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Originally founded as Casino Express Airlines in 1987 and being named Xtra Airlines for some time, Avelo Airlines received its current name early this year after a change of ownership. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the re-established airline operates in the ultra-low-cost segment, having a fleet of six next-gen Boeing 737 planes. Declaring its main purpose to “Inspire Travel”, the company has rolled out its visual identity created by the Kim Berlin design studio. It should be mentioned first that the design studio has made great efforts, developing the whole brand identity for Avelo Airlines – from the naming to the…

The Edmonton Eskimos, playing in the Canadian Football League, have rebranded as the Edmonton Elks. Renaming themselves, the team meets numerous requests from indigenous people’s organizations arguing that the “Eskimo” has a controversial connotation. Alongside the new name, a new logo has been presented as well. The rebranding process began last November when then called Eskimos launched an online campaign, asking people to choose a new name for the team. In four months, a list with more than 2000 proposed names was shortened to seven. A final survey among the club’s players, couches, stakeholders and fans, with some advice from…

Founded in 1881, Iittala is a Finnish design brand, owned by Fiskars Group, that is known for its premium glassware and cookware products. The company acquired its unique style in the early 1930s when it started producing pieces, like the glasses designed by Aino Aalto or the Savoy Vase created by Alvar Aalto, that would become the classics of Scandinavian design. Even today, their distinctive wavy forms are reproduced in plates, trays, cutting boards, and other objects of application design. To pay homage to its rich history and traditions of glassblowing, the brand has updated its visual identity, which has…

Launched in 1998, If somebody expected it to be a kind of a wow factor, forget it. The new Bershka logo’s design still resembles those of the related brands. The wordmark is bolder now, showcasing more geometric and integrated typography. The redesign was carried out by Bershka’s in-house design team in cooperation with a Berlin-based studio that specializes in typography branding and works with the Dinamo Typefaces agency which has some experience in fashion branding. The graphic line of the project reminds us of the latest changes in the look of Inditex, Bershka’s parent body, which underwent a redesign last…

While some images of Buick’s new badge, in black and white, leaked on the web about two months ago, the company is now announcing the renovation officially. Refreshing its brand identity, Buick reworked the iconic “tri-shield” which is rooted in the family crest of the brand’s founder, David Dunbar Buick. In the new iteration, the shields were re-arranged horizontally, departing from the clearer heraldic style of the previous diagonal layout. In addition, they were remarkably reshaped, having apertures inside with borders colored in Buick’s traditional red-white-blue gamma. Placed with some spacing between them, the elements will be depicted without the…

Almost a year ago, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and French carmaker Groupe PSA signed a $50 billion deal launching a joint company called Stellantis. While the merger is expected to be completed in the spring of 2021, the management of this business project has unveiled a logo for the new brand. Actually, Stellantis had an emblem earlier, and the new iteration is a final touch on its visual identity before the company is completely formed. Based on the previous variant, the new logo represents a stylized wordmark distinguished with an “A” without a bar as well as “S”’s with peculiar curves….

After 28 years, NASA brings back its worm logo that was used from 1975 to 1992. This iconic emblem will be drawn on the side of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that planned to be launched to the ISS in May. The revival of the worm emblem is connected with the fact that the Falcon 9 is the first manned space mission to launch from the Cape Canaveral since 2011. While American astronauts have been sent to the International Space Station by the Russian Soyuz rockets from the Baikonur space port for nine years, the new old NASA logo is…

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…