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Cohere: Nature and digitality
Cohere: Nature and digitality

Today, we observe exponential growth in AI technology. The promises from the super-trained algorithms are as amazing as frightful. Over the past few weeks, ChatGPT, a neuronal network developed by OpenAI, has been in the spotlight due to its ability to create texts and chat like a real person. However, when it comes to the practical application of artificial intelligence, the technology can be used, for example, in linguistics to automatize research processes dealing with a large amount of data. And it’s the challenge that is going to be met by Cohere, a Canadian company providing natural language processing (NLP)…

Freeform gets free forms for its visual identity
Freeform gets free forms for its visual identity

When a brand experiences some unsteadiness, revision of its visual identity can be an effective means to stabilize the business and make the goals clearer. And the recent rebranding of Freeform, a Disney-owned cable channel, is a good example of this idea. Formerly owned by “They haven’t come of age yet, and are in a state of constant becoming, so they need shows which will help them expand the world, but not escape from it”, Collins says. So the uniqueness of the brand is in the attractiveness to its audience, embodied in productions with profound stories giving people different points…

Fashion brand Bonprix considerably reworks its logo
Fashion brand Bonprix considerably reworks its logo

The German fashion retail company Bonprix has updated its visual identity that has to express its positioning as a “smart fashion brand”. The redesign includes a simplified wordmark logo and a new visual language which have been unveiled as a part of a promo campaign presenting the brand’s fashion tendencies for Spring 2023.   Founded in 1986, Bonprix has long been one of the most successful fashion retailers in Germany and abroad. Headquartered in Hamburg, the company has a staff of 3,700 and nearly 15 million customers in 30 countries. Initiated by Otto Group, the parent company of the brand,…

Brazil restores its iconic country brand under Lula’s presidency
Brazil restores its iconic country brand under Lula’s presidency

The Brazil brand comes back to the iconic design of 2005. The relaunch includes a campaign to reposition the brand and announce some plans in the new political cycle. Its main goal is to present Brazil as a multinational and multicultural country made up of different forms, ecosystems, rhythms, and colors. A country with clear prospects, which aspires to confirm its commitment to stable development. In this new stage, the Brazil brand is abandoning “nationalism” in terms of visual identity, which has been over the last four years under the rule of Jair Bolsonaro – a fact that may become…

7Up updates its brand with a clear and vigorous visual system
7Up updates its brand with a clear and vigorous visual system

The logo of The package design got simpler, showing off a minimalistic style. The same goes for the new 7Up logo which has graphically become flatter in a way, getting rid of some elements, like the green bordering of the 7. Remarkably simplified, the outline of the digit now has less crookedness, which was previously emphasized by the roundness of the corners. So it feels more solid and vigorous, with sharper corners and straighter lines. However, the roundness was changed to a different design solution – a shadowing that is in accordance with the brand’s new color palette and reinforces…

Daniil Medvedev gets a personal logo by Lacoste
Daniil Medvedev gets a personal logo by Lacoste

On the occasion of the 2023 Australian Open which started this Monday in Melbourne, Daniil Medvedev has unveiled his own logo created in cooperation with Lacoste. Thus, the Russian tennis player has joined Roger Federer, In his logo concept, Medvedev aimed to highlight one of his passions – gaming – designing the emblem to resemble the buttons of a gamepad. Presenting the logotype, the tennis player published a gaming-style video featuring two fans of Daniil who fight in a “guess game”, with Medvedev himself as a judge, and try to guess what the logo’s elements mean. “Very happy to launch…

Bhutan: Believing in new brand
Bhutan: Believing in new brand

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…

Citroën introduces new logo, again
Citroën introduces new logo, again

For more than three years, Indeed, the French automaker introduced a new version of its famous emblem a few days ago. According to the company, the oval sign with the double corner conveys the development of the brand. But, the press release published by Citroën makes no mention of the iteration that was made last year. In October 2021, the brand href=”https://www.picpapa.com/news/citroen-introduces-new-logo”presented a new chevrons logo and a Citroën wordmark in a new corporate typeface. The branding was going to be used in digital environments and other visual means of communications. Obviously, the company wasn’t too confident with that version….

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