py_megapixel
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It really does look dire. If they're bothered about 'red white and blue" then just stick the double arrow in a white background and give it a blue border. Job done.
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Great British Railways: Livery, branding and appearance?
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Bletchleyite
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That is from on here, I think @JaJaWa made it.
py_megapixel
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No, it's from a Daily Mail article (see the final post on the previous page) and a trademark registration
LOL The Irony
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The 1960's called, they want their logo back.
Bletchleyite
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It's interesting that it's from the 60s - the slightly irregular shapes in it look very mid-90s to me. What goes around comes around, I guess.
Jorge Da Silva
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This is not a new logo!!!! Its from the 80s.
LOL The Irony
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I thought it looked familiar.
Grumpy Git
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Typical DM "Patriotic" clap-crap
Jorge Da Silva
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Its not from the GBR its from the BR days during the 1980s
Interesting mock up doublearrow on Twitter just posted:
XP22? Interesting (if a little nostalgic) take on the Great British Railways brand provided by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (http://imeche.org) presumably using a GWR IET as a starting point…
XP22? Interesting (if a little nostalgic) take on the Great British Railways brand provided by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (http://imeche.org) presumably using a GWR IET as a starting point…
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TT-ONR-NRN
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That’s a monstrosity created by taking an antiquated BR livery from the 20th century and slapping an unbearably clashing red NR sign on top.Slightly off topic but this seems to be the place to discuss GBR at present. Interesting mock up doublearrow on Twitter just posted:
XP22? Interesting (if a little nostalgic) take on the Great British Railways brand provided by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (http://imeche.org) presumably using a GWR IET as a starting point…
Im a big fan of a return to blue and grey. The specific shade of blue was used as it hide brake dust and dirt more than other coloursSlightly off topic but this seems to be the place to discuss GBR at present. Interesting mock up doublearrow on Twitter just posted:
XP22? Interesting (if a little nostalgic) take on the Great British Railways brand provided by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (http://imeche.org) presumably using a GWR IET as a starting point…
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Glad it's not just me who thinks that!
LOL The Irony
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This would work better with just the red or just the gray.Slightly off topic but this seems to be the place to discuss GBR at present. Interesting mock up doublearrow on Twitter just posted:
XP22? Interesting (if a little nostalgic) take on the Great British Railways brand provided by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (http://imeche.org) presumably using a GWR IET as a starting point…
Gareth
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That's tragic.
I don't care much for the design myself but that's because it looks like an overloaded mess to me. Equating it to Brexit>Union Jack>Swastika, deliberately conflating the three things, is all too typical of a certain "right on" mindset these days.
I don't care much for the design myself but that's because it looks like an overloaded mess to me. Equating it to Brexit>Union Jack>Swastika, deliberately conflating the three things, is all too typical of a certain "right on" mindset these days.
I could see why honestly, it did make me feel slightly uneasy ( but I'm very much not a fan of any nationalism ) - but it would have made me cringe in the 80s too. I think part of the issue is the double arrow is so deliberately high-impact that it's a bit sharp for any additional design & comes out looking aggressive. Conflate high-impact ( "aggressive" ) design with a deliberate lean on the union jack, and well...
Halifaxlad
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Looks like I was right:-
Railway 'double arrow' symbol is set for a patriotic makeover
The new red, white and blue logo is for the launch of Great British Railways, which will oversee the train system. The public body will take over from Network Rail by the end of 2023.www.dailymail.co.uk
I think you will find it will probably be more like this
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LOL The Irony
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They do look better but still look a bit old hat.
Where’s this from?
Halifaxlad
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I'm not going to say exactly but its what's been publicly consulted upon.
Halifaxlad
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I prefer your where the white spacing is equal on all sides!
Bletchleyite
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Yeah, the other one is I guess a nod to the irregularity on the Union Flag itself, but looks very 1990s "abstract". Definitely prefer the "regular" one.
Haha im the same. Our OCD shines through lol
Purple Orange
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Do we have to go with an old BR livery? Can’t we have something new?
I’m not too fussed on specific colours, but I’d like there to be no yellow ends on new trains.
I’m not too fussed on specific colours, but I’d like there to be no yellow ends on new trains.
Gareth
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An improvement but still ultimately an overloaded mess of colours. Viewed from a distance for those of us without 20-20 vision, it'll just look like a smudge.
Halifaxlad
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I never knew I had OCD until that remark lol
Looks like something someone knocked up in 5 mins for a slideshow presentation. Even the stuffy & pretentious British Airways liveries of the 80s managed more style...
The previous logo with the blue square & the attempt to turn your eyes inside out is in the original corporate identity manual dated from 1980, but it's the version for printed publicity. That one doesn't have regular areas of white either.
The previous logo with the blue square & the attempt to turn your eyes inside out is in the original corporate identity manual dated from 1980, but it's the version for printed publicity. That one doesn't have regular areas of white either.
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