Notable rebrands and redesigns
Ditching their stylized mascot, the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team rolled out a new logo that is a hybrid of the original Jay’s design launched back in 1977, with bits and pieces from a later version that was unveiled in 1997. See the National Post’s Jay’s logos throughout the years for the full genesis.
Sporting both a name and design change, the new Miami Marlin’s logo was designed to reflect the theme of the city they represent. The Marlin sorta remains, but in a much simplified form.
The new Stumble Upon logo reception wasn’t all wine and roses. In fact, some referred to the change as downright boneheaded.
The Comedy Network is the Canadian equivalent of Comedy Central and like its US cousin decided to roll-out a new logo. Gone are the child-like graphics that have been featured in the brand since the 90s, replaced with a stark, font only version.
Apparently TechCrunch picked this logo just to piss you off.
New logos that weren’t
A potential new HP (Hewlett Packard) logo did the rounds on several design blogs, complete with beautifully produced case studies and back-story videos. Reaction was mixed – some calling the new logo revolutionary while others remaining in the ‘meh’ camp, Turns out neither opinion mattered as the new logo was part of a 2008 ‘what if’ scenario pitched by Moving Brands and HP has no plans to change their logo just yet. On the other hand, some of the recommendations in the case study have already been adopted.
The new Home Depot logo is still showing up on year end lists as one of the ‘most notable logo redesigns of 2011′. Trouble is, the Home Depot logo was never changed, but simply an April Fool’s prank put together by Brand New.
The logo that really got to the point
And yes. It’s real.
The top 100 most valuable logos
At least according to Interbrand’s ‘Top 100 brands’ for 2011‘ list.
Logo design controversy of the year
Branded Logogate 2011 by some, this nasty little kerfuffle started when all sorts of designers started finding images that appeared to have been lifted from their portfolios (most seem to track back to portfolio site Logo Lounge) and put up for offer as templates on the Logo Garden do-it-yourself logo design site. To whit – designer Jeff Fisher writes about various instances of his work being cribbed, repackaged and offered for sale. Over at Rock Paper Ink, and without mincing too many words, Bill Gardner calls out the LogoGarden.com site with Love Thy Logo – charlatan, huckster, moron and thief. Logo Lounge has more. Apparently, most, if not all, of the offending images have been taken down and for their trouble, Logo Garden received $2M in funding from FCA Venture Partners
Speaking of funding
Spec site 99designs picked up $35 million in funding from Accel Partners. Another contest site DesignCrowd.com found their coffers $3 million heavier with an investment from Starfish Ventures (which they promptly used to acquire beleaguered ‘brand in a box’ site Brandstack).
Human RIghts gets its own logo
After four months and a global online campaign that netted 15,000 submissions, Serbian designer Predrag Stakic was announced as the winner of a design competition to find a logo for human rights. The logo, entitled “free as a man,” beat out over 15,000 other submissions and earned Stakic 5,000 Euros (about $6,500).
Best logo design blog of the year
For a logo design blog that showcases an unbridled love of logos and design we’d be remiss if we didn’t tip a hat to Graham Smith‘s I’m Just Creative site and blog of the same name
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