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macupdate · Sep 16, 2003, 03:57 PM

Please help MacUpdate (www.macupdate.com) by voting on which logo you prefer. We personally like the new one because it can look good in black and white, be resized small and large and remain sharp, and look great on printed paper, shirts, hats, etc...

(1) Current logo:

(2) New logo:

teszeract · Sep 16, 2003, 07:18 PM

I definitely don;t like the old one. But the new one says devil's tail to me -- make the arrow red!

Or face the arrow down - as in download.

needs some more playing...

Simon X · Sep 16, 2003, 08:20 PM

Look! It's an elephant pointing its trunk to the sky.

I like the new one for the reasons you've stated. Always good to think of these issues when designing a logo.

art_director · Sep 16, 2003, 08:23 PM

i love the symbol but am not fond of the palette. it's too soft. also, the wordmark feels too conservative for the symbol.

just my 2�.

mitchell_pgh · Sep 17, 2003, 10:26 PM

The old one reminds me of EVERYTHING happening around 1998.

Adam Betts · Sep 18, 2003, 12:39 AM

I like the second one better. I never liked the first one.

You probably should emphasize more on the main logo by thicken it a bit. "MacUpdate" font size is too small. Maybe experiment with several different fonts?

Otherwise, a good start

hunkhuang · Sep 19, 2003, 12:53 PM

i prefer the current one because personally, i like Apple logo to be there as it represents "MAC"

sandsl · Sep 20, 2003, 05:35 PM

Originally posted by hunkhuang:
i prefer the current one because personally, i like Apple logo to be there as it represents "MAC"

1) They'll not allowed to use the Apple logo, so don't expect it to stay.
2) MAC or Mac, Acronym or word?

Anyhow, the second one is certainly nicer. Not keen on the colours though, and the MacUpdate text is too small.

andi*pandi · Sep 24, 2003, 11:50 AM

the second one, definitely. As adam and art said, tweak the colors and increase the point size on the words, they look tweeny next to the logo.

there's something about the arrow that bothers me... I like it, but I wonder if it's misaligned slightly or something. Maybe it should be more subtle.

macupdate · Sep 29, 2003, 03:12 PM

Below is the finished MacUpdate logo that is going to appear on grey and navy blue hooded sweat shirts and white t-shirts on November 11th. If you're a fan of MacUpdate and would like one, please let me know:

mindwaves · Sep 30, 2003, 12:45 PM

Nice job there! I would like one! How much?

Adam Betts · Sep 30, 2003, 01:22 PM

Originally posted by macupdate:

Keep it

macupdate · Sep 30, 2003, 02:04 PM

The hooded sweatshirts are going to cost us $22 + shipping. The white t-shirts are going to cost us $7.50/shirt + shipping. Let me know if you're interested so I can get your info when the first ones get printed on November 10th.

SomeToast · Sep 30, 2003, 03:24 PM

Anything that gets rid of a swoosh logo is a good thing!

Love the new one in the blue!

Weezer · Oct 5, 2003, 05:24 PM

How come you updated the site with the first version of the new logo?

thePurpleGiant · Oct 8, 2003, 08:00 AM

Originally posted by macupdate:

Put this one on the site, not the old one!

macupdate · Oct 9, 2003, 04:36 PM

The blue logo doesn't fit well on the site, but it looks great on the shirts and sweatshirts. I'll get photos up for you guys soon, otherwise here's an illustration:

lemondrop · Oct 11, 2003, 08:22 AM

Originally posted by macupdate:
Below is the finished MacUpdate logo that is going to appear on grey and navy blue hooded sweat shirts and white t-shirts on November 11th. If you're a fan of MacUpdate and would like one, please let me know:

Props on not throwing in a .com. I would never wear a www.****.com shirt. I would buy one of your's, well done. Cool logo.

lemondrop · Oct 11, 2003, 08:26 AM

Originally posted by teszeract:

Or face the arrow down - as in download.

It could also mean upgrade.

Adam Betts · Oct 11, 2003, 06:03 PM

Originally posted by macupdate:
The blue logo doesn't fit well on the site, but it looks great on the shirts and sweatshirts.

I think that logo can be fitted for a website and still look great.

Don't give up so easily

BTW, any plan to revamp the whole layout in MacUpdate.com? Frankly, I find it to be confusing and ugly.

With a pretty layout, I'll give up VersionTracker easily.

Sharky K. · Oct 17, 2003, 06:38 PM

that color & logo combination looks so much like from our supermarket here in the Netherlands: http://www.ah.nl/

http://www.spadorunners.nl/logo_AH.jpg

(maybe you know it from AHOLD, also big in America but with different names)

macupdate · Oct 31, 2003, 05:01 PM

The sweatshirts and tshirts are now printed and available for purchase at MacUpdate. Go to:

http://www.macupdate.com/apparel