James Barnard on the Alignment Mistakes in HBO's Logo

By John Gruber

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A few weeks ago designer James Barnard made this TikTok video about what seemed to be a few mistakes in HBO’s logo. He got a bunch of crap from commenters arguing that they weren’t mistakes at all. Then he heard from the designer of the original version of the logo, from the 1970s.

★ Saturday, 27 September 2025