Microsoft unveils new logo for the first time in 25 years

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Microsoft unveiled a new logo for the first time in 25 years today. The company's name now appears in the smoother, more modern Segoe font, and next to it is Window 8's 'flag', but with four colored squares. Going by the video after the jump, the blue square appears to represent Windows, the red square Office, the green square Xbox (whose logo remains unchanged), and the yellow square ... something new maybe?

For the last quarter of a century, Microsoft has used the "Pacman logo", as designed by Scott Baker in 1987. The slash between the o and s was supposed to represent the motion and speed of the company and its products. Microsoft chose to change the logo to "visually accentuate" a new beginning in the form of Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, the next version of Office – and maybe the next version of Xbox?



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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/23/microsoft-unveils-new-logo-for-the-first-time-in-25-years/#continued

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SwiftPosted:

There is just something about this logo that make me say this is amazing.

CraigPosted:

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GoldenDiamonds
InspiringGraphics They should have sticked with the old logo, it was a lot better than this new one. The new one is jut too simple, it looks laughable.


I liked the old one better aswel


I don't like the old logo. It was just something I didn't like, I really like this one for some reason.


It's clean, but a toddler could make it with Lego bricks!

deekyPosted:

GoldenDiamonds
InspiringGraphics They should have sticked with the old logo, it was a lot better than this new one. The new one is jut too simple, it looks laughable.


I liked the old one better aswel


I don't like the old logo. It was just something I didn't like, I really like this one for some reason.

GoldenDiamondsPosted:

InspiringGraphics They should have sticked with the old logo, it was a lot better than this new one. The new one is jut too simple, it looks laughable.


I liked the old one better aswel

InspiringGraphicsPosted:

They should have sticked with the old logo, it was a lot better than this new one. The new one is jut too simple, it looks laughable.

MortarPosted:

In a way I like it because its simple, but I prefer the previous logo.

VoxxiPosted:

Really? This logo sucks...its 4 boxes! The old logo is alot better! Stupid M$

-NewYork-Posted:

Anyone with paint could have made that -__-

OXTPosted:

it still looks the same to me

CearnsyPosted:

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irJebus That doesn't look so bad but it is just a square compiled of 4 different colored squares...


Yeah i know but not worth 25 years


It didn't take them 25 years.


Obviously not but 25 years since a new one and this is it
Yeah, that's true.

They could of made something more advanced.


Its pretty clean and simple but it could have been worse

Yeah, but I think they should of made something better than 4 colorful squares..


True but i like it anyway


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