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Established in 1893 as a mail ordering catalog company, Sears had been one of the leading US department store chains for a long time until it began to concede the top positions to Walmart and other popular retailers. After winning its bankruptcy auction a year ago, the company changed its identity by rolling out a logo that was much criticized for resembling the emblem of While renewing its visual brand in May 2019, Sears wanted to add motifs of warmth, home and heart to its identity, but when the company had presented its new logo, people noticed that it reminded…

Ahead of its third season, the National Indoor Soccer League has unveiled its new logo, which makes the image of the competition more individual and celebrates its efforts to develop professional indoor soccer nationwide. Indeed, the new logo of NISL is the next step in its branding, compared to the league’s old emblem, which resembled the logos of the The presented logo demonstrates a totally different design and looks like a crest, which is more in accordance with the design traditions of soccer and other team sports. The shield is distinguished by a stylized, cornered shape and thick lines, featuring…

Unión Deportiva Las Palmas is coming back to The new look of UD Las Palmas, created by the local design agency More Amore Brands, is built around the wave symbol which derives from the original typography from the club’s crest and is also used as an architectural element in many buildings on the island. The wave also gave inspiration for a custom typeface for the club, named UDLASPALMAS. Designed by Aillatyped Studio, the font is distinguished by wavy strokes and special ligatures which give it a strong individuality. It plays a crucial role in the new identity, being a uniting…

Truist Financial Corporation, launched after the merger of BB&T and SunTrust Banks in December 2019, continues forming its new identity by unveiling a logo. The name for the merged company was announced in June 2019, and according to the banks’ representatives, it appeared as a result of branding researches and surveys among the employees and focus groups. However, “Truist” met some criticism for being an odd word that is hard to pronounce and “sounds like a medicine against arthritis or eczema”. Nevertheless, the branding process goes on, and the company has recently presented its visual identity intended to express its…

The first race of Formula 1 took place at the Silverstone Circuit on May 13th 1950. The event that featured 23 was won by Giuseppe Farina for the Alfa Romeo team. While going to celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2020, on the first day of the new year, the F1 Administration released a statement presenting a new logotype marking 70 years of the FIA F1 World Championship. The main anniversary logo represents the number “70” designed in the “racing track” style of the official F1 emblem. It is accompanied by the stylized lettering “BORN 1950”. Another version is a combination…

Slipping from   Indeed, the presented logo features a specific form of an eagle’s head and wings overhanging stylized letters “S” and “C”, which cannot help associating with fascist iconography. “The new logo of Spezia seems, so to say, too Nazi”, a Twitter user noticed. Nevertheless, the Ligurian club stated that “the logo was developed for all fans to take pride in”. However, the reaction from fans was not laudatory, according to Italian news agency Ansa. “Awful”, “looks like a Nazi symbol”, and “It’s an insult to our city’s history” are some of those critical comments that immediately appeared on…

German car brand According to a statement from the company, the recently presented Blitz is intended to symbolize the era of e-mobility in Opel’s journey. Indeed, we observe a new stage in the 121-year history of the car manufacturer, lately. Five years ago, the company was acquired by PSA-Group from General Motors to become a part of the Stellantis corporation. After a year of financial austerity, it showed profitable results again. Like other car brands of Stellantis, including Citroën, Peugeot, Fiat, and Jeep, the German marque is transitioning to electric technology for its products. By the end of this year,…

One of the oldest art schools in the United States, the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), is going to launch its own museum. The MassArt Art Museum, or MAAM, is planned to be opened in February 2020 on the territory of the college campus. Projected as a “kunsthalle”, a museum without a permanent collection, MAAM, according to Lisa Tung, MassArt’s executive director, will be a unique gallery for the contemporary art in Boston, a place where visitors will be able to see the works of modern artists. Forming MAAM’s identity, the administration of MassArt started collaborating with the…