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Microsoft Unveils First New Company Logo In 25 Years

Posted by timothy on from the thought-that-was-the-foursquare-logo dept.

Barence writes "For the first time in 25 years, Microsoft has issued a new company logo to usher in the Windows 8 era. Made up of a newly square Windows symbol alongside grey Microsoft logo type, it's been designed to closely match the logos for other products in Microsoft's portfolio, including Office and Xbox. The logo takes pride of place on Microsoft.com from today, and will be used in Microsoft's retail stores and on all future TV ads."

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  1. Better Article by Bill+Dimm · · Score: 5, Informative

    This article shows a history of Microsoft's logos.

    1. Re:Better Article by A+Friendly+Troll · · Score: 5, Informative

      I'm saying this as a graphic designer too ... kerning on the text at the end (they overlapped the crossbar on the 'f' and 't')

      I don't want to be a dick, but that's not kerning, that's a ligature, and it's been present in various scripts for about five thousand years (seriously). Furthermore, neither 'f' nor 't' have crossbars; they have cross strokes.

  2. Re:poor by jhoegl · · Score: 4, Informative

    It does seem pretty lazy. I mean I could put 4 squares in front of a 4 year old and get better results.