Google's new logo is a disgrace. What other companies have made similar mistakes?

Gerry Rio

Google's new logo is like a child trying to write with crayons, it really is mind boggling what they've done. It has made me lose a lot of respect for a company I admired greatly and I was close to buying some shares in this year.

What other companies have fcuked so royally like this over the years?

The big one of course was Coca Cola and their "New Coke" shambles.

Professey Chin

I like the new logo

Gerry Rio

Professey Chin wrote: »

I like the new logo

Are you 7 years old?

darkpagandeath

I will toss in the old "That's Racist" where race is not relevant. :pac:

TheChizler

Well they did introduce it as being drawn by a child with crayons, maybe the simple look is what they're going for.

strandroad

Gerry Rio wrote: »

Are you 7 years old?

Google doesn't take itself too seriously, you sound more like an Apple person to me!

TheChizler

darkpagandeath wrote: »

I will toss in the old "That's Racist" where race is not relevant. :pac:

Health and safety gone mad.

MarkY91

I like it. Weird seeing a new logo on any product after so many years but you'll get used to it.

smokingman

Gerry Rio wrote: »

Google's new logo is like a child trying to write with crayons, it really is mind boggling what they've done. It has made me lose a lot of respect for a company I admired greatly and I was close to buying some shares in this year.

What other companies have fcuked so royally like this over the years?

The big one of course was Coca Cola and their "New Coke" shambles.

You base your respect for a company on it's logo?!.....aaaaaaand I'm out

Mr.Crinklewood

Gerry Rio wrote: »

Are you 7 years old?

Are you Gary Glitter?

In protest against the new logo I'm using Infoseek.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

I remember Coco Pops briefly calling themselves Choco Krispies.

"I'd rather have a bowl of...... Choco Krispies"

Gerry Rio

darkpagandeath wrote: »

I will toss in the old "That's Racist" where race is not relevant. :pac:

Da fuk?

custard gannet

Gerry Rio wrote: »

It has made me lose a lot of respect for a company I admired greatly and I was close to buying some shares in this year.

I'm sure they give a shyte :pac:

pmasterson95

Gerry Rio wrote: »

Are you 7 years old?

Does mammy know your on the laptop?

Bio Mech

It's hardly a disgrace now. Let's not loose the run of ourselves


Also new coke was genius. How much money did they make when they introduced classic coke and how much brand awareness did they get? A lot.

Coke are the top brand in Ireland so it hardly sunk them did it.

Nib

Your life must be pretty boring and empty if this is what you call a "disgrace".

Get a grip of yourself.

Gerry Rio

smokingman wrote: »

You base your respect for a company on it's logo?!.....aaaaaaand I'm out

A company's logo is the first thing you see of them, so of course it has a lot to do with what you think of them.

Guy:Incognito

Whats google? I asked Jeeves and came up with nothing, maybe I'll Bing it.....

The_Valeyard

To start, press any key. Where’s the ANY key?

Professey Chin

Gerry Rio wrote: »

Are you 7 years old?

Are you flirting with me? O_o

Fukuyama

Every time YouTube try to get their music service off the ground I cringe. It's becoming clear that, as the "big guy", they don't want to publicly back down having talked the talk for a few years now. But it's obviously they have nothing up their sleeve when it comes to music.

At this point it's obvious that Spotify have them licked. I was playing my ps4 the other day. Connected my phone to it. Was able to play GTA4 online while using my phone's Spotify app to control the Spotify app on the PS4 to listen to music during play in the background without ruining voice chat or the game's audio. No lag in terms of controlling with phone. No buffer/load time. Great quality sound.

YouTubes CEO said in an interview in Time magazine this week that people use YouTube to "discover new music". Pfft. Hasn't been true for at least two years I reckon. Spotify's Discover feature, "related artists", mood playlists and regional charts are a treasure trove for trying out new types of music you'll enjoy.

YouTube should stick to video.

ThisRegard

Professey Chin wrote: »

I like the new logo

So do I, I guess we have taste.

dd972

Fookin Hell!, Perspective OP!

Tompatrick

New logo is great. Lovely phresh design.

Gerry Rio

Fukuyama wrote: »

YouTube should stick to video.

Good post but teenagers in particular discover loads of new music with Youtube.

The_Valeyard

Professey Chin wrote: »

Are you flirting with me? O_o

A/S/L

Xx

Tarzana2

I like their new logo. I liked their old logo. I also can't believe how many column inches their new logo has created!

Cienciano

The only disgrace here is the op and his ridiculous post

Agricola

The new logo seems in-keeping with the company's "beardy/hipster/chill out dude" public image.
I couldnt give a fúck if the logo looks like it was written in excrement. If the search engine works, that's all that matter. I don't wear t shirts with the logo or anything.

OldMrBrennan83

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Gerry Rio

Another business blunder that comes to mind is NewsCorp paying $580 Million for Myspace in 2005 only to mismanage it and then offload it for $35 Million.

Junkyard Tom

Gerry Rio wrote: »

Google's new logo is like a child trying to write with crayons, it really is mind boggling what they've done.

Why do you hate children?

Gerry Rio

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

Why do you hate children?

Da fuk? Who says I hate children?

It's a logo, its not that important, surely.

I like it anyway, which I suppose makes me childish. It reminds me of the rainbow Apple logo.

Fukuyama

Gerry Rio wrote: »

Good post but teenagers in particular discover loads of new music with Youtube.

True - but they all switch to Spotify when they turn 18. They're a bad demographic to target for $ because they have none. Most won't even have a visa debit card until they're 18 so we've got the Mammy and Daddy barrier.

Netflix was okay because they could target "Families" with multi-user accounts. Music is way too personal a media form for that kind of platform to work. Spotify have it nailed IMO. Every single addition they make to their app is great. I have yet to hear anyone complain about Spotify. Their UI is class, their selection unrivaled (bar a few notable absences) and, best of all, they absolutely smoke Jay Z's "Tidal" which is a proprietary piece of 5hit.

The Backwards Man

I haven't gotten over the P&T becoming Telecom Eireann.

The Backwards Man

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I haven't gotten over the P&T becoming Telecom Eireann.

What did P&T stand for? I think I can figure out P, but T?

DareGod

Professey Chin wrote: »

I like the new logo

I really like the new logo too. I'm glad I'm not the only one. I also love their new "G" logo. http://media.creativebloq.futurecdn.net/sites/creativebloq.com/files/images/2015/09/google_logo.jpg

I also love the new Android startup animation which you can see here at 00:23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj0X5-bVwsA

tomwaterford

Candie wrote: »

What did P&T stand for? I think I can figure out P, but T?

I think it was in irish

Gerry Rio

Candie wrote: »

What did P&T stand for? I think I can figure out P, but T?

Think it was "Telecommunications"

Tarzana2

I never realised how many people consider san serif fonts to be childish? Weird.

Lord Riverside

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I haven't gotten over the P&T becoming Telecom Eireann.

Wait till you find out about the share fiasco.

Don't worry though, you've got Uisce Eireann now as well to make up for it.

The Backwards Man

Candie wrote: »

What did P&T stand for? I think I can figure out P, but T?

Do you not remember the P&T pulling their wires and erecting their poles?


Post and Telegraph.

OldMrBrennan83

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Lord Riverside

Candie wrote: »

What did P&T stand for? I think I can figure out P, but T?

Telegraphs. We also had funky orange and white R4 vans, before we sold our national telecommunications network off to the asset strippers.

Gerry Rio

Tarzana2 wrote: »

I never realised how many people consider san serif fonts to be childish? Weird.

It looks more like Comic Sans to be honest.

4068ac1elhodqr

Have a cup of tea and a sit down

The UI elements for the new brand is a measly 17k png-sprite of bandwidth which is a dandy improvement.

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Also coke may be #1 in terms of 'brand recall', but is still just flavored sugar water
- that a minority of slightly unwise people, would choose to purchase & consume regularly.

secondrowgal

Post and Telegraphs if I recall correctly.

Breaston Plants

Gerry Rio wrote: »

Google's new logo is like a child trying to write with crayons, it really is mind boggling what they've done. It has made me lose a lot of respect for a company I admired greatly and I was close to buying some shares in this year.

What other companies have fcuked so royally like this over the years?

The big one of course was Coca Cola and their "New Coke" shambles.

" I was close to buying some shares in this year" .....Tosser

Anesthetize

Gerry Rio wrote: »

Google's new logo is like a child trying to write with crayons, it really is mind boggling what they've done. It has made me lose a lot of respect for a company I admired greatly and I was close to buying some shares in this year.

I just puzzled why a new logo has made you lose a lot of respect for Google rather than Google's increasing control and censorship of the internet.

Tarzana2

Gerry Rio wrote: »

It looks more like Comic Sans to be honest.

It doesn't at all. Much less rounded.

I just got off the phone with Larry Page there. He told me he is gutted that you won't be investing in Google. Gutted!