Which one is the true cherry logo?

[geekTH]

Hi guys

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

[jwaz]

The second image is just a newer logo IIRC

[BlueBär]

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

[IvanIvanovich]

[Daniel Beardsmore]

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

[ShakeR]

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

[Daniel Beardsmore]

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.

[ShakeR]

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.

[Daniel Beardsmore]

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

[Findecanor]

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.

[Broadmonkey]

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.

[IvanIvanovich]

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.