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Casey’s General Store, a gas station and convenience store chain operating in 16 states in the Midwest, is changing its look for the first time since its inception in 1959. Realizing that its name is too long and its logo is too complicated for 2020, the company has shortened the former to just Casey’s and simplified much the latter. According to Casey’s, the rebranding was preceded by a research which showed that the “General Store” was unclear for younger customers, and the logo, representing a big barn with the company’s name in serif fonts and a weathercock on the top,…

Established in 1927, Cats Protection (formerly Cats Protection League) is one of the oldest animal care organizations in the United Kingdom. The charity’s mission includes rescuing and finding homes for homeless cats, supporting the neutering of cats, and raising awareness of cats and ways to take care of them. By updating its visual identity, which was fulfilled by the London-based design studio Lukecharles, Cats Protection hopes to tell about its values in a more clearer way, armed with a new and ambitious strategy. The charity’s old logo featured a depiction of a cat in the manner of a child’s drawing….

Established in 1847, Arnott’s is a popular Australian brand producing biscuits and snack-foods including Tim Tams, Saos, Mint Slices and Wagon Wheels. Throughout most of its history, it has used a logo with a detailed drawing of a macaw parrot. And when the company has recently rolled out a new, much simplified emblem, many were disappointed, thinking that it would replace Arnott’s iconic macaw. The Arnott’s new logo, unveiled on social media, evoked a backlash. People expressed their disapproval, calling it ugly, “big fat no” and even a blasphemy. However, the company was quick to calm its fans, saying that…

Launched in 2006, Deezer is a French music streaming service that allows users to listen to the musical tracks of different recording labels, including Sony Music, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group. The service’s database currently includes over 90 million tracks and 34,000 radio stations. Deezer has more than 14 million monthly visitors as well as 7 million paid subscribers. Recently, the platform presented new designs for its logo and website. Although Deezer is not as popular as Spotify or Apple Music, its fresh visual identity can surely be named one of the brightest. Deezer’s overhauled brand look is…

As the Major League Soccer announced its plan to expand to 30 teams last year, St. Louis has been preparing to launch its own expansion team. Initially, it was planned that a team from St. Louis would join MLS in 2022, but due to the coronavirus pandemic and the delay in the construction of the St. Louis soccer stadium, it may start playing in the league only in 2023. Waiting for the franchise’s debut in MLS, the ownership group has unveiled the club’s name and logo. St. Louis City SC, the name for the team, was chosen in a vote…

The collapse of the Premier Hockey Federation in July 2023 was a disappointment for many fans. Fortunately, a month later, the league’s former players and managers were able to agree on creating a new women’s hockey competition under the name of the Professional Women’s Hockey League. PWHL will include six teams from the United States and Canada, with the inaugural match scheduled to take place in January 2024. As part of the launch preparations, the new league has recently unveiled its logo. The fact that PWHL is a new competition gives it some advantage in terms of branding, as it…

Established in 1984 by brothers Steven and Mitchell Rales, Danaher is an American company manufacturing commercial, industrial, and medical products. Through a number of mergers and acquisitions, Danaher is essentially a conglomerate that has implemented advanced business strategies and principles, such as Kaizen, a philosophy focusing on continuously improving all functions of manufacturing. Ahead of its 40th anniversary, the company has updated its visual identity, collaborating with the multinational design agency Lippincott. For the new Danaher identity, the agency took an original approach, which is expressed by the slogan “Innovation at the Speed of Life”. According to the design team,…

On July 30th, NASA launched the carrier rocket Atlas V as a part of the Mars 2020 mission. The rocket is carrying the Perseverance rover whose goal, among other things, is to explore the Red Planet to find an evidence of possible life in the past. As most of the NASA projects, the latest mission to Mars has its own logo created in cooperation with the New York-based design agency House of van Schneider. The name for the Mars rover was chosen by a vote from school students, and should reflect steadfast endeavors in explorations of Mars and outer space….