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Amid discussion on the racial issues, NFL’s Over years, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) argued against the name “Washington Redskins”, which was used since 1933, as well as the team’s logo that depicted a head of a Native American. The members of NCAI considered them racist, discriminating and stereotypic. In the wake of antiracist protests after George Floyd’s death, the criticism against the team’s name and logo arose again. So, abolishing the “Washington Redskins”, the team initiated a rebranding process in search of a new identity, adopting the interim name Washington Football Team. Finally, the new name and…

Having a more than 80-year history, the chocolate brand M&M’s is launching a new rebranding, announcing a strategy oriented towards public communications, inclusiveness and diversity. To emphasize these values, the new identity focuses on the brand’s recognizable ampersand. M&M’s new look was created by Jones Knowles Ritchie, a prominent design agency known for its works with big food brands like Burger King and Baskin-Robbins’. Including a lot of details, the project deals not only with visual branding but also a verbal image and the storytelling about M&M’s individuality. Fulfilling its mission, JKR developed a flexible visual identity that allows the…

Launched in 1989, Telcel is a leading Mexican wireless telecommunications company. Currently, Telcel’s cellular network covers over 73% of the country’s geographical area. Recently, the company updated its visual identity by removing the iconic phone symbol that had been present since its inception and redesigning the wordmark. Although Telcel made its appearance in the late 1980s, its roots can be traced back to 1981 when it became Mexico’s first mobile radio service, providing phone connections in cars. Presently, the provider boasts 83 million users and an annual turnover of $12 million. Interestingly, the company has a long history predating the…

Launched in 2017 as a joint venture, Glanbia Ireland has been known as a dairy and agriculture ingredients brand backed by a co-operative of Irish farmers. Gaining independence from Glanbia, a global nutrition group, the co-op has rebranded as Tirlán, unveiling a new brand identity rooted in its Irish heritage. The co-op’s branding was completely created by the prominent design agency Siegel+Gate that started from naming. Figuring out that the company needed a original and self-standing identity, the developing group proposed the name Tirlán as a combination of Irish words “Tir” meaning land and “Lán” for full. So, it can…

Norton, a brand owned by software developer NortonLifeLock Inc., is known for utility applications as well as the Norton Security anti-virus program. Recently, the software brand’s visual identity was refreshed to position it as a “digital ally for customers”, offering a modern and comprehensive design. The Norton products are developed by NortonLifeLock which, in turn, is a part of the software company Symantec. As the company’s press release says, the rebranding marks a new era for Norton. Like people and life, the Norton brand and its products have been developing over the last twenty years. Digital life means just life…

Artificial intelligence is constantly expanding its influence. OpenAI, the company behind the dialog agent ChatGPT, has launched an annual conference aimed at promoting discussions on AI-related issues and showcasing its latest advancements in the field. The inaugural edition of OpenAI DevDay took place in San Francisco on November 6, 2023. San Francisco-based design studio, Play, has developed a visual identity for the event, featuring a logo with the words “OPENAI” and “DEVDAY”, presented in rectangular and square versions. The design team opted for the Söhne Mono typeface by Klim Type for the wordmark. This typeface was chosen for its appearance,…

Three Asian countries – Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines – will host the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. While we have three years before it, the world’s basketball association has already unveiled a logo for the event. The central element of the upcoming championship’s emblem is the Naismith Trophy, a traditional award of the FIBA Basketball World Cup. The trophy is depicted inside a sideways heart in whose curves we can make out the number 23 which refers to the year of the event. According to FIBA’s press-release, the heart was chosen to be a symbol of the passion for…

After 28 years, NASA brings back its worm logo that was used from 1975 to 1992. This iconic emblem will be drawn on the side of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that planned to be launched to the ISS in May. The revival of the worm emblem is connected with the fact that the Falcon 9 is the first manned space mission to launch from the Cape Canaveral since 2011. While American astronauts have been sent to the International Space Station by the Russian Soyuz rockets from the Baikonur space port for nine years, the new old NASA logo is…