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Porsche updates its iconic shield
Porsche updates its iconic shield

Porsche has presented a new version of its logo as a result of a thorough rebranding that ran for three years. The work on livening the iconic shield, according to the company, aimed to convey the connection of the brand’s history and vision of the future. The refreshed identity continues the design created in 1954, showing off slight changes. The update was actually caused by the 75th anniversary the brand celebrates this year. The new iteration of the One of the remarkable changes concerns the red stripes which now have a cell pattern inside. The use of slightly different shades…

Pentagram remasters Channel 4 brand
Pentagram remasters Channel 4 brand

Established in 1982 to create a cultural alternative to BBC and ITV, According to Luke Powell, Pentagram’s creative director, Channel 4 had conducted research, defining what and why should be changed in its image to visually correspond with technological innovations, before it applied to the studio. One of the most important things for the broadcaster was to improve the recognizability of the Channel 4 content no matter on what platform people are watching it. Another priority of the channel for the rebranding was to “maintain the creative spirit inherent to Channel 4”. As 4creative’s head Lynsey Atkin explains, the agitational…

LeShuttle: Speedy trips and slow halcyon moments
LeShuttle: Speedy trips and slow halcyon moments

Eurotunnel Le Shuttle, a railway service shuttling between Coquelles, France, and Cheriton, UK, through the Channel Tunnel, has rebranded itself to simply LeShuttle, assisted by Landor & Fitch. The design studio created the line’s new visual identity, including a “progressive” logo and an “innovative” color palette, which conveys a more sustainable way of traveling on the route. The initial goal of the rebranding was to differentiate the service and the tunnel as an infrastructure. Sometimes, Eurotunnel Le Shuttle was also confused with   According to Sykes, the brand’s signature is “built with fixed anchor points”, and this structure allows to…

Veg NI: A brand for local veg
Veg NI: A brand for local veg

Veg NI is an agricultural cooperative in Northern Ireland founded by four farmers to better market their products amid growing import competition. Recently, the company has updated its visual identity, aiming to strengthen its position and increase the awareness of local vegetables. Veg NI’s new image was developed by Jack Renwick, a design studio from London. Based on a concept called Parful Produce, the branding has to covey the positive effect of Northern Irish food products on people’s health and economy. Seasonal vegs here are indeed fresh and nutritious. Plus, this is a more sustainable way of consumption, compared to…

Musk’s Twitter presents a “perfectly awful” logo for its subscription service
Musk’s Twitter presents a “perfectly awful” logo for its subscription service

After acquiring Described as a “disaster” and a “perfectly awful branding” on the web, the emblem resembles a 1980s-style design as if it was taken from the Strange Things series. Given the mass layoffs that have been in Twitter in the last two months, this logo may have been created by an external design group. Or perhaps, it was compiled by a neural network like Midjourney or DALL-E 2 that are talked about so much lately. Maybe, we’ll never know who forged Twitter Blue’s logo, but anyway, it would be foolish to think that it was carried out by Musk…

The Bronx Museum presents a new visual identity
The Bronx Museum presents a new visual identity

Founded in 1971, the Bronx Museum of the Arts is a unique artistic space dedicated to contemporary art. Exhibiting a collection of more than 2,000 works, the museum calls its mission “connecting diverse audiences to the urban experience through special exhibitions and education programs. Aspiring to clearly articulate the ideas of capturing the modern culture as well as the spirit and tenacity of The Bronx, BxMA has unveiled a new visual identity created by the New York-based design studio Team. The Bronx itself gave inspiration for the museum’s updated look as this is NY’s only borough with “The” in its…

Bhutan: Believing in new brand
Bhutan: Believing in new brand

Until recently, the Kingdom of Bhutan was one of the most closed countries in the world. Opening itself to visitors, it has changed its image. Although Bhutan restricted tourist visits during the Covid-19 times, the country is now inviting guests again, with an updated national brand and a new tourism strategy. A few days ago, Bhutan introduced a new national branding that has to demonstrate the development of the country and the spirit of optimism, internally and externally, according to Bhutan’s Department of Tourism. The country’s refreshed visual identity is intended to awaken the pride of citizens and the imagination…

Salomon launches a promotion campaign with a refreshed logo
Salomon launches a promotion campaign with a refreshed logo

Owned by Finland’s Amer Sports since 2005, sports equipment brand Salomon is currently launching a brand campaign under the motto “Tomorrow is yours”. The manufacturer especially wants to address younger customers, athletes and outdoor fans, and inspire them to do their best and join nature, as an official press release says. This is the first Salomon campaign featuring the company’s new logo which pays tribute to the history of the brand, while supplemented with modern motifs. The sports brand was founded in 1947 by François Salomon in Annecy, southern France. In the mid-1960s, Salomon came up with an innovative technology…

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