Bring these logos back

kowloon

Conchir wrote: »

The 1987 Microsoft logo was the peak for me, really don't like the current one but I can kind of see why they changed it the way they did.


Windows 95-2000 brings some serious nostalgia.

Microsoft 1980 looks like the name of a metal group.

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Did that go with the whole 'Intel inside' slogan which makes sense?

Nah, the big change at that time was just moving the "e" up. They had an announcement about losing the dropped e. Big deal, lots of money spent. Equipment had to be changed, all the paperwork had to be changed, boards had to be marked with the new logo instead of the old.

Real Life

whisky_galore wrote: »

It's odd how brands like Ford, BMW, VW, Ryanair, Spar, London Underground etc haven't changed their logos in decades or best part of 100 years in cases and the likes of Irish Rail, An Post, Telecom Eireann/Eircom/whatever the fcuk they call themselves now, have to keep wasting money needlessly pissing around with their corporate image.

All of those brands you mentioned have changed or at least updated their logos.
Sometimes it might just be a slight change or a new font or colour update but they've all had changes.

All companies have to change or update their branding at least occasionally as our way of life changes. The big change in recent years is obviously moving to more digital formats, usage online and apps etc so most companies will have to update to accommodate those changes. Then sometimes you'll have bigger corporations come in and buy out other business and they'll want to add their mark.

Gregor Samsa

whisky_galore wrote: »

It's odd how brands like Ford, BMW, VW, Ryanair, Spar, London Underground etc haven't changed their logos in decades or best part of 100 years in cases

Real Life wrote: »

All of those brands you mentioned have changed or at least updated their logos.

Tis true. Of that list, Spar seems to be the one who have their current version the longest (1968), followed by London Underground (1985), but BMW even changed their logo this year:

Hangdogroad

ShatterAlan wrote: »

Jaysus, the first one looks like a kid giving a blowjob.

Second one looks like someone being bummed and they're both enjoying it.

Muahahaha

Grab All Association wrote: »

Suggestions of logos you’d love to see make a comeback

For me it would have to be The Department of Social Protections logo. Remember the Dove and scrounger hand? Everything is a harp these days with that government ffs.

There is a Dubln band called The Scratch who invariably use the Dept of Social Welfare logo for their own branding, except they have added to it slightly

Yours for a fiver https://thescratchmerch.bigcartel.com/product/logo-patches




Great band too, they a mix between Irish and heavy metal and are excellent live
https://thescratch.ie/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbqNKNkL4R4

Capt'n Midnight

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Did that go with the whole 'Intel inside' slogan which makes sense?

Great marketing campaign.

They convinced everyone that what mattered was the Intel CPU and not the brand of computer. It turned brand names into generics. Prices dropped and margins shrank.

KevRossi

Pkiernan wrote: »

The next logo will have a hammock in front of a free house.

Surely a trampoline, a pop up gazebo and a cheap cooler from Aldi with a load of Kopparberg and Dutch Gold in it would be more fitting.

KevRossi

Speaking of swastikas, RTE used to have one as part of their logo, passing it off as the St Brigids Cross.



It's hard to get a logo that stays the test of time, London Underground, Channel 4, VW, BMW are good examples of something that can still be very easily identified even after a subtle modification. Evolution, not revolution is the rule.

murpho999

JupiterKid wrote: »

The Topaz service station logo - not that it was all that great in itself (it really wasn't) but its replacement - the incredibly uninspiring Circle K design that looks 3rd rate 1970s standard...

But that's not a new logo but an entirely different business.

murpho999

KevRossi wrote: »

Speaking of swastikas, RTE used to have one as part of their logo, passing it off as the St Brigids Cross.


It's hard to get a logo that stays the test of time, London Underground, Channel 4, VW, BMW are good examples of something that can still be very easily identified even after a subtle modification. Evolution, not revolution is the rule.

I don't see how you can cosntrue that RTE logo as a Nazi emblem as it's a differet shape altogether.

Either way glad it's gone. There should not be religious references in RTE's logoes even though remain a very Catholic biased broadcaster.

KevRossi

murpho999 wrote: »

I don't see how you can cosntrue that RTE logo as a Nazi emblem as it's a differet shape altogether.

Either way glad it's gone. There should not be religious references in RTE's logoes even though remain a very Catholic biased broadcaster.

St Brigids Cross is a Swastika. The comment was a bit in jest.

Gregor Samsa

KevRossi wrote: »

St Brigids Cross is a Swastika.

It really isn’t. A swastika has the arms bent at a right angle. St. Brigid’s Cross doesn’t, the arms are merely offset at the centre.