| 11-04-2009 10:08 AM |
| Unregistered |
That's bad
Really, really bad.
It doesn't inspire any of the things Symbian should given its rivals: History, quality, robustness, maturity, strong corporate backing. It's trying SO hard to be the little guy fighting against the system when what a handset manufacturer or network which is betting tens of millions of dollars on an OS wants is the system.
To me it sends a message of "we'll fight for our independence", that's not what customers want they want to see all the (rubber) ducks lined up together.
Simon Rockman.
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| 07-04-2009 02:00 PM |
| Unregistered |
I like it
I already downloaded the PC screen saver and love the 50's retro feeling every time I log onto computer. They should have phone screen savers as well.
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| 06-04-2009 10:46 PM |
| Jaggz |
I really like this logo... It's totally non-corporate. However, I'm not convinced that it will be around in its current form anymore than a year or two. Some 'suit' will demand something more logical, mark my words.
On the subject of logos; Isn't it about time you guys sorted you're own logo out? What's with all that letter spacing? Are you trying to convey openness? (^_^)
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| 05-04-2009 09:56 PM |
| morpheus2702 |
All publicity is good publicity?
Tell Gerald Ratner that!
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| 05-04-2009 04:31 PM |
| Unregistered |
I think the Logo is a stroke of Genius.
By introducing “Day One” with such an atrocious logo (almost universally accepted), Symbian Foundation have assured themselves far more publicity than they would have got if they had done something ‘presentable’.
I just hope the expression “all publicity is good publicty” holds true…
Can't see any other explanation for it 
Zuber
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| 05-04-2009 12:08 PM |
| Mobile Observer |
My dog would make a better logo. Is it "designed" by a Symbian developer?
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| 05-04-2009 10:07 AM |
| morpheus2702 |
Quote:
Originally Posted by rbrunner
"Symbian Foundation - Where the lunatics took over the asylum".
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Great tagline rbrunner!
Rafe - 'the logo experience' - surely a great discussion piece for the next podcast! 
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| 04-04-2009 08:39 PM |
| rbrunner |
They lost their marbles
I was really surprised about all the emotions that this new logo was able to evoke in me. For quite some time, I was alternating between thinking "That can't be true", "This is completely ridiculous" and "They have lost their marbles".
That's the kind of stuff that needs qualifying by the sentence "I am not making this up" if you try to explain it to outsiders, together with a quite helpless shrug.
Now, being through with my alternating thoughts, I settled on the following conclusion, which I think would also be a good claim to complement the new logo: "Symbian Foundation - Where the lunatics took over the asylum".
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| 04-04-2009 07:46 PM |
| morpheus2702 |
It is such a load me crap to excuse this logo as being ok when it is used on a small scale. The point of any logo is that is has to look good regardless of whether it is a gif on a website or a mighty banner backdrop at a show.
Granted that in the context of the Symbian website it looks more at home and for the most part, it is not going to be consumer facing. But this does not excuse the impression it conveys - amateurish rather than different.
I'm all for something 'different' as design language would never progress. But this is a mis-step up there when BA jettisoned the Union Lack for the 'international' theme a decade ago.
Ask yourself whether they would go with this design were Symbian looking to create consumer awareness?
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| 04-04-2009 05:42 PM |
| Williamoni |
That logo is so naff that I like it!
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| 04-04-2009 04:29 PM |
| technologicali |
About the logo.....
What is goin on with that logo....!
all else looks interesting
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| 04-04-2009 08:49 AM |
| davidmaxwaterma |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Unregistered
Hated the new logo at first when I saw it here. Then followed the link to the Symbian Foundation blog and at a much reduced size with all the nice hand-drawn elements next to it, it looks pretty good, echoing the thoughts of one of the commenters there:
Big it looks horrible, but as a dinky logo - no complaints. Have a look at some other corporate logos scaled up to be as big as the logo on this page - many look pretty awful as well! (OK,OK, not the apple one, I said 'many' :P )
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I agree with this. I hated it when I saw it on AAS, but on Share on Ovi there are some other images that kind of put it in some context; then my attitude changed considerably.
Perhaps AAS should put one of the other images up here, since this bare image is misleading - I doubt it's designed to be used on it's own like this.
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| 04-04-2009 06:31 AM |
| langdona |
I like the logo it looks simple fresh and modern to me.
It also seems a bit light hearted which I think is a nice twist for and OS company who are normally seen as very serious.
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| 04-04-2009 04:28 AM |
| Unregistered |
Hated the new logo at first when I saw it here. Then followed the link to the Symbian Foundation blog and at a much reduced size with all the nice hand-drawn elements next to it, it looks pretty good, echoing the thoughts of one of the commenters there:
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I find that when people see how all the different elements of the branding cartoons and doodles fit together - in the animations and other creative designs - then they lose any initial scepticism they had about the brand design.
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Big it looks horrible, but as a dinky logo - no complaints. Have a look at some other corporate logos scaled up to be as big as the logo on this page - many look pretty awful as well! (OK,OK, not the apple one, I said 'many' :P )
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| 04-04-2009 01:26 AM |
| Raven |
Quote:
Originally Posted by neilhoskins
Mmmm.... you didn't mention the possible, slight branding problem. Have you ever tried googling for "Sybian"?
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Hehe, yeah I was just about to mention that word.
It's not only in NA though, Symbian OS isn't exactly well known in the rest of the world either. Certainly not to the end users. Most people (practically everyone) buying a Symbian phone has no idea about the underlying OS, the UI, nor that they have just got themselves a brand new pocket sized 'multimedia computer'. 
Btw, hate the new logo.
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