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myToys: An unconventional logo for a children’s brand
myToys: An unconventional logo for a children’s brand

The online shop myToys, owned by Europe’s largest mail-order company Otto, has received a new visual identity, aiming to strengthen its position on the market and mark its transition from an online company scheme to a marketplace paradigm. Selling toys and other children’s goods, the brand was founded in 1999, and the current rebranding is the second facelifting in the company’s history. According to an official press release, the goal of the identity revision was to create a new valuable design that would keep myToys’ essentials. The development process was carried out, considering the results of the surveys among focus…

New Zealand’s apple brand receives new design
New Zealand’s apple brand receives new design

The brand Jazz Apple, owned by the New Zealand fruit & vegetable manufacturer T&G Global, has got a refreshment. The certified Jazz apple cultivar is also available in the UK, US, Australia and the EU countries. Now, the brand is to stand out from the crowd with a new premium apple type. The Jazz apple cultivar, which is a cross between Braeburn and Royal Gala, has been present on the market for 25 years. As T&G Global explains in its press-release, the way customers choose foods has changed. When it comes to snacks, customers pay more attention to healthy nutrition…

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…

Massey Ferguson celebrates its 175th anniversary with new logo
Massey Ferguson celebrates its 175th anniversary with new logo

Originating from a Canadian factory, Massey Ferguson is the US largest agriculture machinery company. While the brand will celebrate its 175th anniversary, it has unveiled its new visual identity under the motto “Born to Farm”. According to the company’s global marketing vice president Francisco Murro, 2022 will be the year of the new global brand Massey Ferguson. The brand was established in 1847 in Newcastle, Ontario, Canada by Daniel Massey. In 1891, merged with a business owned by Alanson Harris, the company was officially named Massey Manufacturing company. Winning two gold medals at international expos, the firm distinguished itself by…

Michael Joseph gets new brand identity
Michael Joseph gets new brand identity

In 1935, British writer and publisher Michael Joseph founded his own imprint and named it after himself. 50 years later, Michael Joseph Ltd, along with some other British and American imprints, was bought by Penguin Books, a prominent publishing house where it has received a leading role as a division specializing in lifestyle books, detective stories, memoirs and women’s fiction. To refresh Michael Joseph’s look, Penguin hired Mother Design which created a brand identity emphasizing the imprint’s heritage and individuality. Since its founding, Michael Joseph used a mermaid logo that appeared in several iterations over fifty years until the company…

New pro women’s hockey league unveils its logo centered around the “W”
New pro women’s hockey league unveils its logo centered around the “W”

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…

Louisville City Football Club scrapped new logo three days after its introduction
Louisville City Football Club scrapped new logo three days after its introduction

The Louisville City FC unveiled a new logo this Monday. The team also changed its colour scheme in new design to white, gray and black shades, complementing the trademark purple hue. Besides, the primary crest included main elements from Louisville’s city flag, such as the circle of stars and the fleur de lis. According to the team president Brad Estes, one of the rebranding aims was to pay homage to the city, while trying to create a new look that will be bright and clear. Moreover, the updated crest was an additional sign of the club’s continued growth and achieved…

Washington Redskins rebrand to Washington Commanders with new visual identity
Washington Redskins rebrand to Washington Commanders with new visual identity

Amid discussion on the racial issues, NFL’s Over years, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) argued against the name “Washington Redskins”, which was used since 1933, as well as the team’s logo that depicted a head of a Native American. The members of NCAI considered them racist, discriminating and stereotypic. In the wake of antiracist protests after George Floyd’s death, the criticism against the team’s name and logo arose again. So, abolishing the “Washington Redskins”, the team initiated a rebranding process in search of a new identity, adopting the interim name Washington Football Team. Finally, the new name and…

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