Microsoft Unveils a New Look – 299 days old

[Alakazam]

Well, isn't this groundbreaking, fugly as all get-out, my grandson could have designed this logo 10 years ago with a box of crayons.


"In advance of one of the most significant waves of product launches in Microsoft’s history, today we are unveiling a new logo for the company.



It’s been 25 years since we’ve updated the Microsoft logo and now is the perfect time for a change. This is an incredibly exciting year for Microsoft as we prepare to release new versions of nearly all of our products. From Windows 8 to Windows Phone 8 to Xbox services to the next version of Office, you will see a common look and feel across these products providing a familiar and seamless experience on PCs, phones, tablets and TVs. This wave of new releases is not only a reimagining of our most popular products, but also represents a new era for Microsoft, so our logo should evolve to visually accentuate this new beginning."

From the blog at TechNet

[MSUredux]

Yeah, saw that the other day. Fits right in with Metro.

[ZemaTalon]

Here's how it's changed over the years:

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[MSUredux]

Honestly though, I don't think it's all that bad.

[Grogan]

It's not "bad", no, but it looks pretty stupid and simplistic. What pisses me off though, is that they'll trade mark those four coloured squares.

[Bad Haircut]

It's not bad for a retro design but I don't think it'll stand the test of time.

[Dark Angel]

Stupid and simplistic appears to be the design brief there at the moment.

[floppybootstomp]

It's no worse than our Olympic logo

Copyright the 4 coloured squares? Probably, possibly cos they still smarting from somebody having copyrighted 'Metro'.

And we don't caaaaaaaaare....

[ZemaTalon]

It reminds me of a rubix cube

[Dark Angel]

I expect they'll try to retroactively claim copyright on that.