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EmilyNorton says:

Those are so much better! Companies are dumb sometimes. "Good Branding Gone Bad" is a good description for the new logos imo.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

The undented UPS logo is nice to see again. It seems they used to take better care of their packages.

I also prefer the old Kodak logo and the old intel logo. I really like the new AT&T logo icon, but not the typeface.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

richard winchell says:

Paul Rand did say that he wanted to redraw the package in the UPS logo, but they wouldn't let him.

The new AT&T globe is better, but neither one of ther logos has particularly good type. That original Intel logo is very 70s, but it's much nicer than either of the revisions they've had since then.

Oh, brand consultancies, why do you ruin perfectly good things just to make some extra money in applying your new logos to everything?
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

blurb says:

I wonder what the design community said back when these were introduced.

Rand is great and all, but that UPS logo looks skimpy and dated.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

exdeco says:

But does making something that looks skimpy and dated by simply beveling it make it new and relevant?
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

sizeight says:

I agree the new AT&T globe is much better, and I like the lowercase font they used.

I prefer the old intel logo because the dropped "e" has a slight resemblence to the tracks on a circuit board. The new logo looks like a million other logo's out there today with the "swooshing" thing.

Kodak also had a gem, but it does look a bit dated. On the other hand the new logo is just weak and uninspiring.

The old UPS logo is a classic but the new one is not bad at all. I like the fact that they added a bit of colour.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Mark Hurst says:

I think all four of these (old) logos are superior to the new ones. Maybe for AT&T I would have just deleted the letters and left the globe, a la Nike's swoosh, but otherwise I don't see any need to spend money "refreshing" any of them...
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

egoodman says:

Why, Jeff, do you taunt me with what I've lost? I have to put the new monstrosity on all my official communication now, and it's breaking my heart. I mean, not that the old logo was so great, but the dropped "e" had some retro charm. Perhaps in 10 years the swooshy circle will have some late-90s retro charm too. Perhaps.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

flameproof says:

Although I see the points being made about the typefaces, I must admit that the new AT&T and UPS logos look much more attractive to me. The originals were designed when full colour was far too costly to be used day-to-day; why should logos be monotone these days?
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

EmilyNorton says:

Interesting point Blurb...Did people hate these when they first came out, and are some of us clinging to them now because they're familiar?

But isn't familiarity part of branding?
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

Blip says:

AT&T needed the change, but they did it very badly, even though I agree with the lowercase. The others needed just a touch, not necessarily the bevel UPS thing. Intel looked pretty up to date to me, if I hadn't seen the brand before I might say the old logo was the new one.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

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