I just noticed this CNN logo for their Arabic website “Bil 3arabiya“, meaning “IN ARABIC”. The CNN logo was incorporated into the Arabic word. SInce in Arabic you read from left to right, adding the dots on the NNC (reversed) would give you, perfectly, the last 3 letters of BIL 3ARABIYA in Arabic.
Brilliant.
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This is the chosen logo for the 2014 World Cup which is going to be held in Brazil, then.
They are a lot of talks, mostly negative about this new logo. I personally like it on a first look. Its pretty straight forward; its the cup, held by hands using Brazil’s flag colours… But is it [...]
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Posted April 13th by Patrick Semaan in Food & Drinks, Logos & Identities
I saw this promotional booth today at the local coop, it was an Ice Cream booth for KDD and an (annoying) woman was standing behind it, giving away ice cream for people passing by to taste.
I like the logo and I wonder if it is a new logo for the KDD brand, or maybe just [...]
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AOL will be having a fresh new start with a new logo and Identity, on December 3rd. The upcoming new image has all ready been partially revealed. The logo and identity is the work of Wolff Olins, the man who did the London 2012 logo.
The new logo is very very normal, in essence. But the [...]
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Posted October 2nd by Patrick Semaan in Branding & Marketing, Logos & Identities, Sports
I love Olympic logos and city logos, I love the entire process and adaptations. For the 2016 Olympic games there are 4 main capitals pitching and fighting to host the games and these are the logos for each city for the projected 2016 Olympics.
My personal favourite would be the Madrid and then Chicago, I am not sure [...]
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Posted September 26th by Patrick Semaan in Logos & Identities, Web
I have changed my logo, I needed something less abstract and more conceptual / realistic. I like the new logo its very simple and its an icon, my P & S initials are easily recognised which is what I wanted. My old logo will be used for something else.
I am also working on my new [...]
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Posted August 10th by Patrick Semaan in General Info, Logos & Identities
I have heard in the past, multiple times, that the meaning of the GAP (the brand) letters stand for Gay And Proud. A lot of people argue and insist that this is what it means. They are so wrong, its just one of those silly urban legends….
GAP brand and company name meaning / history [link]
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Posted August 7th by Patrick Semaan in Logos & Identities
I read on Mark’s blog that the image of the logo evolution of Peps & Coca Cola (my earlier post) is not very accurate. This is a more accurate  / fair comparison:
The fact that the Coca Cola logo has not changed much still remains. The core Coca Cola type logo did not really change, its just the [...]
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