New .Net Logo Day – Catch the wave…

Chris Koenig - New .NET Logos announced today!

“.NET is getting a logo facelift!

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Why change?  The original .NET logo was designed just before Forum 2000. It was designed to be attached to other Microsoft brands as a suffix. The result was a logo that did not stand well on its own and lacked impact.

We needed a logo that was in sync with the key values that we want .NET to stand for: consistency, robustness and great user experiences. We also wanted a logo that conformed to the design principles that are driving Microsoft’s brand identity evolution and is reflected in newer brands such as Silverlight, Surface and more.  Finally, we needed a logo that is more strongly aligned with the portfolio of brands that .NET is most strongly aligned with: Silverlight, Visual Studio and our server products.

Kind of interesting, and pretty exciting!  Expect to see the new logo used a LOT at PDC, and in our future web sites, mails and presentations.”

A logo I’ll be seeing a bunch of next week… :)