LACKLUSTER LOGOS
An unqualified opinion on recently redesigned minimalistic logos KANISHK SHANMUGAM a&e staff
Imagine the Sistine Chapel’s famous murals painted minimalistically, with thick dark lines instead of the
enjoy the attractiveness of art with lesser detail, and it is very popular among the youth, who tend to have lower attention
complex geometric styles replaced with shapes that
argue that minimalism destroys the creativity of design and points, the age of minimalism still proves distinctly vogue in logo design and has led many companies and organizations
tiful “The Creation of Adam’’ with its colorful, fresco posite sides, single-colored and dot-like eyes express-
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simplistic. However, some of these modern logo redesigns are
TWO SIGNIFICANT REDESIGNS
Firefox gets a 4/5 a clean look with minimal colors, the signature fox’s
where the previously majestic animal doesn’t even have
Personally, I think that this makes the logo appear
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smell of grandma’s homely kitchen. However, the nostalgia is lost in their new logo, which was changed to just the letters,
clown-like look is frankly a little creepy.
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photos courtesy of IHOP® and Mozilla Firefox
LADUE’S LOGO CHANGE a 4.5/5 logo like the ram’s fur. Making the ram less realistic gives the logo a straight-
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dent. Plus, it looks like the new one uses less ink to print!
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