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The world’s oldest European football organization, the Football Association of England has launched a new brand reflecting its aspiration to unify all levels of the sport – from the managing bodies to the ordinary players. Named England Football, the new brand was visually designed by Matta, a design studio from London. Inspired by the Royal arms of England and the FA crest, the England Football logo depicts a lion, lioness and cub. According to Louis Swann, Matta’s creative director, this has to symbolize men’s teams, women’s teams and youth teams. The emblem’s red color, which is described as “striking red”,…

Last year, the Minnesota legislature initiated the change of the state flag. The final version was selected by a special flag commission on December 19th, 2023, and publicly presented on the first day of the new year. Given the controversies surrounding Minnesota’s previous banner, including issues with the depiction of a Native American and excessive graphic elements, the new flag is truly something special. The redesign process in the Democrat-run state was also unique, taking only three and a half months. Over 2,500 drafts were submitted to a flag redesign competition. The final stage included six designs selected by the…

Founded in 1875, Bauer Media Group is one of the oldest publishing companies in Germany. Evolving into a multimedia conglomerate, the business group owns and operates over 1000 magazines and electronic products, as well as more than 50 TV and radio channels in Germany and abroad. Adapting to contemporary market conditions, BMG recently unveiled its new visual identity, which celebrates diversity and aims to inspire and enrich the entire community. With its headquarters in Hamburg, Bauer Media Group has a workforce of nearly 15,000 employees across 18 countries. Under the leadership of Yvonne Bauer since 2010, the corporation is gradually…

Since 2008, Danish brewing giant Carlsberg offers cider beverages under the brand Somersby. Initially, the Somersby cider of 4,5% abv was being sold in Danmark, then the brewing company gradually introduced its product in 46 countries across the globe. For a better marketing, Carlsberg created a special story saying that the branded cider was invented by English lord Somersby who supplied his excellent beverage for the Royal court. Recently, Somersby has received a new identity forged by Elmwood, a design company headquartered in Leeds, UK. While working on this “juicy challenge”, the designers proceeded from the idea of joy and…

35 years have passed since a reactor exploded at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, resulting in the worst nuclear disaster in history. Meanwhile, more and more people visit the exclusion zone including the ghost city of Pripyat near the NPP every year. Although the Covid-19 pandemic has slowed down this trend, the government of Ukraine is trying to breathe life into the disaster site by all means including creating a logo. Since 2011, tourists are allowed to visit the Chernobyl area covering 4300 sq km. Although the radioactive pollution still prevents people from living here, short-time tours are safe, according…

Three oppositional parties united under one logo in order to try and lead the country to a better and brighter future. On July 16th, the headquarters of the leading opposition participants of the presidential election in Belarus Viktor Babariko and Valery Tsepkalo announced their support of Sviatlana Tikhanovskaya, who was registered and a presidential candidate. The new campaign, created for a united opposition, is based on three,  women: Sveltala Tikhanovskaya herself, Maria Kolesnikova, the manager of Babariko headquarters, and Veronica Tsepkalo, wife of Valery Tsepkalo. The main idea of the campaign as a whole and its logo, in particular, is…

The personal care brand First thing to notice in the new logo is a lighter shade of blue. On closer examination, you may also see some changes in the wordmark which is designed in a thinner font now, and this makes the spaces between the letters visually larger. Compared to the previous version, the lettering looks airier. Nivea is one of the few brands that copyrighted its branded color. The Nivea Blue (Pantone 280 C) is registered as a trademark since 2007. However, the status of the new Nivea blue is not clear yet. Anyway, the fact that the redesigned…

Located in London’s Whitehall, the building known as the Old War Office was used as the headquarter of the UK’s war department from its completion in 1906 to 2014. After the reformed Ministry of Defence had moved to the Main Building, the OWO was sold to Hinduja Group which announced that the building would be converted to a kind of a luxury hotel with residential apartments. Aiming to develop the image of the new hotel, the owners hired design agency Greenspace that created a branding involving the OWO’s history as well as graphic motifs from the early 1900’s. Despite today’s…