pianoknight Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 The Brooklyn Public Library has updated their logo and opted to go with a "trendy" misspelling of Brooklyn, shortened to "Bklyn."Thoughts? The article below (correctly) points out that trendy designers and retail outlets can get away with this sort of abbreviation, but you would kind of expect a place like, well, a library to actually use proper grammar and spelling, no?http://www.businessinsider.com/brooklyn-public-librarys-new-logo-misspells-brooklyn-2013-1 5th in NAT. TITLES | 2nd in CONF. TITLES | 5th in HEISMAN | 7th in DRAFTS | 8th in ALL-AMER | 7th in WINS | 4th in BOWLS | 1st in SELLOUTS | 1st GAMEDAY SIGN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Your thread title is a bit misleading, but I agree that a library may not want to do this. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Epic library fail. If a library can not promote proper spelling then it has failed in one of its core principles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEANS Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 if this were a trend I might agree, but BKLYN has been around for quite some time. https://www.andrewsterlachini.com/ or http://dribbble.com/MEANS1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 What institution outside of libraries need to mix it up and change their image more? I think its good for them to try to get younger and appeal to a younger hipper base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zpqmaowl Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 From the title, I expected Booklyn. the worst helmets design to me is the Jacksonville jaguars hamlets from 1995 to 2012 because you can't see the logo vary wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 What institution outside of libraries need to mix it up and change their image more? I think its good for them to try to get younger and appeal to a younger hipper base.Becuz pur literesy es kewl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 if this were a trend I might agree, but BKLYN has been around for quite some time.Pretty much... the BKLYN abbreviation has been around since the 19th century, and it's still on a lot of Brooklyn's older buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 From the title, I expected Booklyn.I hated it, then I realized it sounds like "Book-lyn" if you try to pronounce it. Now I approve. Please no PHX Library, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewPF Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 From the title, I expected Booklyn.I expected pubic library http://i.imgur.com/4ahMZxD.png koizim said: And...and ya know what we gotta do? We gotta go kick him in da penis. He'll be injured. Injured bad. COYS and Go Sox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mings Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Libraries are actually one of the most interesting projects to work on right now in architecture due to all the changes occurring with the needs of a library. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 They should rebrand as "Library B Brooklyn." Never fails, evidently. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Libraries are actually one of the most interesting projects to work on right now in architecture due to all the changes occurring with the needs of a library.You say "needs" like it means something more than free porn boxes for homeless guys. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris85ca Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 The library is still relevant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoknight Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 The library is still relevant?I know you're being somewhat sarcastic, but you're right that libraries are really only relevant to a certain extent. A vast majority of research work can be done online as millions of published articles and journals dating back decades have been digitized.I used to work at a library in high school and LOVE books. Yet even I haven't been to a library in years. I think the only reason I would visit is if I simply could not find an eBook version of a particular novel. 5th in NAT. TITLES | 2nd in CONF. TITLES | 5th in HEISMAN | 7th in DRAFTS | 8th in ALL-AMER | 7th in WINS | 4th in BOWLS | 1st in SELLOUTS | 1st GAMEDAY SIGN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goforbroke Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 What's a library? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Aw man, you guys. It just feels good to go to a library, you know? ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandMooreArt Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 like Means and Illwauk said, thats not a trendy "misspelling" its a common abbreviation, a large part of the Brooklyn culture. it also shows their repositioning, who they're marketing towards. the type, color, and name "change" is more youthful and has a fresh, less serious tone to it. i think they did a good job GRAPHIC ARTIST BEHANCE / MEDIUM / DRIBBBLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 As do I. And I am a regular customer of theirs.Haven't seen many homeless guys in either my branch or the main at Grand Army Plaza (which is a magnificent building, speaking of library architecture). If anything, rising book prices are making libraries more important. Why would I want to spend $15 on a paperback that I'll read in an hour or two, when I have a library to browse as I like? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgo Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 As do I. And I am a regular customer of theirs.Haven't seen many homeless guys in either my branch or the main at Grand Army Plaza (which is a magnificent building, speaking of library architecture).If anything, rising book prices are making libraries more important. Why would I want to spend $15 on a paperback that I'll read in an hour or two, when I have a library to browse as I like?I also still use the library to borrow music CDs. Plus, digital books don't havy any appeal to me. Nothing beats turning a page, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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