These were some of the best logos, branding campaigns and designs that I have seen this year.\n

\n\nChicago Olympic Logo Although botched the first go around with the inclusion of the no-no torch, the Chicago Olympic bid identity and subsequent branding campaign was near perfect. I loved the colorful ads, the typography was clean and beautiful, and it made me proud of our city and proved that Chicago could produce world-class design.\n

\n\nCity of Melbourne Amazing rebrand for the City of Melbourne. Thoughtful branding with a cool gridsystem, smart graphic elements and brilliant use of color.\n

\n\nUS Virgin Islands Lots of points for originality, interesting typography and great colors. The concept was to create a “Mocko Jumbie” character that symbolizes the vibrancy of the people and their cultures.\n

\n\nMeredith Corporation Vibrant colors, new lower case typography and an overall softer (and much improved) look.\n

\n\nTruvia The logo is fresh and smart with great clean packaging to go with it. Move overs Splenda, there is a new sweetner on the shelf.\n

Core Cider A very pretty logo with a great bottle design. Don’t you just want one now?