Here’s something interesting – I’m always digging up something “interesting”, hey. It’s a selection of unlicenced merchandise available on RED BUBBLE featuring a custom made ALIEN logo. Stickers, T-shirts, throw pillows, mugs, phone cases, tote bags… just about anything that can be printed on, actually. All of them featuring a knock off variant of the classic Kenner ALIEN logo.  This one is somewhat amusing.

Sure, it’s unauthorised but it’s a great idea – and a lot of fun with the central graphic design inspired by Kenner’s original 1979 ALIEN logo.  The bold title, egg shape surround and red, white & black colour scheme were common to the original Kenner logo appearing on their product range of toys released in 1979. 

What’s missing here is the head of the Kenner toy.  Instead of the “gruesome” figure taking pride of place in the center of the graphic, the artist has replaced the well known gaping maw with images of an “astronaut” and the Alien lifted directly from playing tokens appearing in the ALIEN board game.  It’s a nice tribute to another product in the 1979 Kenner ALIEN range contemporary to the infamous toy itself and one works well in the context of the redesigned logo.

-Windebieste.