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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”…

It seems that time has come for The brand’s slogan “Citroën, inspired by you” has also been removed. Spots are added to Citroën’s francophone Twitter that features a monochrome animated version of the chevrons. Citroën hasn’t published an official press release on the redesign yet. And it is certainly worth to be reported as it concerns not only the trademark, but also the wordmark. . The trademark introduced in 2016 and the wordmark that has been used since 2009 are giving way to a flat “double corner” sign as well as an all-caps lettering in the corporate typeface Citroen. The…

Known for its AutoCAD engineering application and other software products, Autodesk, a multinational software company, has updated its visual identity. Adopting an one-color logo, the corporation has made the first step on its way to the entire renovation of its brand positioning. Autodesk positions itself as the world’s leading firm providing software products for the engineering, architecture, construction, entertainment and education industries. Founded in 1982 by John Walker, who was a co-author of AutoCAD, the company, now, has more than 10,000 employees all over the world. While Autodesk’s previous emblem, that featured a blue-and-green symbol looking like a lowercase “a”,…

Located in London’s Whitehall, the building known as the Old War Office was used as the headquarter of the UK’s war department from its completion in 1906 to 2014. After the reformed Ministry of Defence had moved to the Main Building, the OWO was sold to Hinduja Group which announced that the building would be converted to a kind of a luxury hotel with residential apartments. Aiming to develop the image of the new hotel, the owners hired design agency Greenspace that created a branding involving the OWO’s history as well as graphic motifs from the early 1900’s. Despite today’s…

Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Black Entertainment Television (BET) targeting African American audience  has rolled out its new visual identity that marks a new stage in the history of the channel. The new BET branding, including a logo, was presented at the 2021 BET Awards ceremony. According to the network, it is a key move for its image, paying tribute to its 40-year journey and heritage of the Black excellence. Through the years, the BET abbreviation and a star have been customary elements of the channel’s logos designed primarily in a black-and-white gamma. While the previous emblem represented a straight…

According to the company’s press-release, the updated logo with its minimalistic design reminds of the seamless evolution of the brand, while paying homage to its rich history. Copying Burger King’s vintage logotype in general, the new emblem, nevertheless, is distinguished with more intense colors, a bit reshaped bun halves and a new custom typeface called “Flame” whose design is intended to reflect the chain’s “bold, rounded and yummy” food. As Burger King’s chief creative officer Rafael Abreu said, the chain decided to get back to the vintage design as it is the best visual reflection of Burger King, being a…

Having amounted the population number of 50,000, Newark and the Licking County, Ohio, show signs of good development dynamics that could attract visitors and businesses. This has become a background for the city’s identity issue which the authorities have been attending to. To give a fresh look to Newark, the municipal officials and the Licking County Chamber of Commerce created the nonprofit institution Newark Development Partners, and this team have eventually forged a new city emblem and other materials that are going to improve Newark’s promotion programs. The new logo is based on the rich heritage and history of the…

The announced redesign is the most dramatic renovation in Nokia’s history. The brand’s logo representing an all-caps wordmark has been used unchanged since 1978. As the MWC 2023, held in Barcelona, is the first event’s edition after the coronavirus break, the company has chosen it to present its new face. Backed by the new corporate strategy, the brand identity has to reflect what the Nokia brand is now – “a B2B technology leader pioneering the future where networks meet cloud”. Expressing the present day’s image of Nokia, as the company’s press release says, the visual identity also conveys the renewed…