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35 years have passed since a reactor exploded at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, resulting in the worst nuclear disaster in history. Meanwhile, more and more people visit the exclusion zone including the ghost city of Pripyat near the NPP every year. Although the Covid-19 pandemic has slowed down this trend, the government of Ukraine is trying to breathe life into the disaster site by all means including creating a logo. Since 2011, tourists are allowed to visit the Chernobyl area covering 4300 sq km. Although the radioactive pollution still prevents people from living here, short-time tours are safe, according…

Extended with two more clubs from South Africa to 16 teams, the Pro14 rugby league has changed its name to United Rugby Championship. Apart from the South African teams, the competition includes teams from Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Italy. Preparing to start the next season under the new name in September, URC has also unveiled a new visual identity. The league’s new look was developed by Thisaway, a branding agency from Bath, Somerset. The URC branding project, entitled “A different league”, was inspired by the fact that the transformed competition brings together teams from different cultures. In their work, the…

NBA is celebrating its 75th anniversary next season. And it was to be expected that the association would present a special logo to commemorate this date. However, the anniversary emblem, that was unveiled a few days ago, appeared to be a disappointment for some fans as it is based on the current For the new logo, the iconic Jerry West silhouette, against a blue-and-red background and a basketball pattern with the number “75”, was placed into a diamond shape. Some people suggest that the diamond form may probably be inspired by the term “Diamond wedding” that is celebrated after 75…

Reducing the Europa League from 48 to 32 teams and launching the Europa Conference League from the 2021/22 season, Turquoise had experience working with the European football union earlier when the studio “built a good understanding of the requirements and needs”, as its creative officer Gareth Mapp says. Developing the UEFA leagues project, Turquoise tried to refresh the UEL branding with a new design which could tell that the league will show more competitiveness even with fewer teams now. With this, the Conference League’s logo should reflect the ideas of openness and inclusiveness. Both logos share a general design including…

In February, we could see an So, the mark says goodbye to the chrome-like emblem which was introduced in 2008. Instead, href=”https://www.picpapa.com/dacia-logo”Dacia will use a symbol made up of the abstractly stylized letters “D” and “C”. The geometric typography, purposely diminished, reflects Dacia’s essence and designates the most important things in the car industry, according to the company. The merging letters convey the feeling of movement due to their arrow-like shape. Earthy colors will prevail in Dacia’s visual identity. The green khaki is chosen as the main brand color. It is intended to emphasize the “street spirit” of the mark…

On May 28, at the Annual general meeting, the French petrol company At the meeting, Patrique Pouyanné, the head of the company, whose term of office has been extended for three years, also presented TotalEnergies’ visual identity that has to illustrate the petrol giant’s transformation into a “multi-energy company”. The new logo represents stylized initials of the company’s new name. The TE emblem is distinguished with colorful and quite a simple design which seems drawn just with one finger. It is accompanied by the wordmark “TotalEnergies” introduced in March as an interim logo. For the official release, it received a…

Officially established in 1834, Eichhof is a beer brand that is popular in the central Switzerland. Acquired by the Netherlands’ Heineken in 2008, the Lucerne-based brewery produces 11 different beers. Beside lager, its production line also includes such craft beers as the turbid natural Klosterbräu, ale-like Hubertus or strong Barbara (alc. 6,5%). To modernize its image, Eichhof hired the British design studio Pearlfisher that renovated the brand’s visual identity. In their work, the Pearlfisher designers were inspired by a table they found in the brewery. It featured engraving of different traditions of Eichhon as well as a blank section for…

Founded in 1963, the American Library (formerly known as the 2nd Air Division Library) is an institution established to honor the US Air Force troops who fought in Europe during WWII. Located in Norwich, UK, the library contains a collection of materials dedicated to the USAF, American relationship with Britain and American culture in general. Adopting its current name, the American Library was looking to a new visual identity as well. The institution’s brand, including a logo, printed materials and some merchandise, was renovated by The Click, a Norwich-based design studio. In the brand creation, the designers started from the…