It appears Gap is rolling out a new logo and critics aren’t being too kind about the shift.
The new logo has replaced the retailer’s iconic blue box, which had “Gap” emblazoned across it in capital letters, on the brand’s home page. Now, a gradiated blue box is perched at the top right side of the “p” in Gap. The original logo can still be found on the retailer’s Facebook and Twitter page, however.
The logo is pervasive in American culture, appearing on some 1,200 stores in North America. Gap also operates nearly 300 stores in Europe and Asia. Gap is the 84th most-valuable brand in the world, according to Interbrand's 2010 study. The group values the brand at nearly $4 billion.
Of course a brand is more than a logo, but as far as logos go, Gap’s is an icon. Across the internet detractors have been picking apart the new look, with the most common sentiment being that it looks like something a child created using a clip-art gallery.
Full story: Gap Introduces New Logo, Remains Mum on Reason for Shift – Advertising Age
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