Logo-rrhea
‘Tis the season for new graphic identities, apparently. Already this month, three institutions—the Art Directors Club, Chrysler, and the New York Public Library— have unveiled updated logos. Here’s a quick look at the changes.
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Art Directors Club
Trollbäck + Company’s new design spells out the 89-year-old organization’s name inside a bold pink rectangle—a major departure from Paula Scher’s original logo, which, according to the folks at Unbeige,was based on Albrecht Dürer’s monogram.
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Chrysler
For its new corporate identity, the beleaguered car company dropped the Pentastar in favor of a winged logo similar to the one it used in the 1990s. (For a comprehensive look at Chrysler’s evolving logo, check out this recent Jalopnik post.)
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The New York Public Library
Lastly, the NYPL has dramatically simplified its lion logo in an effort to make it more legible in a digital format. (Get a peek at the process in this YouTube video.) The sans-serif typeface is called Kievet.
Have an opinion on the new logos? Leave your thoughts in the comments form below.






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Is there anything new here? Albrect Durerish is still better than a pink Barbie-like look.
Chrysler steps back a dozen years… for what? The NY Public Library may have some technical
reasons for the redo, but it is a rather weak solution. Considering all the exceptional graphic
design talent in this town, these are pretty underwhelming!
Comment by linda cooper bowen — November 18, 2009, @ 6:44 pm
I don’t see progress either, think Chrysler visually the weakest, while the NY Public Library says Insurance Company.
Comment by rickArrowood — November 19, 2009, @ 10:15 am
The NYPL library logo looks a lot like the MGM lion.
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&um=1&sa=1&q=mgm+lion+logo+1968&aq=f&oq=&aqi=&start=0
Comment by Jim M. — November 19, 2009, @ 6:05 pm