The last week of the year brings a slew of best and worst lists. My favorite thus far: Best and Worst logos of 2009.

The winner: Aol.

And rightly so – what Aol. has done with their brand in as little as a month is no less than remarkable and their logotype redesign was rad. The subtle, san-serif type face against a myriad of clever background images speaks to the indefinite number of content topics that their new business model aims to deliver. Well done.

As much as I like what’s going on over in Tim Armstrong’s neck of the woods, it’s still not as cool as the logo redesign we’re working on over at Associated Content. Reveal coming soon!