Bring these logos back

Grab All Association

Suggestions of logos you’d love to see make a comeback

For me it would have to be The Department of Social Protections logo. Remember the Dove and scrounger hand? Everything is a harp these days with that government ffs.

Iarnród Éireann’s arrow logo from 1994-2012 is another one that needs to be brought back.

Montage of Feck

The old GAA celtic cross emblem. Looked far nicer in the centre of crime park than the new one.


Looks like auto correct knows something.

Yyhhuuu

Grab All Association wrote: »

Suggestions of logos you’d love to see make a comeback

For me it would have to be The Department of Social Protections logo. Remember the Dove and scrounger hand? Everything is a harp these days with that government ffs.

Iarnród Éireann’s arrow logo from 1994-2012 is another one that needs to be brought back.

I didnt like the Social Welfare logo. Dodnt even realise it's gone.Generally I find U.S. Logos or brand idents are better than here. One of my favourite idents is the channel 4 one. It stood the test of time.

Sky King

Grab All Association wrote: »

Iarnród Éireann’s arrow logo from 1994-2012 is another one that needs to be brought back.

Yeah I actually really liked that one, the arrow was pointing backwards tho. Apt? It's still visible on the big silos on the way into Waterford by road or rail. I always admire it.

Also the olde timey Irish Rail one with the I R done out, looking like train tracks? Pure retro.

I really liked the old Pioneer logo of the tuning fork superimposed on a capital Omega symbol. Awesome logo why did they ditch it?

Yyhhuuu

The an post logo should have been retained. It has been their logo since early 1980s until changed approx 2016.

Sky King

They perfected it in 1970

Yyhhuuu

Sky King wrote: »

They perfected it in 1970

I agree

Tuco88

Telecom Eireann. Homestead.

Anyone else think the Irish football crest is awful design? Of all the cool Celtic cross and artwork in the country.

Relikk

Tuco88 wrote: »

Anyone else think the Irish football crest is awful design?

Especially since it's not a unique design, as Israels is mostly the same.

JupiterKid

The Topaz service station logo - not that it was all that great in itself (it really wasn't) but its replacement - the incredibly uninspiring Circle K design that looks 3rd rate 1970s standard...

Quantum Erasure

Yyhhuuu wrote: »

I didnt like the Social Welfare logo. Dodnt even realise it's gone.Generally I find U.S. Logos or brand idents are better than here. One of my favourite idents is the channel 4 one. It stood the test of time.

they changed all the logos in the 4 family to incorporate that design, should have left Film4 alone

KungPao

The “logo” for Germany in the 30s to 1945 was quite something.

I’m not sure there’s much chance of it making a comeback though.

Your Face

KungPao wrote: »

The “logo” for Germany in the 30s to 1945 was quite something.

I’m not sure there’s much chance of it making a comeback though.

They were partial to the white flag post 1944.

Plode

KungPao wrote: »

The “logo” for Germany in the 30s to 1945 was quite something.

I’m not sure there’s much chance of it making a comeback though.

Trawl the lower echelons of the internet, with all that QAnon bull****.

I think you'll find otherwise.

whisky_galore

It's odd how brands like Ford, BMW, VW, Ryanair, Spar, London Underground etc haven't changed their logos in decades or best part of 100 years in cases and the likes of Irish Rail, An Post, Telecom Eireann/Eircom/whatever the fcuk they call themselves now, have to keep wasting money needlessly pissing around with their corporate image.

Wanderer78

Grab All Association wrote:

For me it would have to be The Department of Social Protections logo. Remember the Dove and scrounger hand? Everything is a harp these days with that government ffs.

'Scrounge hand', interesting, so hidden predudice, should be an interesting tread!

The Mighty Quinn

Relikk wrote: »

Especially since it's not a unique design, as Israels is mostly the same.

Check out Islamabad football associate crest...!!

Sky King

Sky King wrote: »

They perfected it in 1970

I wonder why they changed the '46 / '48 logo? :eek:

Andrea B.

The P&T logo and the way the "+" was built in to blank space.
They had an old Irish font version too.
https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/gorey-guardian/20180515/283218738816506

Pkiernan

Grab All Association wrote: »

Suggestions of logos you’d love to see make a comeback

For me it would have to be The Department of Social Protections logo. Remember the Dove and scrounger hand?

The next logo will have a hammock in front of a free house.

Wanderer78

Wanderer78 wrote: »

'Scrounge hand', interesting, so hidden predudice, should be an interesting tread!

Wherever you do wanderer, don't let an opportunity pass

Vestiapx

Deleted User wrote: »

I wonder why they changed the '46 / '48 logo? :eek:

Lol what !!

What became Pioneer started out as "Fukuin" which is the Japanese word for "gospel". The guy who started Fukuin was the son of Japanese Christian missionaries, thus the inspiration for his company name. He decided he wanted to create a top notch Japanese speaker when he heard an American Philco unit back in the 1930's (or was it 40's? Hmmm...). He added the brand name Pioneer fairly early on and then dropped Fukuin in the early 60's when the company became Pioneer Corp.

Capt'n Midnight

KungPao wrote: »

The “logo” for Germany in the 30s to 1945 was quite something.

I’m not sure there’s much chance of it making a comeback though.

Zero chance. Copyright infringement. A Dublin laundry owned that logo.

Capt'n Midnight

Aer Lingus please, please bring back green planes.

Eurowhite is too generic. It's practically camouflage at an airport.

And what's with using Ryanair coloured seats ?

GarIT

Andrea B. wrote: »

The P&T logo and the way the "+" was built in to blank space.
They had an old Irish font version too.
https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/gorey-guardian/20180515/283218738816506

Reminds me of this




Embarrassingly it took 20 years of seeing that logo for my girlfriend to casually say "It's cool how they made the 1 out of the space between the white and red". I went two thirds of my life thinking that's a **** logo becasue the red 1 was so weird.

dxhound2005

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Aer Lingus please, please bring back green planes.

Eurowhite is too generic. It's practically camouflage at an airport.

And what's with using Ryanair coloured seats ?

It makes them easier to see at night.

Andrea B.

GarIT wrote: »

Reminds me of this




Embarrassingly it took 20 years of seeing that logo for my girlfriend to casually say "It's cool how they made the 1 out of the space between the white and red". I went two thirds of my life thinking that's a **** logo becasue the red 1 was so weird.

Yes, same as arrow within FedEx between E and X. I like those ones...
https://www.google.com/search?q=fedex&client=ms-android-xiaomi-rev1&prmd=minv&sxsrf=ALeKk00IiXZCK0t4wKIt5mxnCqOGtJgIfw:1599987705167&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjlsL7W4uXrAhWoTxUIHb5ECDwQ_AUoAnoECCAQAg&biw=393&bih=713&dpr=2.75#imgrc=DLxl36ZKtgZ4LM

JasonStatham

Iarnrod Eireann? he'll be wanting Telcom Eireann back next. Shyte internet. *Growls.

whisky_galore

dxhound2005 wrote: »

It makes them easier to see at night.

It's cheaper.

I don't know anyone who chose to fly with a certain airline based on what the outside of the plane looks like.

AngryLips

The old CIE logo was a classic

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3552/3472642179_312b24c69b_b.jpg

Grab All Association

Wanderer78 wrote: »

'Scrounge hand', interesting, so hidden predudice, should be an interesting tread!

No prejudice at all. That’s what people I knew from my childhood who were on Jobseekers Benefit (later allowance) called it. This term actually came from people who were laid off by Irish Sugar in Thurles in the late 80s-90s. Unfortunately the majority of these people never got employed again due to lack of skills/jobs.

Sky King

whisky_galore wrote: »

It's odd how brands like Ford, BMW, VW, Ryanair, Spar, London Underground etc haven't changed their logos in decades or best part of 100 years in cases and the likes of Irish Rail, An Post, Telecom Eireann/Eircom/whatever the fcuk they call themselves now, have to keep wasting money needlessly pissing around with their corporate image.

I am not sure I entirely agree, a lot of big corporations refine their logo to make it fresh looking and keep up with changing design trends. Check out the shell logo evolution:



Check out the Fraser Oil logo - pure retro 70s, remember that from Kilcullen back in the day?


TIL I seem to like like logos designed in the 70s!

Hangdogroad

Andrea B. wrote: »

The P&T logo and the way the "+" was built in to blank space.
They had an old Irish font version too.
https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/gorey-guardian/20180515/283218738816506

I remember those orange and white vans. Would see decommissioned ones for years after with the logos gone as private vehicles.

whisky_galore

Sky King wrote: »

I am not sure I entirely agree, a lot of big corporations refine their logo to make it fresh looking and keep up with changing design trends. Check out the shell logo evolution:



Check out the Fraser Oil logo - pure retro 70s, remember that from Kilcullen back in the day?


TIL I seem to like like logos designed in the 70s!

It's still a shell, the company is still called "Shell" and the logo is minimally changed since the 70s.

I don't see any sense in An Post changing their logo, as if we're all going to start writing letters again on being inspired by it.

Sky King

whisky_galore wrote: »

It's still a shell, the company is still called "Shell" and the logo is minimally changed since the 70s.

In your post, you mentioned how some big name brands 'haven't changed their logos'.

It's odd how brands like Ford, BMW, VW, Ryanair, Spar, London Underground etc haven't changed their logos in decades

I am saying that a lot of them do. That shell logo is effectively a complete redesign from the original.

Also you mentioned Ryanair, this is wrong. They have totally rebranded, a number of times.

fluke

JupiterKid wrote: »

The Topaz service station logo - not that it was all that great in itself (it really wasn't) but its replacement - the incredibly uninspiring Circle K design that looks 3rd rate 1970s standard...

The Circle K one is pure design by committee thrash.

The old HB logo is a pure retro ride

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2114/2095458724_a094bb0163.jpg

It was mentioned to me, once, that the CIE Flying Snail logo was a rip-off of the London Transport roundel with a little tweaking - ever since then I can't help but see the LT 'circle-bar' more than anything else.



No idea if true or not - just trying to cross infect someone, anyone, with my LT preferred vision.

An older logo which, IMO, had a bit of class and solidly identified itself as Irish was the old "P agus T" used by the Post Office. This was actually the logo of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs so when that office was abolished the 'P+T' of whatever vintage was obsolete...

AMKC

whisky_galore wrote: »

It's odd how brands like Ford, BMW, VW, Ryanair, Spar, London Underground etc haven't changed their logos in decades or best part of 100 years in cases and the likes of Irish Rail, An Post, Telecom Eireann/Eircom/whatever the fcuk they call themselves now, have to keep wasting money needlessly pissing around with their corporate image.

Actually your wrong. VW very recently spent millions very subtly rebounding there logo. Yes it's basically the same but it's now thinner and the V and the W no longer touch. Best way to notice it would be to see an old and new VW side by side. Ford have also very subtly changed theres over the years but nothing like what Renault has done with its Diamond logo which looks great now.

I would love to see Mazda bring back there old logo.

Rodney Bathgate

Pity the hammer and sickle is not as reviled as the swastika.

Church on Tuesday

AMKC wrote: »

Eh no. It's just evil and represents evil.

Oddly enough the Swastika has a spiritual origin to it and was actually considered a positive emblem to sport before, ya know, Nazis....

Church on Tuesday

Rodney Bathgate wrote: »

Pity the hammer and sickle is not as reviled as the swastika.

The original ideas behind it was pretty sound, but then, ya know, Stalin...

Hangdogroad

StevieHardesty wrote: »

It was mentioned to me, once, that the CIE Flying Snail logo was a rip-off of the London Transport roundel with a little tweaking - ever since then I can't help but see the LT 'circle-bar' more than anything else.



No idea if true or not - just trying to cross infect someone, anyone, with my LT preferred vision.

An older logo which, IMO, had a bit of class and solidly identified itself as Irish was the old "P agus T" used by the Post Office. This was actually the logo of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs so when that office was abolished the 'P+T' of whatever vintage was obsolete...

Still a lot of old manhole covers with the P & T logo.

Yurt2

The new An Post logo an colour-scheme is a disaster, the old one was perfect.

The old FAI should come back. For the new logo, the Israeli Football Association obviously used the same design firm as the the FAI; it's exactly the same except it's blue and there is a Star of David instead of a stylized shamrock. Just give it a google. The FAI should ask for a refund.

Church on Tuesday

Yurt! wrote: »

The new An Post logo an colour-scheme is a disaster, the old one was perfect.

The old FAI should come back. For the new logo, the Israeli Football Association obviously used the same design firm as the the FAI; it's exactly the same except it's blue and there is a Star of David instead of a stylized shamrock. Just give it a google. The FAI should ask for a refund.

Yeah it's a crap logo.

Often football teams change back to the old, or rather an updated old type crest after a while, fingers crossed the FAI do that sometime in the future.

Eleven Benevolent Elephants

Yyhhuuu wrote: »

The an post logo should have been retained. It has been their logo since early 1980s until changed approx 2016.

Was just about to say that.
I miss the AIB Logo too.

I said before that logos are all becoming feminised and more girly. I was ridiculed for saying that.

Eleven Benevolent Elephants

The new Aer Lingus paint scheme is a disgrace. Who designed it?
I don't think EI will release that information.

humberklog

Eleven Benevolent Elephants wrote: »

The new Aer Lingus paint scheme is a disgrace. Who designed it?
I don't think EI will release that information.

Huh? But they did, it was Lippincott and to fairly broad fanfair at the time too.

How would they hide that info on why on earth would they?

SEPT 23 1989

Yurt! wrote: »

The new An Post logo an colour-scheme is a disaster, the old one was perfect.

The old FAI should come back. For the new logo, the Israeli Football Association obviously used the same design firm as the the FAI; it's exactly the same except it's blue and there is a Star of David instead of a stylized shamrock. Just give it a google. The FAI should ask for a refund.

The logo the leprechaun font used for the players names and the crap sponsorship

They play how they look

kowloon

Intel spent a ton of money on this change:

kowloon

Rodney Bathgate

humberklog wrote: »

Huh? But they did, it was Lippincott and to fairly broad fanfair at the time too.

How would they hide that info on why on earth would they?

Some sort of imagined conspiracy theory.