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Toyota flattens its emblem
Toyota flattens its emblem

The automaker has recently presented its new logo designed to be fitted mainly for digital materials. Like other car manufacturers before, Toyota has opted for the flat design and simplicity. The emblem keeps its three ellipses, but has rid off the 3D forms. According to a press-release from Toyota, the new visual identity look simple and has been shaped around four principles: experimental ideas, affordability with a premium look and feel and consistency between all the variations of the brand. Much appreciated by brands for several years, the flat design has become preferable for being easily adaptable to web requirements…

Cupra facelifts its car brand emblem, named the future of SEAT
Cupra facelifts its car brand emblem, named the future of SEAT

In 2018, SEAT launched Cupra as a separate car brand. And it was a complete success, as the creation of Cupra appeared to be the key to reviving the Spanish automaker. Less cars and more money – that has been the strategy of SEAT, which has allowed it to stand out in a very competitive market. The manufacturer just followed the approach of other big car brands like Fiat, Renault, and Citroën. Before Cupra was created as a brand, its name was just an abbreviation of Cup Racing, which was used for the sportiest model of SEAT. With Cupra as…

MAAM: Imagine the Unimagined
MAAM: Imagine the Unimagined

One of the oldest art schools in the United States, the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), is going to launch its own museum. The MassArt Art Museum, or MAAM, is planned to be opened in February 2020 on the territory of the college campus. Projected as a “kunsthalle”, a museum without a permanent collection, MAAM, according to Lisa Tung, MassArt’s executive director, will be a unique gallery for the contemporary art in Boston, a place where visitors will be able to see the works of modern artists. Forming MAAM’s identity, the administration of MassArt started collaborating with the…

Jaguar Land Rover presents its first corporate logo
Jaguar Land Rover presents its first corporate logo

Jaguar Land Rover, a car brand owned by the Indian automaker Tata Motors, has received its first-ever corporate logo. According to an official press release, the new visual identity is the next step as part of the Reimagine strategy, while reflecting the company’s ambition in the luxury car segment. Tata Motors acquired two separate brands Jaguar and Land Rover in 2013 and merged them into one company. In 2021, Thierry Boloré, who was the predecessor of the current JLR head Adrian Mardell, presented a new electric strategy for the company for the coming years. By launching the Reimagine program, the…

Sixt makes small changes to its logo
Sixt makes small changes to its logo

Founded in 1912, Sixt’s rebranding is connected with the company’s new international campaign entitled “Rent E-mobility!” which will feature the brand’s modernized look including a logo designed in a different typeface. Although Sixt’s new logo retains the general structure of the previous version, you can immediately notice the difference including an altered color scheme, a new form of the “S”, and a bit extended curved stroke over the “i”. The brand still upholds its customary colors: black, orange, and white. However, the Sixt emblem now showcases a deeper shade of orange (#ff5f00), which is closer to red. Apparently, the color…

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…

Magnolia Network makes its cable debut with original visual identity
Magnolia Network makes its cable debut with original visual identity

Three years ago, Chip and Joanna Gaines, who hosted the Fixer Upper series on the DIY Network, announced they would launch a new broadcasting company in cooperation with Named after the previous company of Chip and Joanna they have in Waco, Texas, the Magnolia Network will carry a refreshed programming, focusing on documentary series related to home repair and renovation. The network will broadcast under an original visual brand connected with the Gaines’ agricultural business in Texas. The visual identity for the Magnolia Network was created by the New York-based design agency Loyalkaspar that has a lot of experience in…

LG’s face logo gets animated, showing off different expressions
LG’s face logo gets animated, showing off different expressions

The face/smile design is quite popular in branding. Amazon, Elevating the South Korean company to a next level, the new visual identity of LG Electronics is designed to be suited for both physical and digital carriers. According to a press release, the rebranding’s goal is to put LG closer to the new generation and confirm it as an iconic brand. The company also aims “to rethink its visual strategy to tell its values to all customers regardless of their location on the planet”. The most surprising thing in the visual identity is the animated version of the LG logo for…

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