Comments on: AOL Reveals Lame New Look & Logo

By: sunshinegal2001

sunshinegal2001 — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:25:35 +0000

AOL has more problems than a camel with fleas!!! It is the most unsatisfactory server I have ever used!! What’s the deal? They can’t fix problems and now you can’t contact them, try it on line!! Try calling!! Impossible, I’m dumping them ASAP

By: Tarifvergleich

Tarifvergleich — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:06:15 +0000

What is going on with Wolff Olins? First the London 2012 Olympics logo, and now this? On one hand, the agency seems to have hit upon a trend in recommending these confusing permutable solutions. And then clients are lapping this stuff up.

By: Sue 1138

Sue 1138 — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:02:31 +0000

AOL is a company best known for making its users’ lives a living hell whenever anyone wanted to cancel their service. If they wanted to rebrand themselves, you’d think they would’ve gone with “Yeah, we f*ed up and learned our lesson.”

But this is just weird. The lower-case font and period look sad and forlorn, as if AOL is making a frowny-face and wanting us to feel sorry for it, in an endearing and cutesy sort of way.

This is just so full of fail I don’t know where to begin.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:26:08 +0000

Top-middle. Not rock. Not Satan. Not heavy metal or even hard blues. Not a charm against the evil-eye. And not the Texas Longhorns.

It represents Moloch, a Canaan deity most often represented by a bull (at “the Grove” it is an owl, but that is for another reason).

If you’ve ever wondered why our world leaders are so fond of making this hand gesture, consider beginning your search for answers with “Moloch.”

And sorry for the bump. A year later, I was wondering when they were going to roll this out… perhaps the bull horns caused a problem?

By: FußbodenCaro

FußbodenCaro — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:57:05 +0000

hey david, i really can´t reconstructyour opinion, cause i think the new colors bring "fresh air" to AOL. I really like their new designs!

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:48:03 +0000

Yes! I do too!

By: David Hodo

David Hodo — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:24:56 +0000

I hate your new look, please give me back my old Aol

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By: betty

betty — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:01:28 +0000

as far as Im concerned my aol 9.1 was the easiest to find my way around to where ever I wanted to go

By: betty

betty — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:59:26 +0000

I cant stand your new look besides that I cant find any thing at all why the change i think about closing my accuont with aol

By: Ken Dandurand

Ken Dandurand — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:30:20 +0000

I am beginning to understand why AOL makes it almost impossible to reach them. Every so often, AOL makes a change. It may be as insignificant as the AOL Logo (which only shows their attempt to be modern) and of course the intelligencia of anyone that really likes it, or it may be the complete WELCOME screen, which whether you want it or not, WILL be changed. I have a few more months of membership due to my 2 year agreement, but when it is over, I shall show AOL what my logo is.

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By: anthony dyer

anthony dyer — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:07:45 +0000

unbelivable! i hate the logo so much. it looks like a 6 year old made that. what does the period mean. I WANT THE OLD LOGO BACK!

By: Jan Simmonds

Jan Simmonds — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:35:56 +0000

hadn't previously come across this famous telegram highlighting the value of punctuation until recently: “Not getting any better. Come at once” ........which somehow came out the other end as, “Not getting any. Better come at once.” Made me laugh!

By: 'Vin G.

'Vin G. — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:49:48 +0000

wtf srsly? does the manager said, uhmm ok I need a logo within 30 seconds using stock photos.

By: Chancey M.

Chancey M. — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:26:30 +0000

I think it's brilliant. AOL doesn't need a logo--there's nothing they could come up with that's more recognizable than the letters themselves. All they've done is given themselves permission to embrace that, which I hope they do despite all the criticism.