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Scott Hansen
Personal blog · blog.iso50.comdesignculture
Scott Hansen writes ISO50 Blog, a personal blog at blog.iso50.com about design and culture. Since 2010, 24 different Hacker News readers have linked it 24 times, most often “Asking Artists: How Do You Overcome Creative Block?”. The last post was in 2020, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (12) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this design blog for Scott Hansen's logo and design commentary, including Gap logo redesign posts and contest entries, and for music recommendations from its category pages.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 12 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
The blog of Scott Hansen (aka ISO50 / Tycho)
Most-linked posts?
- /2010/10/06/gap-redesign-contest/3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2010-10-07
- Asking Artists: How Do You Overcome Creative Block?2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2010-02-11
- Plancast Penguin - logo development process2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2010-03-10
What Hacker News says?
Yes, you're right, they're slighly more complicated. Hows about these: http://blog.iso50.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/windowslive... http://www.findthatlogo.com/wp-content/gallery/pepsi-logos/o... http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DvlYtL1ReM0/TIHrinS6g5I/AAAAAAAACw... this is even better: http://www.logodesignconsultant.com/images/Memorable-simple-... this is probably the winner though: http://www.petergreenberg.com/wp-co…
Comment linking /wp-content/uploads/2008/08/windowslivewriterolympiclogos-1ed9rings-3.jpg
on “The Next Microsoft”Submitted Asking Artists: How Do You Overcome Creative Block? as a story · 14 points
HN discussionMy parents and I painted one in my bedroom. It was pretty cool, for the time. There was a kit that showed you how to trace one out and paint it. http://blog.iso50.com/271/supergraphic/
Comment linking /271/supergraphic/
on “Apple's classic Pascal poster, remade as a vector image [pdf]”Submitted Plancast Penguin - logo development process as a story · 5 points
HN discussionLooks more like they're trying to visually compete with American Apparel's use of Helvetica. http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gawker/2010/10/gaplogo... http://www.eternitemedia.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01... EDIT—it looks like someone at iso50 had the same idea: http://blog.iso50.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/gapdesign2s... It's a shame. Their condensed old style serif font subtly reminds me of Nirvana…
Comment linking /wp-content/uploads/2010/10/gapdesign2sm.jpg
on “Dear Gap, I have your new logo.”Submitted How to make an impressive promotional video as a story · 3 points
HN discussionClickable: http://blog.iso50.com/2010/10/06/gap-redesign-contest/
Comment linking /2010/10/06/gap-redesign-contest/
on “Dear Gap, I have your new logo.”Submitted Top 5 Underrated Nintendo Songs as a story · 2 points
HN discussionThere have been a ton of other designs submitted to ISO50. Some aren't too bad: http://blog.iso50.com/2010/10/06/gap-redesign-contest/
Comment linking /2010/10/06/gap-redesign-contest/
on “Dear Gap, I have your new logo.”Submitted New Myspace, Too late even if its great as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSo, what i think is missing is this link that explains exactly what this dude is writing about: Thanks for everyone’s input on the new logo! We’ve had the same logo for 20+ years, and this is just one of the things we’re changing. We know this logo created a lot of buzz and we’re thrilled to see passionate debates unfolding! So much so we’re asking you to share your designs. We love our version, but we’d like to see…
Comment linking /2010/10/06/gap-redesign-contest/
on “Dear Gap, I have your new logo.”Submitted For Sale: The House From Ferris Bueller as a story · 2 points
HN discussionBut how long will it be until some savvy internet user successfully riles people up against an innocent competitor or a personal enemy? Remember John Engle vs Stockart? http://blog.iso50.com/5778/save-jon-engle/
Comment linking /5778/save-jon-engle/
on “How to destroy your business with one email”Submitted 1975: The First Digital Camera as a story · 2 points
HN discussionThis guy has done an admirable job of appropriating the visual style of Scott Hansen, of iso50.net / Tycho, who has been making design in a similar vein for many years. Here are two designs I was immediately reminded of; both because of the style and, for these two in particular, the subject matter. http://www.merchline.com/iso50/productdisplay.3969.p.htm / http://www.merchline.com/iso50/categorydisplay.2586.c.htm I…
Comment linking /wp-content/uploads/2008/12/iso50-northern-lights.jpg
on “We Are Not Time Travelers”Submitted The GUI GODFATHER as a story · 2 points
HN discussionHere's the posting on Scott Hansen's blog about the making of the original Jotly video. Quite inspired, although I shudder to think what would happen if Jotly actually proves to be a success. I'm not ready for anti-marketing copycats. http://blog.iso50.com/25994/jotly-share-everything-with-ever... Incidentally, Scott Hansen is also the guy behind Tycho Music. I just love unexpected connections like that.
Comment linking /25994/jotly-share-everything-with-everyone/
on “Fake App Becomes Real ”Submitted Overcoming Creative Block as a story · 2 points
HN discussionMost of the ones on the front page aren't the best (after skimming through for a while). I think it is difficult to pick a winner based on voting, but there are definitely some that are better than their original logo. Edit: There are a few nice ones within the first ~50 of this: http://blog.iso50.com/logos/gap-redesign-contest/
Comment linking /logos/gap-redesign-contest/
on “Gap says it will keep classic logo”Submitted Propellerheads unveils Music Making App as a story · 1 points
HN discussionI have to point out the Motorola Exorciser M6800 development system used by this camera: http://blog.iso50.com/tag/kodak/ This was the first system I used professionally and I wrote an emulator for it: http://exorsim.sourceforge.net/
Comment linking /tag/kodak/
on “In 1975 a Kodak employee invented the digital camera”Submitted Making of Image Bookmarking Service Designspiration.net as a story · 1 points
HN discussionIt All Falls Apart - The Sight Below. Skulltaste - Mux Mool. World Class Listening Problem - Don Caballero. Hitman soundtracks by Jasper Kyd. I came across The Sight Below and Mux Mool from the excellent ISO50 blog. Browsing for music through the site can be a real time-sink but you'll definitely find something new. http://blog.iso50.com/category/music/
Comment linking /category/music/
on “Ask HN: What are the top 5 albums you listen to while hacking?”If anyone wants to know more about how the Penguin logo was designed, Alex (the designer) has a great blog post here: http://blog.iso50.com/2010/03/10/plancast-penguin-developmen...
Comment linking /2010/03/10/plancast-penguin-development-process/
on “Investors Say “Count Me In” To Plancast”
