Interesting designer read

[fospher.com]

Nike's swoosh was done by accounting class teacher cum freelancer at Nike called Caroline for only $35!

Im not sure what the 'cum' bit is, but still an curious bit for designers.

http://www.goodlogo.com/backgrounds/good.logos/

[yasunobu13]

Linux:

The competition to Windows and Mac OS, Linux also has a penguin as its logo (and mascot). Named 'Tux', the penguin was chosen from a list of sharks, foxes, eagles and hawks as the Linus Torvalds, the founder of Linux, had a liking for the bird and thought it to be unusual and different for a logo. While the other creatures were fierce and strong, Linus insisted on the penguin being “fat, cute and cuddly - instead of anything else. Incidentally the name 'Tux' was brought up from Torvalds UniX -TUX.

[aversion]

Originally posted by fospher.com
Im not sure what the 'cum' bit is.

It's a way of saying that two things are together, in this sense it suggests the person is primarily a teacher but also a freelance (designer).

I've read about this before, she did ok out of it in the end, but it really highlights how futile some companies are when they spend millions on trying to find the right brand. I guess you just need to wait for it to come to you.