Apple logo design folly – Unreal news spreads confusion!! |
Categories: Logo Design Competition, Logo Design SEO, Logo Design Trends, Logo Designers, logo designs
Written By: Nora Reed
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The all-famous Apple logo design is in no need for introductions and praises. Designed by Rob Janoff, the Apple logo design has witnessed a series of alterations. A few days back, site carrying unreal news related to Apple, published a joke piece about apple redesigning its logo. The irony is that this news is being spread on renowned blogs as well, creating heaps of confusion among the masses. |
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How this sardonic tale started:The apple logo folly is another addition to the logo design controversies hitting the blogosphere. The drama started when Scoopertino.com, a site posting fake news related to Apple Inc, floated a wild story involving its logo redesign. The satirical website alleged that Jonathan Ive, Industrial Designer at Apple, decided to remove the Apple from the apple logo, leaving only a leaf in the logo design. Scoopertino goes on further satirically adding a picturing showing an unreal brand campaign with the leaf logo and a fake apple iMac carrying the spoof leaf logo. |
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Promoters of the misinterpretation:The ironic part of this whole incident was that two of the most recognized logo design blogs endorsed the Apple logo redesign joke. Logolounge.com and imjustcreative.com have seemingly promoted this unreal news without prior verification. Although, Apple Inc is a very attractive subject to write about, but spreading unrealistic stories about famous brands can be misleading for the readers. |
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Unreal news trend – right or wrong?Even though the site spreading unreal news claims to be a parody site, spreading news like these on the blogosphere can be misleading for the common people. Don’t you think that publishing fake news with such brazenness is somewhat out of the humor limits? Also, is promoting this fake news from unreliable sources without proper verification correct? You be the judge!!! |
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So funny...
July 20th, 2010 at 3:07 am
Well if they are a parody site, then, in my opinion, it would be fine. However, this news release doesn’t seem like a parody to me. A parody, loosely defined, is an imitation with deliberate exaggeration for comical effect. I don’t see anything humorous in that news release. I think they were trying to mislead people that Apple was changing its logo.
As for promoting fake news, or any news for that matter, without verification? that definitely is a no-no.
July 21st, 2010 at 1:19 am
Seriously. When are you going to stop with the ‘attacks’ on me? It’s getting rather tiresome. Do you really want me to start spreading the facts about your real ‘motives’ on Twitter?
Don’t have proper verification? This is a parody, I don’t need to have verification of this. If people then took the time to follow the links, they would then see it’s a parody and not real.
But if it makes you feel less angry about the Apple logo, then I have added a clear warning, that this is a parody and to be taken with a wry smile.
Nora, or whoever you really are, this is a weak attempt to continue your attacks on me.
July 21st, 2010 at 1:14 pm
i like design think dif . . awesome design
July 21st, 2010 at 10:30 pm
@Graham…Please, stop taking things personally? In no way, this post is any sort of “attack” on you. I merely cleared the misunderstanding created by your post about the Apple logo parody…that’s all.
It’s good to see that you’ve added an update about the true story in your blog post. It will definitely clear the misunderstandings of misguided readers.
Being a prominent part of Logo Design Industry, I thought it was your responsibility to verify a news piece before publishing it on your blog. I am sure you now understand my point.
(If you read your comment above, I think its you who is making a personal attack…so chill dude
July 23rd, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Apple is getting free publicity for this fake logo design.
August 9th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
@graham…technically, she gave you a plug. So…joke’s on her if she was knocking imjustcreative.com.
But seriously…I kind of like it. IT could be worse…like the 2011 Microsoft product logos:
http://lytl.me/VJKy3
Talk about hack job!