eBay unveils new logo - Polidicks

[quote] eBay has been slowly evolving its online buy-and-sell business in the 17 years since it opened its doors to collectors and hoarders nationwide. Now the company is getting a new look with Friday's unveiling of a new eBay logo. The primary-colored logo has been scaled down from the manic lettering it displayed for almost two decades, and will now showcase the company's name in a more modern way. "Our refreshed logo is rooted in our proud history and reflects a dynamic future. It's eBay today: a global online marketplace that offers a cleaner, more contemporary and consistent experience, with innovation that makes buying and selling easier and more enjoyable," eBay president Devin Wenig said in a statement. By retaining core elements like the iconic color palette but swapping overlapping letters for characters that barely touch, Wenig said the new logo represents eBay's connected and diverse community, which serves more than 100 million active users and 25 million sellers globally. "The eBay logo is known the world over, so changing it was not a decision made lightly," the president said. Still, the time felt right, as the company continues on its recent mission of turning eBay into more than an auction-style listings website. The new emblem will go live on the website and begin to appear in advertising and marketing campaigns in mid-October. Wenig teased additional site changes, adding that "there's more to come," but providing no further details. To join the online conversation about the new logo, and any other eBay changes, tweet #ebaynew with your thoughts on the update. How do changes like these fly with consumers? Microsoft also recently debuted a new logo to replace an iconic, 25-year-old corporate sigil. Redmond went from a thick-lettered black font to lighter, breezier typography and replaced its wavy Windows icon with a block of colored squares next to the company name. Twitter also rolled out a new, more geometrical version of its blue bird logo earlier this summer. Both companies were initially mocked in some quarters for the changes, but criticism seems to have died down of late. [/quote] Source: [url]http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2409721,00.asp[/url] [IMG]http://stocklogos.com/sites/default/files/new-ebay-logo.png[/IMG] Looks like something I could make in Microsoft Paint.

that logo looks like it spent thousands of dollars and weeks of work to make.

I like it.

Bit more corporate but easy to recognize. Can't complain.

no one likes capital letters anymore :c

There seems to be a trend to make all logos as simple as possible lately

[QUOTE=Wii60;37666952]that logo looks like it spent thousands of dollars and weeks of work to make.[/QUOTE] People like this ^ are stupid and don't understand that it's the idea behind the logo, not the difficulty it takes to create the actual image.

[QUOTE=Justjake274;37667024]no one likes capital letters anymore :c[/QUOTE] It's edgy these days to make everything lower case.

[QUOTE=Justjake274;37667024]have capital letters been outlawed[/QUOTE] no it's just minimalistic, edgy and hip

Simple, clean, effective. 100x better.

[QUOTE=Wii60;37666952]that logo looks like it spent thousands of dollars and weeks of work to make.[/QUOTE] making the letters touch like that is inspiring... really credit where it's due.

Simple, and effective.

[QUOTE=geel9;37667037]People like this ^ are stupid and don't understand that it's the idea behind the logo, not the difficulty it takes to create the actual image.[/QUOTE] It was a joke

I wish they would add something to it to give it a bit of snap.

To be honest the old one looks like someone played with the transform tool in Photoshop.

[QUOTE=geel9;37667037]People like this ^ are stupid and don't understand that it's the idea behind the logo, not the difficulty it takes to create the actual image.[/QUOTE] except it's a joke..

It's easy on the eyes, pretty clean, not cluttered - Yet still recognizable. I'm okay with it.

It's better, but still shit.

[QUOTE=ultra_bright;37667090]I wish they would add something to it to give it a bit of snap.[/QUOTE] okay: [IMG]http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o202/akayz_people/ok-3.png[/IMG]

Much better than the old one The old one looks like something I'd see in a primary school

[QUOTE=geel9;37667037]People like this ^ are stupid and don't understand that it's the idea behind the logo, not the difficulty it takes to create the actual image.[/QUOTE] "Hey think of a complex idea for a new logo guys!" "let's half ass it and just put it one basic font with the old colors" Totally worth $1000

I like it.

-snip- people didn't understand the point behind the post

[QUOTE=Mr. Smartass;37667189][img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/12024286/ebay%20logo.png[/img] This logo versus one I made in 10 seconds with mspaint Spot the difference[/QUOTE] jagged lines and slightly different fonts

[QUOTE=Mr. Smartass;37667189][img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/12024286/ebay%20logo.png[/img] This logo versus one I made in 10 seconds with mspaint Spot the difference[/QUOTE] the official one looks way better its not incredibly fancy but its a huge upgrade from the old one

[QUOTE=Mr. Smartass;37667189][img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/12024286/ebay%20logo.png[/img] This logo versus one I made in 10 seconds with mspaint Spot the difference[/QUOTE] Top one needs to be shorter and wider to match the bottom.

[QUOTE=Mr. Smartass;37667189][img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/12024286/ebay%20logo.png[/img] This logo versus one I made in 10 seconds with mspaint Spot the difference[/QUOTE] if you set AA on the first one and flattened it a bit, it would look identical. except for the e

I love how drastic styles have changed over the decade We used to have glossy and gradient, now we have simple, clean, yet colourful.

Always hated the original logo so I'm fine with this.

[QUOTE=Mr. Smartass;37667189][img]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/12024286/ebay%20logo.png[/img] This logo versus one I made in 10 seconds with mspaint Spot the difference[/QUOTE] The one on the top is longer than the one on the bottom and the one on the bottom is smoother. Do I win anything?