Interview: Apple logo creator Rob Janoff on making timeless work, fielding criticism, and what makes a good designer | 9to5Mac

Interview: Apple logo creator Rob Janoff on making timeless work, fielding criticism, and what makes a good designer | 9to5Mac: More than 40 years later, Janoff is still working in graphic design, now with an agency of his own. Watching the changing landscape of the design community over the past four decades has revealed to him some insights about the industry. “It’s amazing to me how many people think that designers design stuff into their logos to have meaning and be profound. It’s enough of a job to get something to look halfway decent,” says Janoff. He points to Apple’s logo as an example.