Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/09/11/volkswagen-upgrades-its-logo.html
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So they more or less reverted to the 1967 logo. It’s interesting to see how a lot of corporate logos have followed the same trends as app logos, switching from faux 3D to simple shapes and flat colors.
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I don’t like the floating bottoms of the W (the only real change). If it’s touching the top border of the circle it should be touching the bottom too.
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Someone added up printing cost for the last 20 years, and decided single color would save a bundle.
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Interesting how they dropped the (rather cleverly integrated) swastika in 1939. Third Reich was still pretty strong then.
It’s almost like they didn’t want to be associated with Nazis.
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I’ll admit that I’m a fan of the old Wolfsburg crest that they also used to use.
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Yeah, I’m glad they ditched that shiny faux-3D thing but that floating W is bugging the hell out of me.
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I think that upgrade isn’t the correct word here.
That’s ugly.
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No, all the older logos had the bottom of the W touching the circle. This looks like it’s afraid to commit.
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Ferdinand Porsche was a nazi, albeit an indifferent one. Mostly greedy, amoral, egotistical…
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I know that minimalist design is the way things are now … but I really hate the flat, monochrome look things have now. I guess I’m old …
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It actually reminds me of a Decepticon… like Soundwave is angry at you.
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Agreed. Plus I don’t want to have to rework mine to stay compliant.
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Or internet bandwidth. That’s why Google changed theirs back in 2015
Probably the guy who redesigned the Windows look after Windows 7.
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…Venom?
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The one from 1960 is the best, IMHO.
The Jetta I had back in the 90s had that… I miss that old girl.
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I was gona say a minimalist Ultron, but I can see Venom too
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The logo is really a code for the Illuminati.
At least when you’re somewhat paranoid.
ETA: Koch (aka Hagbard Celine) was one of the guys involved in the “KGB-Hack” that Clifford Stoll stumbled upon after looking for 75 cents.
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