LogoBlog.org is Garbage
Yeah, I said it, but you don’t have to take my word for it, check the site out and make your own decision if you want, but I think you will agree with what I have to say.
I am writing this today because I am sick and tired of having comments removed from sites simply because you either post a link to your own site in the comment or the author of the site is ridiculous and deletes it because they don’t agree with your opinion.
A few days ago logoblog came out with a post detailing the wonders of the new xerox logo and as you may or may not know I think the new logo is garbage. (My Reasoning Here) Anywho I went to the site read the article as I do with most of the articles on logoblog because it is something I am interested in, and then I decided to leave my opinion in the form of a comment. You know that little area underneath the posts where authors ask for your opinions. Well apparently mine wasn’t in agreeance with what the thought police over at logoblog had in mind so they removed it.
This was my comment on the post. Not verbatim of course because I can’t remember it completely but you will get the point.
Adam (Me) says…
I think the new Xerox logo is garbage, it is bubbly and web 2.0. I never thought Xerox needed something flashy for you to know who they were. I wrote a post about this on my blog a while back when the logo first debuted if you want to see the other reasons why I didn’t like it please check out (inserted link to site).
So if you are the author of logoblog and are for some reason find yourself reading this post and still have a copy of my comment please send it to me so I can show my readers the exact qoute you thought couldn’t be on your site. It wasn’t spammy and didn’t have any inappropriate language in it.
I was a moderate fan of logoblog but now have decided that it isn’t worth mine or your time so here are some more reasons it sucks.
- Horrible Theme - a slightly modified version of the default wordpress theme. Way to go there guys. I am supposed to take your word on the creativity and the importance of a design and you can’t even create and design one for yourself.
- Free Logo Maker - If you are going to offer a free service such as logo design try to take some time and have it do something besides add a dropshadow to a font. Or at least don’t say you are an authority on logo design and then try to pass this shit off as a logo.
- A Free Ebook - Wow this sounds great… I would love a good ebook about logo design. Wait they are not giving away a free ebook they are asking you to give them free information so they can compile it and then give it back to you all while making advertising money.
- Simply put they are liars - Their about us page describes how they provide up to the minute logo news and unbiased opinions. Unless you can back that up don’t print it. You update the site once a week, which is almost never up to the minute information, and you remove comments you don’t like which hardly ever leaves room for unbiased debate and discussion.
I am sorry for my rant, but I am so tired of bloggers deleting comments if it is not warranted. If you didn’t like my link remove the link, if you disagree tell me why don’t be a wenis and delete what could lead to a good discussion. If you like logoblog or don’t let me know why. If you are logoblog defend yourself.
6 Comments
Peter on March 24th, 2008
Agreed. Any site that has a “Free Logo Builder” is utter crap. They are just trying to make a buck off of a niche that they know little about. If they knew anything about logo design their site would certainly look a lot better than it does.
I think your assessment of the Xerox logo was fair as well. It includes unnecessary design fads that will be out-of-date within a few years.
Peter’s last blog post..Is Google Giving Design A Bad Name?
Adam on March 26th, 2008
@Homebizseo
Exactly, If your customer walked up to the customer service counter at your store you wouldn’t have them removed. It only makes sense not to remove a comment unless it is truly offensive to someone.
@Peter
Thanks for checking out my site. The Free logo builder is a joke. I think they have some good knowledge about logo design, they just don’t know how to run a good website.
Christian on December 13th, 2008
Doing a little bit of research on this site and came across your post. You’re absolutely right. This is nothing but a front for an online logo company (that just happens to get top ranking in their ‘reviews’). Details here
http://www.thelogofactory.com/logo_blog/index.php/logo-design-review/
Adam on December 13th, 2008
Christian,
Thanks for the link and checking out the site. I am heading over to read the article now.
Adam
Roberta Seldon on December 29th, 2008
Yeah, that’s right. Logoblog sucks…
Homebizseo.com on March 22nd, 2008
I think too many comments are removed by bloggers. I have had content removed many times and can not understand why. You have to think of a blog as a store. You need customers to be successful on the net and deleting comments is bad customer service. If you do not have customers (traffic) you do not have a business (blog). If content is removed often, bloggers just move on to another blog. I have not seen any blogs that are successful with no traffic.