• ddplf@szmer.info
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    1 day ago

    Cracker Barrel Remodel - Old vs New

    I’m not an American and I’ve only seen this logo a couple of time but I’ll be completely honest - this remodel fucking sucks.

    I despise minimalism and these transitions from oldschool cool to these post-modernist corporate garbage. And that’s definitely one.

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      5 hours ago

      What is “woke” about this branding exactly? Are square minimalist logos more empathetic to minorities somehow? They seriously just use woke to describe anything they don’t like. Woke is to conservatives as bogus was to 90s surfer dude stereotypes.

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          I don’t get it because it’s "old school Americana"tm. It’s a fucking national company. If you really care about old school americana you would be visiting local diners that have been established for decades, not some incorporated theme park of a restaurant. I can’t take anyone serious that’s upset about this.

    • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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      There’s nothing good about the new logo… but there is so much wrong with the old logo. This is a vast improvement, but it sure as fuck isn’t going to get me into a Cracker Barrel.

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      8 hours ago

      I feel very opposite and really appreciate the minimalist in this case. I don’t always, but I just don’t think the old logo was aesthetically pleasing at all.

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      If they had removed the old timer and the barrel but left the asymmetrical shape behind the text just as it was, then they might have been on to something.

    • katy ✨@piefed.blahaj.zone
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      what that’s why everyone is bitching about it? like THAT?? how is that “going woke”? i guess woke is when you sans-serif.

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        I mean it still has serifs its just losing the old guy, the barrel, the outline and the flourish on the K

        Honestly, I can see why an old guy with his hand in a barrel might be off putting for a restaurant theme

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      I hate it as well, my theory is that it’s done for better readability on small screens such as phones.

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        I think a lot of minimalism is coming from the point of accessibility in general. Shit used to be too convoluted.