sun including CDS, DVD, Baby Products, Furniture, electronics, clothes etc. You could say that they sell everything from "A to Z". |
The Amazon logo represents the very same message that they sell everything from A to Z and the arrow below the logo represents the smile that customers would experience by shopping on the Amazon.com website.
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Vruksha Logo - Design and History
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Vruksha The Charities is a group of not-for-profit organisations in India started by a group of likeminded professionals committed to the cause of humanitarian and environmental concerns. Couple of charities and foundations were founded by Vruksha. The organisations are active across a broad range of areas including opportunity and enterprise, education, health, the built environment, responsible business, the natural environment and the arts. The charities reflect INDIA’s long-term and innovative perspective, and seek to address areas of previously unmet need. I stumbled upon the site one day and was intrigued by the logo. The meaning behind the logo was described to me by Suresh and is shown below. |
- The Blue Color represents Vruksha's trustworthiness and commitment. It also represents Health, peace, and dream.
- The Yellow color represents Hope and Happiness giving to the deserved people. Yellow is sunshine. On the one hand it denotes Happiness and joy. Yellow shines with optimism, enlightenment, and happiness and yellow carry the promise of a positive future.
- The two people who are in the form of Trunk represents the people who are deserved.
- The green Shade represents that it is providing Hope and happiness to those people who are in need, on the other hand
the green color also represents the environmental concerns and protection
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Delta Airlines Logo - Design and History
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(20 votes, average 3.75 out of 5)
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Delta Air Lines, is a major United States airline headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia that operates an expansive domestic and international network, spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean. In terms of passengers carried (approximately 119 million in 2005),Delta is the second-largest airline in the world (behind American Airlines).
The current Delta Airlines logo is a comprises of two 3-dimensional triangles representing a larger triangle with the world DELTA next to it. The logo's origins can be traced back to 1959 logo which was the first time, the design was introduced. The logo (also called the widget) was inspired by the swept-wing design of the DC-8 airplanes. The red, white and blue represented the colors of the American flag. The logo has undergone some changes over the years with the the logo being placed sideways, made softer etc, but the current logo is probably the most significant change with the introduction of the solid red color. The 3-dimensional red widget logo reflects Delta's successful transformation into a highly-differentiated, customer-focused airline |
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KFC Logos - Design and History
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KFC, also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky, known mainly for its fried chicken. Since 2002 KFC has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc.The company was founded by Colonel Harland Sanders in 1952, with the abbreviated form of its name adopted in 1991. The colonel has always been a part of the KFC logo. In the early years, you can see him to have a more serious face but over time, you can see that his face has become more friendly. Also, the red color in the logo has given the logo a more bold and lively look. |
In April 2007, KFC unveiled their current logo in which the Colonel shed his white suit jacket for a red cook's apron. The new logo includes bolder colors and a more well-defined visage of the late Kentucky Fried Chicken founder, who will keep his classic black bow tie, glasses and goatee. The logo is changing for only the fourth time in 50 years, and for the first time in nearly a decade. The smiling Colonel is featured against a red background that matches his red apron, with the KFC brand name in black thick lettering under his chin.
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WWF Logo - Design and History
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The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization for the conservation, research and restoration of the natural environment, formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in the United States and Canada. It is the world's largest independent conservation organisation with over 5 million supporters worldwide, working in more than 90 countries, supporting 15,000 conservation and environmental projects around the world. It is a charity, with approximately 90% of its funding coming from voluntary donations by private individuals and businesses.
WWF’s world renowned panda logo was designed by its founder chairman, the naturalist and painter Sir Peter Scott, in 1961. It was then that WWF-UK, the first national organisation in the WWF international network, was started. The WWF logo has an immensely appealing and positive image, which is seen as caring, responsible and credible. This in turn means an inherent emotional and commercial value is attached to the use of the logo, reflecting their appeal and values. |
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Sound Logo or Sound Branding
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I am personally intrigued by logos and as you can see, a large part of my site is dedicated to discovering the design and history of logos. To me, logos were always a visual thing and I guess I never paid attention to the concept of sound logos (though sound branding seems more appropriate).
Looking back, my first recollection of a sound logo was the little piece of music that accompanied the Intel Logo. Whenever you see any commerical for a computer, it would always be accompanied by the Intel logo and a little sound theme at the end. |
Starting November 1st, 2007, Mercedes-Benz will be introducing a new sound logo that will accompany its commercials. The Mercedes-Benz sound logo is based on an original recording of an English boys choir from the 1990s. Sound engineers extracted a choir boy’s solo vocal from the recording and adapted it for use in the sound logo. The logo was developed in cooperation with Jung von Matt, Mercedes-Benz’ lead agency.
Benz Sound Logo - You can listen to the Benz sound logo at the end of the commerical on YouTube.
Intel Sound Logo - You can listen to the Intel sound logo here on YouTube.
Sound branding is also called audio branding, sonic branding, acoustic branding or sonic mnemonics.
World Series Logos - Design and History
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The World Series of Baseball begins today between the Boston Red Sox and the Colorado Rockies. The World Series of baseball is played between the American League and National League champions. The Series winner is determined through a best-of-seven playoff (except in 1903, 1919, 1920 and 1921 when the winner was determined through a best-of-nine playoff) and is awarded the World Series Trophy. The World Series has been an annual event since 1903. The World Series logo was introduced in 1974 and has been through many changes over the years. You can see all the logos from 1974 till 2007. |
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Can Boston have 3 titles by the Summer?
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Winning a "World Championship" title in the United States Professional sports leagues is pretty tough. The leagues are extremely competitive and its hard for clubs to get repeats or even three-peats, but some of the clubs actually do. The Bulls, Patriots, Lakers and the Yankees are some of the clubs that come to mind in the recent 10 years.
Its very rare to have two teams from the same city hold the title of World Champions at the same time. At this time, the NFL title is with the Indianapolis Colts, the NBA title with the San Antonio Spurs and the MLB title with the St Louis Cardinals. Three very different locations and none of them even major US cities. |
This is possibly the first time, I can see three teams from the same city holding the title of "World Champions" at the start of summer. That city would be Boston.
1. The Boston Red Sox are in the World Series once again playing the Colorado Rockies and stand a great chance of winning the MLB tilte of World Champions.
2. The New England Patriots are clearly the hottest team in the NFL. They are one two unbeaten teams (the Colts being the other team). They are currently scoring at an average of over 40 points/game (which is very tough in the NFL). Some are even predicting that this is the Greatest Offense of all time. The combination of Brady and Moss is just lethal. They do stand a great chance of winning the title if they can maintain this pace and remain healthy.
3. The Boston Celtics have a rich history of winning NBA titles, but the team has not done very well in the past two decades. In the off-season, the Celtics made some blockbuster deals getting Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and James Posey. The Celtics have the least chance of the three teams but two out of three ain't bad.
Lets see what happens. Check back in June.
Colorado Rockies Logo - Design and History
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The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. They are in the West Division of the National League. The team is named after the Rocky Mountains, which pass through Colorado, just west of Denver. They play their home games at Coors Field. The Colorado Rockies were born in 1993 and are a young team compared to some of the big teams like the Yankees and Red Sox. The team is currently in the 2007 Baseball World Series facing the Boston Red Sox. |
The logo is a fairly simple logo and reflects everything that baseball and Colorado represents. The snow-capped Rockies are in the background with a baseball in motion. The team and uniform colors are Black, Purple, Silver, and White. The logo and the text are in the team colors.
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