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andburg

Original Poster:

8,736 posts

199 months

Monday 31st July 2023
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Is it me or has the logo and font had an update?

Darkslider

3,084 posts

219 months

Monday 31st July 2023
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Yep, moved upmarket with a Waitrose esque font now.

Simpo Two

92,783 posts

295 months

Monday 31st July 2023
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Just spotted that. Not very imaginative IMHO.

Doofus

34,392 posts

203 months

Monday 31st July 2023
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Looks expensive.

bobthemonkey

4,206 posts

246 months

Monday 31st July 2023
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The kerning looks really uneven..

SteveStrange

7,726 posts

243 months

Monday 31st July 2023
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I like it. But then I'm a very dull sort of chap.

Collectingbrass

2,972 posts

225 months

Monday 31st July 2023
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bobthemonkey said:
The kerning looks really uneven..
I'm no graphic designer but I'd expect the horizontals on the H, E & A to line up

BrownEaredDog

1,354 posts

131 months

Monday 31st July 2023
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SteveStrange said:
I like it. But then I'm a very dull sort of chap.
I like it too, it's crisp and clean and makes the old logo look a bit fussy.

essayer

10,410 posts

224 months

Monday 31st July 2023
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It’s new so I don’t like it but I will forget about it in 1 day

Scott-R

187 posts

135 months

Monday 31st July 2023
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It looks remarkably like the font Alpine use on their website https://www.alpinecars.com, which after some digging, is documented here https://black-foundry.com/case-studies/alpine-new-...

BrownEaredDog

1,354 posts

131 months

Monday 31st July 2023
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Scott-R said:
It looks remarkably like the font Alpine use on their website https://www.alpinecars.com, which after some digging, is documented here https://black-foundry.com/case-studies/alpine-new-...
I think it's Geometos Neue, but you're right, it's very similar to the Alpine font. I really like it.

Yertis

19,713 posts

296 months

Monday 31st July 2023
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bobthemonkey said:
The kerning looks really uneven..
It is a bit off isn’t it, although otherwise probably about what I’d have done given the opportunity. Glad they’ve not fiddled with the smiley logo (my work many years ago) biggrin

eharding

14,648 posts

314 months

Monday 31st July 2023
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Yertis said:
bobthemonkey said:
The kerning looks really uneven..
It is a bit off isn’t it, although otherwise probably about what I’d have done given the opportunity. Glad they’ve not fiddled with the smiley logo (my work many years ago) biggrin


Looks like the full scale SVG logo and text render acceptably - although some pixel-peeping might reveal kerning issues - but when scaled down and displayed on the site page header then skew meets whiff.

soad

34,661 posts

206 months

Monday 31st July 2023
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I’m not feeling it.

Hope there’s no change to the car stickers.

jimmyjimjim

8,289 posts

268 months

Tuesday 1st August 2023
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oh good, it hasn't been around for months and I'm only just noticing it.

fridaypassion

11,457 posts

258 months

Tuesday 1st August 2023
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Looks like this one which I have absolutely no connection with apart from it being mine

https://www.jonsealsportscars.com/

Telegraphico if memory serves

ClaphamBoxS

393 posts

94 months

Tuesday 1st August 2023
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BrownEaredDog said:
Scott-R said:
It looks remarkably like the font Alpine use on their website https://www.alpinecars.com, which after some digging, is documented here https://black-foundry.com/case-studies/alpine-new-...
I think it's Geometos Neue, but you're right, it's very similar to the Alpine font. I really like it.
Geometos Neue? isn’t that the latest PTS colour from Porsche?

SteveStrange

7,726 posts

243 months

Tuesday 1st August 2023
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ClaphamBoxS said:
BrownEaredDog said:
Scott-R said:
It looks remarkably like the font Alpine use on their website https://www.alpinecars.com, which after some digging, is documented here https://black-foundry.com/case-studies/alpine-new-...
I think it's Geometos Neue, but you're right, it's very similar to the Alpine font. I really like it.
Geometos Neue? isn’t that the latest PTS colour from Porsche?
Elon Musk's youngest daughter's name.

Digga

48,191 posts

313 months

Tuesday 1st August 2023
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A bit Art Deco and a lot unneccessary.

I always loved the PistonHeads - like two, capitalised words, but without a space, ever since Ted first unveiled it, after the (necessary) re-branding from Petrolheads, as was.

Most re-branding is guff IMHO.

Edited by Digga on Monday 7th August 10:47

cuprabob

19,643 posts

244 months

Tuesday 1st August 2023
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I like it.