What’s New & What’s Ew!
New Starbucks Logo – New or Ew?
April 20, 2011
Sleep is a symptom of caffeine deprivation.
-Author Unknown
This week I am leaving it up to my readers to decide on the new Starbucks Logo. This logo has evolved over the years. But always kept the Company’s Name in a band around the Siren that has always been in the center. Now it is just the Siren – no name at all. I am on the fence but kind of leaning toward – Ew…..
EVOLUTION OF THE STARBUCKS LOGO
NEW STARBUCKS LOGO
So, please leave me a comment on if you think the new logo is an improvement or “ew!”
Tags: Good vs. Bad
April 3, 2011
The great thing about opinions is you don’t have to back them up with facts.
-Anonymous
This Sunday’s “What’s New & What’s Ew” is pretty self-explanatory…
WHAT’S “NEW”
I saw this minivan one day with this logo (below). I was jealous that I didn’t think of it. The name of the company is “Blue Ridge X-Ray Company.” For anyone who has seen the Blue Ridge Mountains, you know the mountains are blue-grey and slowly dissappear into the clouds. The logo does just that, but look closely. Not only do they look like the Blue Ridge but also X-Ray images layered on top of each other. GENIUS!
WHAT’S “EW”
I was on a plane heading to Ohio when I peaked in the SkyMall magazine. Most of the ads are for super cheesy items that one would never need. I came across these shoes…. I will not go into detail. I think you know why this logo is bad.
Is All Change Good?
March 27, 2011
Change is inevitable – except from a vending machine.
- Robert C. Gallagher
Thinking of a logo for a business is stressful. After all, it is the business summed up in a small image that will be on everything associated with it. I should know…it took forever to come up with a name for my business and even longer to create the logo. It is even harder to create a logo that will be be timeless and still work 10 years from now.
The new trend, it seems, is businesses changing up their logos. Some change is good and some change is just bad.
So here is my “What’s New” & “What’s Ew” this week:
WHAT’S “NEW!”
Walmart’s logo has evolved a lot since 1962. But so has the business. It started as a small retail store in Texas and now all of a sudden there is one down the road from everyone. But this time, Walmart really did it right. They kept the elements that made the original logo what was recognizable. They updated the blue to a more modern color. And the star is still incorporated, but much cleaner and has a bit more emphasis than it did before. Also, the star can be used on it’s own if they ever wanted. They have used the star as their favicon (that small symbol that sometimes appears in the broswer bar.) I mentioned this type of element in a previous post about branding. This gives the logo more options in it’s branding. This change is GOOD!
WHAT’S “EW!”
Belk’s new logo, in my opinion, is “ew!” I am not really sure that this hit’s home with their clientelle. Hip, young girls do not shop here – so why go with a young logo? Also, for some reason, it reminds me of the adidas’ logo. The 3 leaves the lower case font choice. To me the old Belk logo conveyed that classic southern retail store. I say in 5 years, they will change it again.This change is NOT SO GOOD!
You think company’s don’t realize that their logos are disasters? Let’s take a gander at Exhibit A:
WHAT’S “PEW!”
I don’t even know where to start with this one…. I mean, what were they thinking here? The GAP logo was one of the most recognizable retail logos ever! It is clean, simple, easy to read, and looked great stamped on the back of their over-priced, perfectly distressed jeans. Why would they even attempt to go with this!? It looks like one of the themes you can choose from a Word template or PowerPoint presentation. Did an agency do this or the CEO’s 13 year old kid who got a laptop and took Word for a spin?
After the release of the logo they switched right back to the old one in the same weej,
What’s the moral of this rant? Don’t fix what ain’t broken…
