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Title: Which one is the true cherry logo?
Post by: geekTH on Mon, 09 September 2013, 04:59:49

Hi guys

If anybody ever said about it, just forgive me :p
I found two kinds of cherry logo, they look different for me, what's the differences?
http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/images/cherry_logo.jpg (http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/images/cherry_logo.jpg)
vs
http://img03.taobaocdn.com/imgextra/i3/546460823/T2Z7gsXnpXXXXXXXXX_!!546460823.jpg

Title: Re: Which one is the true cherry logo?
Post by: jwaz on Mon, 09 September 2013, 11:47:08

The second image is just a newer logo IIRC

Title: Re: Which one is the true cherry logo?
Post by: BlueBär on Mon, 09 September 2013, 11:49:55

There's a small version history on the right in the German Wikipedia: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_(Unternehmen) (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_(Unternehmen))

Title: Re: Which one is the true cherry logo?
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Mon, 09 September 2013, 13:41:07

(http://pic.pimg.tw/skyle012/1309409389-777bbf50b3be40623b84390847adab6d_m.gif)

Title: Re: Which one is the true cherry logo?
Post by: Daniel Beardsmore on Mon, 09 September 2013, 14:50:52

Official press release for the new logo, giving usage dates for three of their older logos:

http://www.cherry.de/DOCS/CHERRY_Neues_Logo_engl.pdf

Title: Re: Which one is the true cherry logo?
Post by: ShakeR on Mon, 09 September 2013, 14:58:09

The irony... I asked my ZF rep for an updated high-res Cherry Logo 2 days ago haha!

Title: Re: Which one is the true cherry logo?
Post by: Daniel Beardsmore on Mon, 09 September 2013, 15:02:37

I drew my own SVG versions of three of their logos over at Deskthority:

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry

They're not perfect, but they're scalable and pretty close to the real thing. I didn't do the really vintage one IvanIvanovich posted, though.

Title: Re: Which one is the true cherry logo?
Post by: ShakeR on Mon, 09 September 2013, 15:04:40

Now the question is...  Which logo is your favorite?

I like the old one the best (as you might have guessed).  It has more character.

Title: Re: Which one is the true cherry logo?
Post by: Daniel Beardsmore on Mon, 09 September 2013, 15:50:13

2005–2008, for me. It's got the right balance of subtlety and interest. The vintage logo looks overwrought to me.

Title: Re: Which one is the true cherry logo?
Post by: Findecanor on Tue, 10 September 2013, 09:34:04

The pre-2005 logo is the right one for me. No need for any black outline though. Just red and green on a white background.

Title: Re: Which one is the true cherry logo?
Post by: Broadmonkey on Tue, 10 September 2013, 11:24:23

I'm with daniel on this one, the 2005-2008 has better colors than the older and has much more character than the newer logos.

Title: Re: Which one is the true cherry logo?
Post by: IvanIvanovich on Tue, 10 September 2013, 13:09:00

My favorite is the original, I especially like the very old keyboard logo stickers. I have one of them on my GH60. I like the newest one second most, because it appeals to modern aesthetics. I find the middle period designs just meh.