Bring these logos back

Sky King · 13-09-2020 11:31AM

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.

I am not sure I entirely agree, a lot of big corporations refine their logo to make it fresh looking and keep up with changing design trends. Check out the shell logo evolution:

Check out the Fraser Oil logo - pure retro 70s, remember that from Kilcullen back in the day?

TIL I seem to like like logos designed in the 70s!

Hangdogroad · 13-09-2020 11:32AM

Andrea B. wrote: »

The P&T logo and the way the "+" was built in to blank space.
They had an old Irish font version too.
https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/gorey-guardian/20180515/283218738816506

I remember those orange and white vans. Would see decommissioned ones for years after with the logos gone as private vehicles.

whisky_galore · 13-09-2020 11:35AM

Sky King wrote: »

I am not sure I entirely agree, a lot of big corporations refine their logo to make it fresh looking and keep up with changing design trends. Check out the shell logo evolution:

Check out the Fraser Oil logo - pure retro 70s, remember that from Kilcullen back in the day?

TIL I seem to like like logos designed in the 70s!

It's still a shell, the company is still called "Shell" and the logo is minimally changed since the 70s.

I don't see any sense in An Post changing their logo, as if we're all going to start writing letters again on being inspired by it.

Sky King · 13-09-2020 11:42AM

whisky_galore wrote: »

It's still a shell, the company is still called "Shell" and the logo is minimally changed since the 70s.

In your post, you mentioned how some big name brands 'haven't changed their logos'.

It's odd how brands like Ford, BMW, VW, Ryanair, Spar, London Underground etc haven't changed their logos in decades

I am saying that a lot of them do. That shell logo is effectively a complete redesign from the original.

Also you mentioned Ryanair, this is wrong. They have totally rebranded, a number of times.

fluke · 13-09-2020 11:49AM

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...

The Circle K one is pure design by committee thrash.

The old HB logo is a pure retro ride

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2114/2095458724_a094bb0163.jpg

13-09-2020 12:07PM

It was mentioned to me, once, that the CIE Flying Snail logo was a rip-off of the London Transport roundel with a little tweaking - ever since then I can't help but see the LT 'circle-bar' more than anything else.

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No idea if true or not - just trying to cross infect someone, anyone, with my LT preferred vision.

An older logo which, IMO, had a bit of class and solidly identified itself as Irish was the old "P agus T" used by the Post Office. This was actually the logo of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs so when that office was abolished the 'P+T' of whatever vintage was obsolete...

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AMKC · 13-09-2020 12:46PM

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.

Actually your wrong. VW very recently spent millions very subtly rebounding there logo. Yes it's basically the same but it's now thinner and the V and the W no longer touch. Best way to notice it would be to see an old and new VW side by side. Ford have also very subtly changed theres over the years but nothing like what Renault has done with its Diamond logo which looks great now.

I would love to see Mazda bring back there old logo.

Rodney Bathgate · 13-09-2020 12:51PM

Pity the hammer and sickle is not as reviled as the swastika.

Church on Tuesday · 13-09-2020 01:00PM

AMKC wrote: »

Eh no. It's just evil and represents evil.

Oddly enough the Swastika has a spiritual origin to it and was actually considered a positive emblem to sport before, ya know, Nazis....

Church on Tuesday · 13-09-2020 01:01PM

Rodney Bathgate wrote: »

Pity the hammer and sickle is not as reviled as the swastika.

The original ideas behind it was pretty sound, but then, ya know, Stalin...

Hangdogroad · 13-09-2020 02:02PM

StevieHardesty wrote: »

It was mentioned to me, once, that the CIE Flying Snail logo was a rip-off of the London Transport roundel with a little tweaking - ever since then I can't help but see the LT 'circle-bar' more than anything else.

No idea if true or not - just trying to cross infect someone, anyone, with my LT preferred vision.

An older logo which, IMO, had a bit of class and solidly identified itself as Irish was the old "P agus T" used by the Post Office. This was actually the logo of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs so when that office was abolished the 'P+T' of whatever vintage was obsolete...

Still a lot of old manhole covers with the P & T logo.

Yurt2 · 13-09-2020 02:46PM

The new An Post logo an colour-scheme is a disaster, the old one was perfect.

The old FAI should come back. For the new logo, the Israeli Football Association obviously used the same design firm as the the FAI; it's exactly the same except it's blue and there is a Star of David instead of a stylized shamrock. Just give it a google. The FAI should ask for a refund.

Church on Tuesday · 13-09-2020 02:50PM

Yurt! wrote: »

The new An Post logo an colour-scheme is a disaster, the old one was perfect.

The old FAI should come back. For the new logo, the Israeli Football Association obviously used the same design firm as the the FAI; it's exactly the same except it's blue and there is a Star of David instead of a stylized shamrock. Just give it a google. The FAI should ask for a refund.

Yeah it's a crap logo.

Often football teams change back to the old, or rather an updated old type crest after a while, fingers crossed the FAI do that sometime in the future.

Eleven Benevolent Elephants · 13-09-2020 02:52PM

Yyhhuuu wrote: »

The an post logo should have been retained. It has been their logo since early 1980s until changed approx 2016.

Was just about to say that.
I miss the AIB Logo too.

I said before that logos are all becoming feminised and more girly. I was ridiculed for saying that.

Eleven Benevolent Elephants · 13-09-2020 02:54PM

The new Aer Lingus paint scheme is a disgrace. Who designed it?
I don't think EI will release that information.

humberklog · 13-09-2020 04:17PM

Eleven Benevolent Elephants wrote: »

The new Aer Lingus paint scheme is a disgrace. Who designed it?
I don't think EI will release that information.

Huh? But they did, it was Lippincott and to fairly broad fanfair at the time too.

How would they hide that info on why on earth would they?

SEPT 23 1989 · 13-09-2020 04:26PM

Yurt! wrote: »

The new An Post logo an colour-scheme is a disaster, the old one was perfect.

The old FAI should come back. For the new logo, the Israeli Football Association obviously used the same design firm as the the FAI; it's exactly the same except it's blue and there is a Star of David instead of a stylized shamrock. Just give it a google. The FAI should ask for a refund.

The logo the leprechaun font used for the players names and the crap sponsorship

They play how they look

kowloon · 13-09-2020 04:50PM

Intel spent a ton of money on this change:

kowloon · 13-09-2020 04:53PM

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Rodney Bathgate · 13-09-2020 04:58PM

humberklog wrote: »

Huh? But they did, it was Lippincott and to fairly broad fanfair at the time too.

How would they hide that info on why on earth would they?

Some sort of imagined conspiracy theory.

ctrl-alt-delete · 13-09-2020 05:03PM

kowloon wrote: »

Intel spent a ton of money on this change:

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

Rodney Bathgate · 13-09-2020 05:06PM

kowloon wrote: »

Both are equally open to (mis) interpretation.

ShatterAlan · 13-09-2020 05:26PM

GarIT wrote: »

Reminds me of this

Embarrassingly it took 20 years of seeing that logo for my girlfriend to casually say "It's cool how they made the 1 out of the space between the white and red". I went two thirds of my life thinking that's a **** logo becasue the red 1 was so weird.

HAHAHA You spanner.

ShatterAlan · 13-09-2020 05:31PM

Rodney Bathgate wrote: »

Pity the hammer and sickle is not as reviled as the swastika.

Or the Stars and Stripes.

ShatterAlan · 13-09-2020 05:36PM

kowloon wrote: »

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

Tuco88 · 13-09-2020 06:07PM

It would be a good idea for the FAI to change the chrest, with all the old brass given the boot. A fresh look is needed not a Fifa/PES default looking thing.

Conchir · 13-09-2020 07:22PM

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.

whisky_galore · 13-09-2020 07:25PM

AMKC wrote: »

Actually your wrong. VW very recently spent millions very subtly rebounding there logo.

*you're

You're wrong.

Yyhhuuu · 14-09-2020 12:45AM

ShatterAlan wrote: »

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

Oh are you one of those who mix up paediatric with paedophile?

Yyhhuuu · 14-09-2020 12:55AM

Eleven Benevolent Elephants wrote: »

Was just about to say that.
I miss the AIB Logo too.

I said before that logos are all becoming feminised and more girly. I was ridiculed for saying that.

The an post previous green logo was almost iconic and should never have been altered. The management are idiots.

The circular CIE logo is also almost iconic and although its use is minimal in comparison to before it hasn't yet been decommissioned.

I actually like the new AIB logo.

The EBS logo (owned by AIB aka taxpayers) is utter crap.

Bring these logos back

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