Microsoft May Retire Wavy Windows Logo

[Brink]

Microsoft first introduced its four-color Windows logo over two decades ago with the launch of Windows 3.0 in May 1990 and it's been waving ever since. It's been altered over the years, with the Redmond software giant adding color gradients, shading, reflections, and other artistry tidbits to maintain a modern flair, but with the launch of Windows 8, the familiar logo might undergo a somewhat radical makeover.

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[Maguscreed]

lol new logo looks a bit... bland to me.

 

[Brink]

Yeah, hopefully they'll at least add the traditional colors to the squares.

 

[GEWB]

Well, the original article isn't exactly correct - the four color flag logo came with Windows 3.1, NOT with Windows 3.0 (as written). The original 3.0 logo (May of 1990) had a retangular framed window, four panes, in two colors.

I no longer have my Win3.0 disks or printed materials but I distincly remember the first logo - I was an assistant manager of a CompuAd store at the time and Microsoft had a big push for Windows 3.0.

Here is a scan of the watch I was given as a spiff - you can see the original logo pretty well.



Looks like the "new" Win 8 logo is a "retro upgrade" of the original Win 3.0 logo - what's old is new again!


Regards,
GEWB

 

[Solarstarshines]

Funny i remember 3.0 and 3.1 and screamed joy for win 95 we have come a long way since then

 

[The Howling Wolves]

They should have asked PooManUK or Arc to design the logo. This one is to bland. IMHO
One of the reviews was spot on..."A third grader could have design a better looking logo!"
THW

 

[GEWB]

Funny i rememeber 3.0 and 3.1 and screamed joy for win 95 we have come a long way since then

^^^^ Yup (I started with v2.0) ^^^

Guess we are showing our age! (Not "old" just well seasoned.)

Regards,
GEWB

 

[fseal]

Well it fits with the bland square tile based metro UI...

They certainly are going "all in" with this. It'll either be a revolutionary intro into a new world of computer interfaces dominating for the next decade or... a complete flop.

I'm all for new and exciting dynamic interfaces but at the same time against the complete playskoolification that is going on now. So I can't tell one way or another which way it'll go and that's the scary part. The whole thing is looking WAY too much like an modern version of Microsoft Bob

 

[Jacee]

They sure like to use the 'azure' color

 

[GEWB]

The whole thing is looking WAY too much like an modern version of Microsoft Bob

Spot on with that one! I remember MS Bob - I played with it but didn't buy it. Bob and ME are the two I never loaded (beginning with 2.0).

Regards,
GEWB

 

[yowanvista]

This is just Metro Obsession, they're going too far with this..

 

[Infinite]

Looks too basic. Hopefully it will have all the good colouring but it will just look like a slanted coloured window.

This is just Metro Obsession, they're going too far with this..

Agreed, they even made Xbox Metro

 

[boohbah]

Yeah, hopefully they'll at least add the traditional colors to the squares.

it was my idea

 

[Maguscreed]

Your idea has been syndicated, processed, reviewed, and copyrighted. Thus it now belongs to me. ...and I'm suing your for the punitive damages I've suffered having to steal it from you. Welcome to corporate America, have a nice day

 

[Solarstarshines]

Funny i rememeber 3.0 and 3.1 and screamed joy for win 95 we have come a long way since then

^^^^ Yup (I started with v2.0) ^^^

Guess we are showing our age! (Not "old" just well seasoned.)

Regards,
GEWB

You got that right +1

 

[The Howling Wolves]

Here's my sponge Bob 8 version

 

[Brink]

yeah, hopefully they'll at least add the traditional colors to the squares.

it was my idea

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lol

 

[M1GU31]

new logo is plain with just one color and looks flat with no texture what so ever

 

[seekermeister]

lol new logo looks a bit... bland to me.

Exactly the words that I was going to use. Personally, I always feel that changing a logo is a bad idea. The entire concept behind it is to have an image that people instantly relate to. Once that is established, great care should be taken with any changes in it.

Think of how Pepsi or Coca-Cola have dealt with this. They have redesigned their packaging and bottles, but the basic logo itself remains pretty much as it has for many decades.

Obviously, the Windows logo has been updated, but it has essentially remained the same, as far as the basic design and colors.

 

[Maguscreed]

...it really does look like some backwater company decided to create a logo that 'looked like' the windows logo doesn't it?