Tokyo withdraws 2020 Olympics logo after plagiarism allegations
The organising committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has reportedly withdrawn the design for the event's logo amidst copyright controversy. More
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National Museum of Qatar to crowdsource its visual identity
The National Museum of Qatar is taking suggestions for its new logo and branding as part of a nationwide competition encouraging public involvement in design. More
Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo designer refutes plagiarism accusations
Kenjiro Sano, who unveiled his logo design for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics last month, has denied allegations that he copied the design from an emblem for a Belgian theatre. More
Tokyo unveils 2020 Olympics logo by Kenjiro Sano
The logos for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games by Japanese graphic designer Kenjiro Sano have been unveiled by the event organisers. More
MINI relaunches its brand and offers Airbnb-style sharing to car owners
Car brand MINI has relaunched its visual identity, unveiled a new version of the MINI Clubman estate and embraced the "sharing economy" by offering every customer the chance to rent their vehicle to others when they don't need it (+ slideshow). More
Nendo designs brand identity for skincare based on Chinese medicine
Japanese studio Nendo used grey and white crosses for the packaging of this line of skincare products based on the practices of Chinese medicine. More
Yonoh turns energy company logo into a chair
Spanish design studio Yonoh has created a chair based on energy company Repsol's red, orange and white "sun" logo. More
Sagmeister & Walsh creates a logo for Fugue that moves to music
New York design agency Sagmeister & Walsh has created an animated visual identity for cloud software management brand Fugue that responds to touch and sound (+ movie). More
Pentagram rebrands MIT Media Lab with grid-generated glyphs
Design agency Pentagram has used a simple grid of squares to create a new visual identity for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s research centre (+ movie). More
Milton Glaser designs It's Not Warming, It's Dying campaign to tackle climate change
News: Milton Glaser, the graphic designer behind the ubiquitous I heart NY logo, has launched a campaign to raise awareness of climate change. More
New Airbnb logo: "someone didn't do their homework"
News: Airbnb has come under fire from designers for the similarity between its new logo and existing branding for other companies, while social media users have been quick to draw comparisons with human genitalia. More
Airbnb rebrand by DesignStudio aims for visual consistency
News: London branding agency DesignStudio has created a new identity for home-rental website Airbnb, including a logo "that can be drawn by anyone". More
Sagmeister & Walsh uses "sacred geometry" to rebrand New York's Jewish Museum
American design firm Sagmeister & Walsh has created a new brand identity for New York's Jewish Museum based on traditional shapes used in Judaic symbolism (+ movies). More
Fuseproject creates mobile-friendly brand identity for PayPal
News: Yves Behar of San Francisco design studio fuseproject has created a new identity for PayPal as part of the brand's shift towards providing payment solutions on mobile and wearable devices (+ interview). More
Snøhetta designs visual identity for Oslo's 2022 Winter Olympics bid
News: Snøhetta has designed a visual identity for Oslo's bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. More
The Oscars gets a new visual identity
News: the Oscars has been given a new logo and visual identity ahead of this Sunday's awards ceremony in Los Angeles. More
Carl Hansen & Son adopts logo designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1950
News: Danish design brand Carl Hansen & Søn has changed its logo back to one originally created by legendary furniture designer Hans J. Wegner in 1950, in honour of the 100th anniversary of his birth. More
Squarespace rejects claims its online logo design tool is "a replacement for professional designers"
News: New York technology firm Squarespace has published a statement slamming criticism that its new service for creating logos demeans the role of the graphic designer. More
Google unveils new logo
News: internet giant Google has unveiled a simplified logo that flattens its colours and ditches the drop shadow. More
Whitney Graphic Identity by Experimental Jetset
Dutch graphics studio Experimental Jetset has redesigned the logo for the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York as a slender W that changes shape to respond to its setting (+ movie). More