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How modern logos would look like in 1984 (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 1 week ago by rei@piefed.social to c/cassettefuturism@lemm.ee

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The designer is Kostya Petrenko (aka kxdgraphics on IG)

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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Am I an old fart or most of these logos look better than their current iterations?!

[–] Bubs12@lemm.ee 10 points 6 days ago

Yes and yes

[–] Villon@lemm.ee 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Gosh I miss the days when logos leveraged font choices.

[–] Ramenator@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You will get Helvetica and you will be happy with it! /s

[–] LemUrun@pawb.social 1 points 2 days ago

I like Helvetica mass downvotes moment

[–] bizzle@lemmy.world 20 points 6 days ago

All these go hard as fuck

[–] happydoors@lemm.ee 10 points 6 days ago

I love it but I want to see the really over the top late 80s stuff!

[–] LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

So much better than the boring “corporate Memphis” art style pretty much every company adopted

[–] Ardyssian@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago

Damn, the music and the aesthetics of the logos in the vid make the digital future actually seem bright, hopeful and exciting.

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 103 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Man I wish we’d go back to fun and unique logos. Now everything is minimalist lower case crap that looks the same

[–] shoo@lemmy.world 90 points 1 week ago (8 children)

What, you don't like every app icon being a white logo on a rounded blue square?

(go count yours, I personally have 19)

[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 5 days ago

Aren't we all satin bowerbirds at heart? Gotta collect that blue.

[–] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 78 points 1 week ago

I think you got an e-mail.

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[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 53 points 1 week ago (2 children)

They look better to me.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 37 points 1 week ago

they have personality, character, and charm

[–] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Because they aren't minimalistic and "safe"

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago (3 children)

1984 flickered a lot

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[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 32 points 1 week ago

the symbols on the spotify and youtube logos are my favourite, i miss that kinda thing and especially how they'd be embossed on products, like the logo on sony ericsson phones.

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