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University of Greenwich rebrands for better digital presence
The London university has kept its compass logo but made it simpler and flatter so that it can be used more easily across digital platforms.
D&AD New Blood Shift offers an alternative route into a design career
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Lypsyl undergoes rebrand to appear more “contemporary”
The lip balm brand has been around for 125 years and needed a new logo to keep up with competitors, says design consultancy Seymourpowell.
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The design, which nods to the clamshell flip-phones developed in the 1990s, would incorporate new technologies such as an OLED screen.
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