After much anticipation, Microsoft team has finally released their redesigned windows 8 logo. With the plain light blue colour, the new windows 8 logo seems reminiscent of the logo for Windows 1.0.
According to Microsoft, their new Windows 8 logo wanted to be both modern and classic by echoing the International Typographic Style (or Swiss design) that has been a great influence on our Metro style design philosophy.
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If you compare the Microsoft windows logo history it is clearly seen that Microsoft is going back to the basics with this new redesign.
With the new monochromatic logo, Microsoft wanted the new windows 8 logo to be simple yet confident. But not everyone seem to like this way of simplicity, at least they could have made the logo a bit colourful.
Checkout the Windows 8 Logo.
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