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Minimalist posters of some of the world's most famous logos

Australian designer Nick Barclay has launched a new poster series showcasing his trademark minimalist style, but this time focusing on some of the world's most famous logos and brands.

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Via Creative Boom submission. All images courtesy of the artist.

Via Creative Boom submission. All images courtesy of the artist.

He explained: "I wanted to see if logos are so ingrained in our psyche that I could break them down and simplify them and people would still know what they are just from the colours and shapes. The info on the top tells people when the company started and what the company slogan is."

If you love Nick's work, you can check out his recent famous movies series or visit his website at www.nickbarclaydesigns.com.

Minimalist poster by Nick Barclay with "07" at top and six horizontal coloured bars on black background, representing a famous brand logo through colour and shape alone
Bright turquoise minimalist poster with white horizontal lines and "06" in the top left corner, held by a metal clip against a white background
Minimalist poster showing coloured rectangles in blue, red, yellow and green arranged horizontally, clipped to a board with a metal clip
Red minimalist poster with white geometric shapes forming the Lego logo and "02" at the top, held by a silver bulldog clip against a white wall
Minimalist poster by Nick Barclay featuring a blue circle with horizontal stripes in yellow, white and red, clipped by red bands
Minimalist red poster with three vertical yellow rectangles and yellow "01" in top left corner, held by a metal clip
Minimalist poster by Nick Barclay featuring horizontal red, white and blue striped shapes on a dark blue background, representing a famous logo reduced to essential colours and forms
Red poster with white diagonal striped logo and horizontal bar, held by a metal clip, from Nick Barclay's minimalist logos series
Minimalist poster with overlapping horizontal bars in red, yellow and blue on a deep blue background, representing a famous logo through geometric abstraction
Minimalist poster featuring a teal ring with a black circle inside, bordered by white, clipped to white mount with "08." printed at top left
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