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The council of Sechelt, British Columbia, has approved a plan for changing the brand, but the council members still have to decide which of the final logo variants will be the next symbol of the district. The main element of all the three visual brand versions feature the big letter “S” with patterns symbolizing the sun, mountains and sea. This brand evolved from a graffiti project launched by the authorities a year ago. Looking at wall posters placed over the Sechelt neighbourhoods, the residents were sharing their opinions about it, and expressing their vision of the image of Sechelt. To…

When the Canadian Energy Center, an organization advocating oil & gas industry safety, had unveiled its new logo in a tweet this Thursday, it called forth a backlash. It turned out that the CEC emblem is similar to the logotype of a US software company. On Tweeter, users noticed that the Canadian agency’s white dimensional blocks on a blue field is a copy of the patern in green used by the Boston-based Progress Software Corp. Informed of that, the US company thanked those who drew their attention to CEC’s new logo, saying they would be looking into this issue. Meanwhile,…

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…

One of the oldest art schools in the United States, the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), is going to launch its own museum. The MassArt Art Museum, or MAAM, is planned to be opened in February 2020 on the territory of the college campus. Projected as a “kunsthalle”, a museum without a permanent collection, MAAM, according to Lisa Tung, MassArt’s executive director, will be a unique gallery for the contemporary art in Boston, a place where visitors will be able to see the works of modern artists. Forming MAAM’s identity, the administration of MassArt started collaborating with the…

Identity updating is a common step taken by local authorities to attract more visitors to their cities or towns. Following this strategy, the Dalian Culture and Tourism department has recently unveiled a new logo for the city, hoping it will assist in development of the local economy. The refreshing of the visual brand of Dalian, wouldn’t have drawn much attention if the city’s new welcoming emblem weren’t so similar to Disney’s logo. Indeed, if you take a look at the Dalian logo, you can easily see that the “D” and the “i” with a swoop over it are quite identical…

Headquarted in Shakopee, Minnesota, Open Systems Inc., a software company known for its ERP solutions, has carried out a rebranding and changed its name to Open Systems Adaptable Solutions (OSAS). With the new identity, it is also going to present an updated line-up of software products.   The new name has certainly been backed with a new logo. It features the all-caps sans-serif lettering “OSAS” with the “O” looking like a sphere due to a bit curved stripe. According to a statement released by the company, while unveiling its new brand, OSAS shows an aspiration to continue supporting innovative businesses…

Having a population of more than 58,000, Santee can be considered as a preferable place to live due to its ideal location between the Pacific Ocean and Cleveland National Forest renowned for its natural beauties. Unlike other costal cities, it still has vast unsettled areas that points out development prospects. New shopping centers, upmarket housing and a recreational complex witness to the rushing growth of this suburb of San Diego. A year ago, as a part of the development plan, the City Council initiated a rebanding program, hiring NorthStar, a design company from Nashville, that specializes in creating identities for…

The current logo of Batavia, Illinois, was introduced in 1983. It represents the lettering “Batavia” in a simple all-caps typeface with a windmill wheel looking like a dot over the “i” and the slogan “City of Energy”. While the windmill wheel is connected with the windmill manufacturing launched in the city in the late 19th century (it even gave Batavia the nickname “The Windmill City”), the slogan refers to Fermilab, a particle physics laboratory located outside the city. The fact that the city hasn’t changed its identity for 36 years made the authorities think of a rebranding. So, after some…