Remember HTC? That Taiwanese mobile phone manufacturer that was all the rage in the early to mid 2010s? I vaguely recall them as well – even though they’re still alive and kicking at the time of his writing.
The following is a full set of “HTC – Quietly Brilliant” 3d logos that rendered at the peak of their popularity (around 2011 or so). Showing them off to a client on a then-shiny new HTC Jetstream tablet was the perfect way to wrap this project up.
![3d illustration of a large brass padlock attached to a framed HTC logo over a white isolated background](https://www.norebbo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/htc_lock.jpg)
![3d illustration of two large gears sitting on top of a framed black and green HTC logo on a dark reflective surface](https://www.norebbo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/htc_settings.jpg)
![3d illustration of a large wrench and screwdriver sitting on top of a black and green framed HTC logo over a dark reflective surface](https://www.norebbo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/htc_tools.jpg)
![3d illustration of a silver and green HTC logo sitting in a puddle of silver liquid on a gray reflective surface](https://www.norebbo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/melt_htc.jpg)
![3d illustration of a large silver microphone standing upright in front a framed glowing HTC logo](https://www.norebbo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/microphone_htc_logo.jpg)
![3d illustration of a large silver trophy standing in front of an upright framed HTC logo on a gray reflective surface](https://www.norebbo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/trophy_htc.jpg)
Honestly, I was never a fan of the logo. Sure, it’s clean and very readable, but it has no soul. You’ll notice that I had to add a bit of gloss and reflection to it to look halfway decent, but I probably violated every rule in their corporate design guideline book by doing so. Sometimes I gotta do what I gotta do.
![3d illustration of a large green and silver HTC logo standing behind two black and gold AA batteries](https://www.norebbo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/battery_htc.jpg)
![3d illustration of a large brass key lying beside an open tin can with an HTC logo on the label](https://www.norebbo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/can_htc.jpg)
![3d illustration of a large brass padlock sitting on top of a glowing green HTC logo](https://www.norebbo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/htc_logo_padlock.jpg)
![3d illustration of a glowing HTC logo on a glossy microchip](https://www.norebbo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/microchip_htc.jpg)
finally, to close out this set, I present to you the two most “2011-style” renderings I may have ever created. Mobile phones and tablets have changed a lot over the years!
![3d illustration of a simple touch screen mobile phone showing a glowing green HTC logo](https://www.norebbo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mobile_phone_htc.jpg)
![3d illustration of a large magnifying glass hovering over top of a silver tablet computer with an HTC logo on the screen](https://www.norebbo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/tablet_search_htc.jpg)