GM Reveals New Logo, But Internet Claims It Looks Like ‘Origins Of WordArt’
Image via General Motors
General Motors has unveiled a new logo, signaling a shift towards electric vehicles.
According to CNN, the new icon was created in-house and is the company’s first logo change since 1964.
The new logo now features a lowercase letter “m,” with squared arches that resemble the prongs of an electric plug. The Free Press reports that the emblem’s new color represents clear, blue skies to illustrate the introduction of zero-emissions vehicles.
The logo is an updated version of GM’s trademark blue square, and bears a touch of GM’s heritage.
To promote the company’s electric vehicle lineup, the new logo will be presented in a marketing campaign titled Everybody in. The advertisement will show various people, including author Malcolm Gladwell, talking about the brand’s electric vehicle technology.
The redesign, however, did not sit well with critics. “Somebody been playing around in Photoshop. For five minutes,” a Twitter user wrote. “The origins of WordArt in the 1980s,” another said.
Others, however, celebrated the change, with one user stating, “Love the new logo!”
GM’s global chief marketing officer Deborah Wahl hopes that the new initiative will change preconceived ideas that drivers have towards electric vehicles.
Electric vehicles that are part of the lineup include the Cadillac Lyriq and the GMC hummer EV. The company is committed to produce 30 new electric vehicle models by the end of 2025, Wahl said. The company also promised that these models will be affordable as well.
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— General Motors (@GM) January 8, 2021
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GM unveils new logo, plans new website in shift to electric vehicles https://t.co/c3NOcqqVJf
— Detroit Free Press (@freep) January 8, 2021
In wonder how much this change cost them? I know a first grader who would have done it for free. 🙄🙄
— suanne tasker (@SuanneTasker) January 8, 2021
The vehicle will run great for the first 3/4 of its life,and then the engine will fall out in the last quarter.
— CoreyP (@CoreyNotaBot) January 8, 2021
Somebody been playin around in Photoshop. For about 5 min.
— singitforme (@reckless_youth_) January 8, 2021
They included a helpful design language guide as well pic.twitter.com/ojB7oWpx1s
— simpki (@johnnn) January 8, 2021
The origins of WordArt in the 1980's.
— Stampeding Longhorn (@LonghornPenguin) January 8, 2021
Love the new logo! 👏🏽 Does this mean changes to the Chevy, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac logos are coming as well? 👀
— Destin (@destincoutee) January 9, 2021
I love the new @GM logo without sarcasm. It’s the kind of 90s, lower case, beveled, gradient filled future that reminds me of a time where the entire future was @tacobell. https://t.co/mnirjpMgsa
— Nick Nguyen (@osunick) January 8, 2021
I love it. "GM modernizes its logo to highlight its EV-centric future" https://t.co/YKQHsUA7K5
— ꜱɪᴍᴏɴ ᴄᴏᴜꜱɪɴꜱ (@simon_cousins) January 10, 2021
[via CNN, cover image via General Motors]
