NME has been redesigned with a new look and a new logo in a bid to assert ‘authority, credibility and depth of knowledge.’ The design has been led in-house by art director Mark Neil under new editor Mike Williams. NME last redesigned in 2010 under art director Joe Frost and former editor Krissi Murison. This […]
Tennis star Andy Murray has hired a branding agency to create a personalised logo that will appear on his apparel and associated merchandise. Aesop has been hired after a competitive eight-way pitch to create an identity for the Wimbledon champion. It is understood that it will be incorporated into a new Adidas range and across […]
Global underwear and casualwear company Fruit Of The Loom will be sending free pairs of cotton underwear to LinkedIn users who have gotten jobs or changed jobs within the last 30 days. This is for the company’s “Fresh Gigs” promotion, which is part of their “Start Happy” campaign. The campaign has a theme that is based […]
Premier League football team Everton FC has completed its rebrand U-turn with the unveiling of a new crest chosen by fans. The club launched its 2013/14 crest, which was designed by its in-house graphics team, earlier this year. However, following online protests from fans, the club almost immediately announced that it would drop the mark […]
Tennis star Andy Murray has appointed Aesop to create a brand identity for him and his recently-formed management company, 77, following an eight-way pitch. The agency has been tasked with creating two identities; one for Murray, which will appear on his sportswear, and one for 77 which will appear on company collateral and touch points. […]
Holiday company Thomas Cook is launching new ‘sunny heart’ branding, with new logos replacing the incumbent globe graphic. Thomas Cook says that the new visual identity and branding looks to reflect the ‘warmth and approachability’, ‘trust and personalisation’ and ‘message of High Tech, High Touch’ of the brand. The new look replaces the previous identity, […]
Rufus Leonard has overhauled the Lloyds Banking Group brand, bringing together all of its businesses under one identity system and introducing a ‘confident and powerful’ customer-focused positioning. The new brand, which begins to roll out this week, follows Lloyds Bank’s split from TSB – which has re-launched as a stand-alone high street brand – and […]
Consultancy Earth has created the new look for the Commonwealth – an intergovernmental voluntary organisation of 54 member states. The states, which were mostly territories of the former British Empire, have no legal obligation to one another, but are united by shared values of ‘democracy, human rights and the rule of law’, according to the […]
Maybelline‘s iconic “Maybe she’s born with it” strapline has topped CBS Outdoor‘s brand recognition game in celebration of 150 years of advertising on the London Underground. CBS launched its 150 Brands quiz with a two-week poster campaign, featuring 115 posters across 78 stations that challenged commuters to identify 150 brands that have advertised on the […]
WPP consultancies The Brand Union and Digit have created a new ‘visual brand identity’ for Vodafone. Vodafone’s existing logo is retained, and a bright red flexible rhombus shape has been added. This anchors to Vodafone’s roundel, and can be used in moving or static forms. Vodafone says the new rhombus positions the company ‘as a […]