Logo round-up: August 2012

The London Olympics took place during the first half of August, and most companies wisely avoided competing with this worldwide event for attention. Still, there were a few companies that wanted to rebrand in early August. After the Olympics, we saw the national airline of Fiji go back to its roots, a high profile museum redesign in the Netherlands, and, of course, Microsoft changing its logo for the first time in 25 years.

Gavilon An American commodity management firm. Press release (archive)

Kuhnya TV Russian cooking channel. Launched: August 1 The Branding Source

Hawaii Gas Hawaiian gas company, previously known as "The Gas Company". The Republic LPGas

Senac Nationwide Brazilian education institution. Created by: Packaging Brands Launched: August 5 The Branding Source

Domino's Revealed: August 6 (New Zealand), August 14 (corporate) Corporate press release (archive) Scoop.co.nz AdAge

Oberezhe Russian dairy brand. Created by: Wellhead The Branding Source

Cancer Research UK British cancer research charity. Created by: Interbrand (Not yet implemented by the client.) DesignWeek The previous identity was introduced in 2002 and created by Enterprise IG (now renamed The Brand Union).

Matrix Service Launched: August 9 GlobeNewswire (archive) The Branding Source

Sindmóveis Sindmóveis (archive) Vimeo portaldapropaganda

Sonoma County Location branding. Created by: Landor Associates Revealed: August 15 Press release (archive) Identity guidelines (archive) Brand New

Love Radio Russian radio network. The Branding Source

Fiji Airways Fiji's national airline, currently called Air Pacific. Revealed: August 17 Launched: 2013 (scheduled) The Branding Source The previous logo was launched in 1999, as a development of earlier similar logos.

eNCA African news channel.

RTL5 and RTL8 Two Dutch entertainment channels. Revealed: August Launched: August 27 The Branding Source The previous RTL5 logo was introduced in 2005, and adapted for RTL8 when it launched in 2007.

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam A significant art museum in Amsterdam. Created by: Irma Boom Revealed: August 22 The Branding Source Imprint Brand New Bold Monday The previous identity was created by Studio Dumbar and adopted in the early 80s.

Löfbergs Swedish coffee maker. The Branding Source

Bank SIAB Russian bank. Press release (archive)

Aragon New brand for a region in Spain. Created by: Profesor Moriarty Revealed: August Profesor Moriarty Facebook album Brandemia

Butterkist British popcorn brand. Created by: Brandopus Revealed: August Design Week The Drum The Dieline

Microsoft Revealed: August 23 (officially) Launched: August 23 The Branding Source The previous corporate identity was adopted in 1987.

Reading and Leeds Festivals Created by: Form Form DesignWeek Computer Arts

George Washington University Revealed: August 26 The Branding Source George Washington University (archive)

EnergyAustralia Australian gas and electricity company. The Branding Source

El Dorado International Airport Colombia's largest airport. Created by: Vladimir Flórez (Vladdo) Revealed: August The Branding Source

Avis Worldwide car rental service. Launched: Late August Brand New

SketchUp 3D modeling software, previously owned by Google. Official SketchUp Blog Brand New

NT1 French national TV channel. Revealed: August Launched: September 3 The Branding Source The previous logo was adopted in 2008, as a redesign of a logo introduced in 2005.

M-Net Movies South African movie channel package. Revealed: Late August 2012 Launched: October 1, 2012 TV with Thinus

Mikhailov & Partners Russian consulting firm. Created by: VMKR The Branding Source

CCI France The Branding Source

Russkiy Illusion Russian movie channel. Revealed: August Launched: September 1 The previous logo was adopted in 2008.