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Eurostar: How to transform a symbol into a flexible design system
Eurostar: How to transform a symbol into a flexible design system

Launched in 1994, Eurostar is a pioneer brand involved in international high-speed railway transportation. Its network connects the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and more recently Germany. This year, the company is undergoing a rebranding after a merger with Thalys, a high-speed railway provider that connected Paris and Brussels. The prominent DesignStudio developed a new look for Eurostar, having made a great job, completely changing the visual identity of the company. The project was based on a new concept named Spark which comes to life under the motto “Spark new experiences” and puts forward a new symbol replacing the…

New logo for 2020 NHL Stadium Series is unveiled
New logo for 2020 NHL Stadium Series is unveiled

On the 10th of October the logo for the upcoming Stadium Series was revealed by the NHL. The first game of the season is scheduled on the 15th of February 2020. This time the Colorado Avalanche, the host of the competition, will face off with the Los Angeles Kings at the Falcon Stadium. As the central element of the 2020 Stadium Series logo it’s chosen an image of the Cadet Chapel, located on the Air Force Academy campus. In the upper right corner there’s pictured a jet, flying over the Chapel, one more indication on the host of the forthcoming significant…

Real Betis updates its visual identity
Real Betis updates its visual identity

By winning this year’s Copa del Rey, According to the club, the rebranding, carried out by the international design agency Accenture, “follows the line of continuity” rather than aims to adapt to digital environments, avoiding radical changes for the basic elements. However, some improvements have still been brought, including an adjusted color palette and a new custom typeface. First of all, Betis’ crest was redesigned to have simpler elements. Thus, the crown got rid of smaller details which were, according to Accenture, visual noise. The double B was revised as well. The vignette, standing for “Betis Balompié” (the latter word…

GE unveils logos for three planned public companies
GE unveils logos for three planned public companies

The multinational conglomerate The unveiling of the emblems, which took place a few days ago, is an important milestone in the history of GE. And the three divisions will enjoy the rich traditions of the GE brand. According to the corporation, the establishment of three separate companies allows them to improve focusing on their activities, fund allocation as well as flexibility for growth and price formation. And here are the details on the newly created companies and their identities. GE Vernova: the company’s name is a combination of “ver” that derives from “verde” meaning “green” and “nova” meaning “new”. The…

Google Chrome gets new logo for the first time in eight years
Google Chrome gets new logo for the first time in eight years

The world’s most popular web browser is going to get a new logo. While Chrome has maintained Google’s branded four-color palette since 2008 and received the trendy flat look in 2011, the refreshment deals with only subtle changes. As we can see on the images presented by Google, the colors in the facelifted Chrome logo have become brighter, the central blue circle has got larger, and the shadows, which were in the previous version, have been removed. The new emblem first was unveiled in a tweet of Elvin Hu, the chief designer of the Chrome redesign project. Calling the new…

Florence’s new logo gets an F
Florence’s new logo gets an F

City logos is a special topic. Often, new emblems meet critics from residents and people on social media for the odd design or lack of expressiveness. And that’s the case of the city of Florence, Alabama, where the new city logo even made the residents create a petition on Change.org requesting to restore the previous insignia. At the moment, the petition has collected almost 8,000 signatures as people are resenting the renovation of Florence’s logotype. The emblem features a capital “F” and “lo”, placed one on another, forming a kind of an exclamation mark. In the full version, the “lo”…

Ferrari rolls out its 75th anniversary logo
Ferrari rolls out its 75th anniversary logo

As For the 75th anniversary emblem, Ferrari’s iconic prancing horse was incorporated into the big number “75” accompanied by the dates “1947-2022”. The logo is designed in red and white which are traditional colors of the brand, associated with Ferrari sports cars. It will be displayed at the special events the company will organize throughout 2022. The “Cavallino Rampante” was also embodied into a sculpture made up as a puzzle by Ferrari specialists. It symbolizes the essence of Ferrari as well as the history and future of the brand, as the company’s chairman John Elkann said. 2022 is not just…

Twitter founder’s company Square rebrands to Block
Twitter founder’s company Square rebrands to Block

Established by The company reported its upcoming rebranding in its Twitter account, saying “Not to go all meta on you… but we’re going to!”. While it was, for sure, a playful nod to the recent renaming of Facebook to Meta, the renewing of Square itself is likely connected with the fact that Dorsey lately resigned as CEO of Twitter, probably having great plans for his other invention. As Block, besides financial brands, runs some other businesses in the entertainment and cryptocurrency sectors, the new name has to reflect the company’s new positioning as an overarching ecosystem. The word block, the…

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