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| Microsoft unveils its new logo |
| By Thom Holwerda on 2012-08-23 14:00:35 |
| For the first time in eons, Microsoft has changed its logo. "The logo has two components: the logotype and the symbol. For the logotype, we are using the Segoe font which is the same font we use in our products as well as our marketing communications. The symbol is important in a world of digital motion. The symbol's squares of color are intended to express the company's diverse portfolio of products." Nice logo, clean, concise. With Windows Phone 8, Office 2013 and Windows 8 on the way, the company could use a fresh coat of paint. Confusing that they're using what would've been a better Windows logo than the Windows 8 logo, but alas. |
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| They need a new name too... |
| By BigBlueHat on 2012-08-23 14:21:27 |
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[-|-] Mehcrosoft Heh, the logo even works with minimal ASCII characters. Handy! |
 - Score: 2 |
| Comment by Luminair |
| By Luminair on 2012-08-23 14:55:30 |
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logging in to say they've finally lost all their marbles this logo marks ballmer's last action "in a world of digital motion." |
| - Score: -1 |
| New logo looks like... |
| By Dekonega on 2012-08-23 14:59:58 |
| The Microsoft's new logo looks like a logo of some popular toy or candy manufacturer. It has bright colours and very soft font. |
| - Score: 1 |
| Comment by dukes |
| By dukes on 2012-08-23 15:11:26 |
| I like it. |
| - Score: 3 |
| RE: Comment by dukes |
| By broken_symlink on 2012-08-23 15:27:39 |
| I agree. The font is nice and it looks clean and modern. |
| - Score: 3 |
| I would wait |
| By ebasconp on 2012-08-23 15:37:59 |
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If I would be Microsoft, I would wait to see if my new Metr... err... Windows UI style and Windows 8 is successful before "burning my brand" using that so flat design. By the way, I prefer the gray tones of UI and logos of Apple rather than the rainbow-esque new MS style. Edited 2012-08-23 15:49 UTC |
| - Score: 4 |
| stylization |
| By judgen on 2012-08-23 16:00:13 |
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Stylization of a brand usually means bad things afoot. Lets hope it is not true in this particular case. Also i think it is rather ugly, I much more prefer the NT3 windows flag to those four coloured lego pieces. (reference: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J-rZMV...) |
| - Score: 6 |
| Fixed |
| By Cymro on 2012-08-23 17:01:44 |
| "[Using what everyone knows as the Windows logo is] intended to express the company's diverse portfolio of products..." |
| - Score: 5 |
| boring |
| By aurora on 2012-08-23 17:37:43 |
| "boring" was my first thought, when looking at the new logo. in my opinion it's a step backwards ... but i am of course no expert in such things ... |
| - Score: 3 |
| Logotype confusion |
| By Nth_Man on 2012-08-23 18:08:58 |
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"Logo" means "word" (from the latin "lŏgus" and that from the greek "λόγος"). But nowadays some people add confusion to all that, for example saying "logo" when they mean "logotype" and Microsoft says now: > "The logo has two components: the logotype and the symbol". Edited 2012-08-23 18:10 UTC |
| - Score: 4 |
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