Xbox, Bing, Skype, and Yammer?. Logos Are getting Redesigned

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#1  Edited By Blu3V3nom07

The Verge has this article about how Windows, Office, and Microsoft got redesigned last year. And that Xbox, Skype, and bing are on the schedule this year. That they're gonna go with that flattened look they've been doing lately. And that they took heavy inspiration for Nike, where you know from the logo 'That's Nike,' without even reading the Nike word-branding.

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The Verge: Bing, Skype, and Xbox rebranding plans revealed in Microsoft design presentation

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That bing logo starts at like :27. I doubt they'll spend much time at the Xbox presentation talking about a Skype and bing rebranding. But well.. I do kinda like that bing logo. It reminds me of nature.. And bing likes doing nature wallpapers on their site all the time. So it sorta fits?. Neat.

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Microsoft bought Yammerlast year. Its some messaging business-program that was supposed to get merged with Office or Skype.. I forget. And I still remember this logo from a couple of months ago. Very hmm..

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So how is Skype affected by this? Because I can't find that information within the image formatting on display.

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#3  Edited By EXTomar

Skype has already been severely altered in ways that aren't helpful for the user. I'm not sure how this is good news for that product.

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#4  Edited By mrcraggle

I think they should opt for a lowercase b on the Bing like they have with the xbox. The actual icon for the xbox though is fucking gross. The white one they've been showing off for the upcoming even is quite nice though.

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#5  Edited By iam3green

xbox logo looks horrible. maybe change the font to the one the xbox 360 controller has. i was just thinking of changing it blue also, but microsoft has been using green since xbox 1.

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#6  Edited By PillClinton

Oh yeah, Bing exists.

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#7  Edited By toowalrus

Arrow pointing right.

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Bing is a thing?

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Oh yeah, Bing exists.

First thing I do in Bing? Search "Google".

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I saw that xbox logo previously, but as stated above, that x looks terrible...I somehow doubt that is going to actually appear anywhere.

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Now that Bing has a new logo I will definitely use it.

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#12  Edited By Humanity

I really like that XBOX logo. It fits perfectly and has that whole Web 2.0 aesthetic everyone is so in love with these days.

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That Xbox logo looks damn terrible. Like a fucked up "close" button.

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#14  Edited By Generiko

that xbox logo doesn't fit in with the rest of those designs. It's round while the others focus on sharp edges

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#15  Edited By HaltIamReptar

Are there any graphic designers here who could illuminate what the intention of the Xbox design is? I've been staring at it for five minutes and I have no idea what they're going for.

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@haltiamreptar: The only thing I'm seeing is the shape of the bing logo mirrored in the negative space of the X. Other than that I'm also at a loss.

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@dennisthemennis said:

@haltiamreptar: The only thing I'm seeing is the shape of the bing logo mirrored in the negative space of the X. Other than that I'm also at a loss.

I saw that too, but it does a very weak job of evoking that.

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#21  Edited By TheManWithNoPlan

Logos, making a difference since never.

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@themanwithnoplan:

Actually, logos and the like do make quite a difference which is why some companies spend a lot (sometimes too much) time and money doing brand research and design.

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@themanwithnoplan:

Actually, logos and the like do make quite a difference which is why some companies spend a lot (sometimes too much) time and money doing brand research and design.

I'm sure they do, but it seems silly nonetheless. Especially when they do this.

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