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The City of Hays, Kansas, has acquired a new logo. The emblem was presented on November 8th by the city’s mayor Toby Dougherty and the officials of the City Convention and Visitors Bureau. The new logo features a stylized yellow letter “h” accompanied by the wordmark “City of Hays”. It was created by Scott Gross, a local design specialist. In his work, Gross took into account the opinions of the city authorities and community members who gave him a hint that the logo should share a common trait with a sign of the Interstate 70 highway that goes through Hays,…

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…

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…

The National Gallery of Canada has presented its new visual branding that was developed with the involvement of the members of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation. The NGC new logo, designed in new corporate colors, is a part of the inclusive process launched accordingly to NGC’s strategic plan which was announced early this year. The revision of the gallery’s orientation and values reflects its aspiration for decolonization. To create its new visual identity NGC carried out numerous consultation with more than 300 persons including Algonquin elders as well as young indigenous artists. The NGC marketing vice-president Rosemary Thompson says: “We are…

Launched in 2008, Sirius XM is the US’s largest satellite and online radio company, with an audience of more than 34 million subscribers. Headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, the broadcaster positions itself as an “audio entertainment provider”, offering a wide range of services, including the Sirius XM subscription, the streaming music service Pandora, and a large podcasting network. The radio company enjoys its popularity thanks to such programs as the Howard Stern Show, the Team Coco radio plays, and its great hosts, like Andy Cohen and Kevin Hart. Recently, Sirius XM presented its new visual identity, announcing its branded…

Eight years ago, Russian NHL star, playing as the captain of the Washington Capitals, Alex Ovechkin signed a long-term contract with Nike. In the framework of this cooperation that is lasting to present day, the hockey player got a personal logotype designed by the apparel firm. The logo, that can often be noticed on Alex’s jerseys, sticks and skates, represents a kind of a monogram in which one can make out an “O”, a “V” and an “8” referring the uniform number that Ovechkin wears. Continuing the collaboration with the Capitals’ captain, Nike has created a new design for Ovechkin’s…

While the Play symbol still consists of four sections in different colors, it has been somewhat altered. First of all, its corners are rounded now, making the emblem softer. The four parts have been redrawn and adjusted as well, having less space for blue which was dominating in the previous version. Thus, the other sections have received more space, while the general design is more proportional. The logo looks flat as the subtle gradient was removed. The logo redesign comes with other brand elements featuring the same rounded corners and colors as the main emblem. This solution makes the Google…

  The Fuchsia OS has a special place in the range of the Google products. Many people hardly ever heard about this operating system due to the status of the project. And certainly, Fuchsia’s logo is not so recognizable as, for instance, the logos of Android or Chrome which were developed by Google too. Discovered on GitHub five years ago, the open-source OS still seems to be in the process of enhancement. And its current emblem, while representing a whimsical lopsided figure colored in fuchsia, accordingly to the operating system’s name, doesn’t have a clear meaning directly connected with Fuchsia…