The Golden One Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Lil recap of the main logo changes we saw this past year....http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-10-best-corporate-logo-changes-of-2013-174703539.htmlHere is number 1 on the list....with the caption...." Google bought Motorola for $13 billion last year, but this year's logo change is proof of their ownership. The new design manages to be refreshingly new, while immediately triggering within the consumer established connections to both the cell phone manufacturer and its parent company." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxy8s Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Honestly surprised that Yahoo! didn't put their own logo on their list.It's a Business Insider article that Yahoo! is featuring. I was surprised Facebook made it over Yahoo!, especially since the author admitted FB's "change" barely qualifies as such.I think Spotify and the WNBA looked the best in their new iterations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAWeaver Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I think Nivea was a slight downgrade IMO. My favorite updates were either Arby's or TGI Friday's, especially Arby's. Massive improvement and should've been#1, if not that, then Top 3. @loganaweaver - Twitter / @loganaweaver - Instagram / Nike Vapor Untouchable Football Template / Logan's Logos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Two "wow"s here:-that Motorola was #1. I think the new logo is entirely too cluttery.-the WNBA changed their logo. I am a sports enthusiast that has been a member of a message board dedicated to sports logos for over 10 years. You'd think I'd have noticed when, you know, a major sports league (cue someone saying "WNBA ISNT MAJOR LOLOL") changes their logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Two "wow"s here:-that Motorola was #1. I think the new logo is entirely too cluttery.-the WNBA changed their logo. I am a sports enthusiast that has been a member of a message board dedicated to sports logos for over 10 years. You'd think I'd have noticed when, you know, a major sports league (cue someone saying "WNBA ISNT MAJOR LOLOL") changes their logo.RE: Motorola: It's basically the same logo they just goog'd the ring around it and made it their slave. This list is stupid anyway.RE: WNBA: I don't think the WNBA promoted the change at all, much less anyone else. The WNBA is and has always been one of the weirdest sports experiments out there. I don't say that in jest or as a sexist, it's just never been a success, was never going to be one, and has sort of become the testing ground for the NBA in terms of brand trials. Ads on jerseys, moving franchises without hesitation, etc. The freakin' Sparks are about to move, of all teams. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc49erfan15 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Two "wow"s here:-that Motorola was #1. I think the new logo is entirely too cluttery.-the WNBA changed their logo. I am a sports enthusiast that has been a member of a message board dedicated to sports logos for over 10 years. You'd think I'd have noticed when, you know, a major sports league (cue someone saying "WNBA ISNT MAJOR LOLOL") changes their logo.RE: Motorola: It's basically the same logo they just goog'd the ring around it and made it their slave. This list is stupid anyway.RE: WNBA: I don't think the WNBA promoted the change at all, much less anyone else. The WNBA is and has always been one of the weirdest sports experiments out there. I don't say that in jest or as a sexist, it's just never been a success, was never going to be one, and has sort of become the testing ground for the NBA in terms of brand trials. Ads on jerseys, moving franchises without hesitation, etc. The freakin' Sparks are about to move, of all teams.Well, yeah, but the multicolored ring around it makes it suck. I thought all of the logos mentioned were good changes except Motorola's.I don't think it's sexist at all to say the WNBA has been/turned into an experiment. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Do I wish it failure? Absolutely not. I'm just not interested.The Sparks are about to move? Wow. Again... I had no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandMooreArt Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 the thing i learned from this article is the guy who wrote it either dosent follow corporate branding too closely and/or has horrible taste GRAPHIC ARTIST BEHANCE / MEDIUM / DRIBBBLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I just went back and tried to figure out what made Motorola's change good (didn't work). But I did notice something interesting; the old logo had one color... red. The new logo has 12 colors (not counting the grey in the middle) and not a single one of them is red. Way to respect your history! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted February 3, 2014 Share Posted February 3, 2014 Über-simplified logos coupled with light, sans-serif fonts. YAY. Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adsit Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I think Nivea was a slight downgrade IMO. My favorite updates were either Arby's or TGI Friday's, especially Arby's. Massive improvement and should've been#1, if not that, then Top 3.I agree, TGI Friday's and Arby's were definitely the most improved on the list. Arby's 2012 logo was horrendous. That mix between 3D rendering and flat sans-serif type is hard to look at and just doesn't make sense for a brand like Arby's. Plus, what is up with that apostrophe? The new slab-serif type is a nice return to the style the brand had previously since the 60's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash61 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Two "wow"s here:-that Motorola was #1. I think the new logo is entirely too cluttery.-the WNBA changed their logo. I am a sports enthusiast that has been a member of a message board dedicated to sports logos for over 10 years. You'd think I'd have noticed when, you know, a major sports league (cue someone saying "WNBA ISNT MAJOR LOLOL") changes their logo.RE: Motorola: It's basically the same logo they just goog'd the ring around it and made it their slave. This list is stupid anyway.RE: WNBA: I don't think the WNBA promoted the change at all, much less anyone else. The WNBA is and has always been one of the weirdest sports experiments out there. I don't say that in jest or as a sexist, it's just never been a success, was never going to be one, and has sort of become the testing ground for the NBA in terms of brand trials. Ads on jerseys, moving franchises without hesitation, etc. The freakin' Sparks are about to move, of all teams.Well, yeah, but the multicolored ring around it makes it suck. I thought all of the logos mentioned were good changes except Motorola's.I don't think it's sexist at all to say the WNBA has been/turned into an experiment. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Do I wish it failure? Absolutely not. I'm just not interested.The Sparks are about to move? Wow. Again... I had no idea.Not anymore. Magic Johnson bought the team yesterday. On September 20, 2012 at 0:50 AM, 'CS85 said: It's like watching the hellish undead creakily shuffling their way out of the flames of a liposuction clinic dumpster fire. On February 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM, 'pianoknight said: Story B: Red Wings go undefeated and score 100 goals in every game. They also beat a team comprised of Godzilla, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, 2 Power Rangers and Betty White. Oh, and they played in the middle of Iraq on a military base. In the sand. With no ice. Santa gave them special sand-skates that allowed them to play in shorts and t-shirts in 115 degree weather. Jesus, Zeus and Buddha watched from the sidelines and ate cotton candy. POTD 5/24/12, POTD 2/26/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleuet Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Quiz question. Try to answer without making any search on the web. Anybody knows why the company's name is Motorola? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb6 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Quiz question. Try to answer without making any search on the web. Anybody knows why the company's name is Motorola?In 1930 Galvin Manufacturing Corporation introduced the Motorola radio, one of the first commercially successful car radios. Company's founder Paul V. Galvin and investor Bill Lear created the brand name Motorola. Galvin and Lear mulled over names for the product on a cross-country trip and came up with "Motorola" which was a blend of "motor" and the then popular suffix -ola used with audio equipment of the time (for example "Victrola"). The product was such a success that Galvin changed the name of the company to Motorola.[12][13]Do I win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ant-LOX Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 The previous WNBA logo always looked like a womans head put on the NBA logo to me. Or a pose-able wooden figure statue we would draw in art school, with a wig.The one trend I like is making the logos simple, moving away from the 3D effect. When Pepsi changed their logo (now some 5 years ago) it was a breath of fresh air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aci Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I think Nivea was a slight downgrade IMO. My favorite updates were either Arby's or TGI Friday's, especially Arby's. Massive improvement and should've been#1, if not that, then Top 3.I agree, TGI Friday's and Arby's were definitely the most improved on the list. Arby's 2012 logo was horrendous. That mix between 3D rendering and flat sans-serif type is hard to look at and just doesn't make sense for a brand like Arby's. Plus, what is up with that apostrophe? The new slab-serif type is a nice return to the style the brand had previously since the 60's.I believe the apostrophe is/was supposed to represent the blade of a rotating meat-slicer (which makes sense for Arby's), but I agree that it just doesn't work within the logo at all.And hasn't Google already unloaded Motorola? Hamilton Eagles- 2012 and 2013 Continental Hockey League Champions! 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015 CHL East Division Champions! Niagara Dragoons- 2012 United League and CCSLC World Series Champions! 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 UL Robinson Division Champions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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