In a merger, keep the logo that has Equity.
When companies merge, one of the crucial concerns is that a symbol is needed to represent the merged company. Unsophisticated management will ignore the importance but sophisticated management will handle the issue as a strategic business decision.
Identity is established and reinforced through each communication a company produces and the trademark or logo should be the signature piece representing the nature of the business or product. It is a powerful visual aid, or not.
Properly designed and executed, it is an asset, portraying the integrity and personality of the business or product it symbolizes. Neglected, it misrepresents, and worse, it can speak negatively about the business or product. More about good logo design.
If a card with a sappy four-line poem, a cellophane-wrapped dozen roses, a box of not-so-heart-healthy chocolates, a clutch of pink balloons, or a pink oversize teddy bear fail to make you feel romantic, well, we understand. As Alissa Walker, writing in Fast Company says, (more…)
Good thing they announced the “change,” otherwise we would’ve missed it. Of course, a new logo won’t turn around the channel’s image without improved programming. That said, a change in visual identity could
Which Brand has the best team?
We’ll soon find out. Meanwhile, which school has the best logo? Well, the University of Texas has a much older logo, designed in 1950. That’s 60 years ago! Few logos have survived that long. The University of Alabama’s was designed in 2002.
Evaluating brand appropriateness.
What do these animals represent? Are they suitable to each school?
I’m not from Cincinnati. But while watching the Florida Gators embarrass the University of Cincinnati Bearcats in the 2010 Sugar Bowl with some friends, I couldn’t help commenting about Chick-Fil-A when I saw the Cincinnati logo on the team helmets. Why? Because their logos are so similar. And since Chick-Fil-A sponsors a Bowl Game, how funny it would be to have Cincinnati play in the the Chick-Fil-A Bowl Game. In fact, it looks like they could have an advantage, ha!
This is noticeable because the logo designs have some level of uniqueness and the element of uniqueness is similar. When… (more…)
The risks and rewards of “Profiling.”
Profiling has become a “dirty word” in America. Probably because of its association with the practice of “racial profiling.” Indeed, in a perfect world people would not be judged by appearances. Of course this is no perfect world but with laws against it and public opinion all across the country firmly opposed to it, do we still see it in operation? Does it provide some unique benefit to those employing it? A benefit that we cannot replace?
The terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 forced a debate. And December 2009’s two incidents involving Nigerian Muslims on Delta flights to Detroit have renewed the debate. (more…)
Is The Detroit Lions Logo Change Appropriate?
President Obama said it was time for change. And apparently the beleaguered Detroit Lions got the message. At a news conference April 20, 2009 the Lions announced that they changed their Logo from the one they’ve had since 1961. And it’s a good thing they told us they changed it, because if they hadn’t, it’s doubtful anyone would’ve noticed. Of course, Lions president Tom Lewand also admitted the obvious saying that this won’t turn around the team’s image unless the team improves on the football field. That said, a change in visual identity could serve as a powerful signal for change on the field and can motivate and encourage fan support. It’s an important clue. No other initiative offers more promise in enabling business transformation than effective branding. The key word however, is “effective.” By accurately defining the new company position, expressing it consistently through all marketing materials and forming tight alignment across the organization, it will: (more…)
Choosing a Name is deceptively difficult.
Many think coming up with a name for a company or product or service should be simple. Some may even think it’s not even very important, convinced there are “bigger’ issues than “naming” to wrestle with when launching a company or product or service.
The issues surrounding the naming of Houston’s new major league soccer team, however, highlight a fact that is all too frequently overlooked. Choosing a new product, service or company name can be extremely important. The process is a surprisingly delicate balance of art and science. (more…)
The Logo design for Star Semen, a division of a Texas ranch which provides semen from Grand National Champion Black Angus bulls for artificial insemination to produce superior beef herds was judged one of the three best graphic designs of the last 50 years in Houston. Creative director, art director, designer: Steven Sessions.
50th Annual Houston Show
The Art Directors Club of Houston
more award winning logo design, and still more here.
