The Great and Less Than Great Canadian Logo Thread - Page 8

Boris2k7 · #**141** Posted **Jun 30, 2017, 5:13 AM**

I rather like the CMHC logo. It's no VIA (classic) logo, but the shape is simple and gets the point across.

O-tacular · #**142** Posted **Jun 30, 2017, 2:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by GeneralLeeTPHLS

Yea..I really don't enjoy seeing Circle K's simpler and less visually appealing logo plastered over Mac's. The whole Mac's logo was a pretty unique logo, something that could always be immediately identified by seeing the font or the creature. The owl may have been a tad fugly, but I enjoyed it as a kid and still do.

There's still two locations I know of with a Mac's branding....one along Eglinton Ave in Midtown Toronto, and another right near Mississauga's "downtown".

Going back to the thread at hand...I kind of like the logo of 7-11...it's a simple blend of three colours that makes a concise logo.

And....one logo that I could never understand as a kid was the Hudson's Bay logo. I always misinterpreted the squiggle as either a B or an M...though part of me enjoys the logo for being a tad unreadable yet a tad elegant. The new logo is nice with the two moose and all...I'm alright with it.
Former Hudson's Bay logo (1960-2013)

Newer Hudson's Bay logo (2013-present)

I always saw a weird face, or crumpled kleenex or something in addition to the M resemblance.

Echoes · #**143** Posted **Jun 30, 2017, 3:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

Yes it's horrendous. We only recently got updated welcome to Calgary signs at the city limits without Heidi and Howdy (Olympics mascots) or 90's cowboy hat squiggles.

Here's the old logo vs the new one:

Here's a new welcome sign being installed:

I'm always surprised at how basic Calgary's welcome signs are. They don't look much more permanent than a roadside "Coming Soon" sign.

We have a series of "Saskatoon Shines!" entry points, each in a different organic/earthy tone, and they illuminate nicely at night:

Source

GeneralLea · #**144** Posted **Jun 30, 2017, 3:38 PM**

Woow! I love those Saskatoon signs. A great gold colour and a nice simple yet landmark-like shape to that sign.

SignalHillHiker · #**145** Posted **Jun 30, 2017, 3:44 PM**

Ours were clearly designed for a cinema canteen. I'm surprised no one has put giant straws or popcorn in them yet.

The old one was great. Kinda let you know exactly what you were getting, the good and the bad.

Rico Rommheim · #**146** Posted **Jun 30, 2017, 3:48 PM**

I don't even think Montreal has a 'welcome sign'. It doesn't seem to be a prominent thing in Quebec in general.

niwell · #**147** Posted **Jun 30, 2017, 3:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

I don't even think Montreal has a 'welcome sign'. It doesn't seem to be a prominent thing in Quebec in general.

I was just thinking that I haven't seen one in Montreal aside from the sign on every bridge reminding you not to turn right on reds on the island:
https://goo.gl/maps/Fo68VFdHZMP2

There isn't much in Toronto either except for the standard MTO style city limits with population sign:
https://goo.gl/maps/yuaPp7NJKQm

In general having ornate welcome signs seems more of a thing done in smaller communities. To boost their brand, I'd imagine.

MolsonExport · #**148** Posted **Jun 30, 2017, 3:57 PM**

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evidently the same people behind "THE ROOMS" AND Cineplex.

MolsonExport · #**149** Posted **Jun 30, 2017, 3:59 PM**

you be the judge. They are watching.

csis

canadian and sinister at the same time

Acajack · #**150** Posted **Jun 30, 2017, 4:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

you be the judge. They are watching.

csis

canadian and sinister at the same time

Are you even allowed to use those two words in the same sentence?

O-tacular · #**151** Posted **Jun 30, 2017, 4:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by Echoes

I'm always surprised at how basic Calgary's welcome signs are. They don't look much more permanent than a roadside "Coming Soon" sign.

Sadly they probably are a coming soon sign. We waited like a decade hearing about a re-branding and that's all we got. Due to the lack of cowboy hat I'll take it!

O-tacular · #**152** Posted **Jun 30, 2017, 4:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

Ours were clearly designed for a cinema canteen. I'm surprised no one has put giant straws or popcorn in them yet.

The old one was great. Kinda let you know exactly what you were getting, the good and the bad.

Wow. That's Rooms level atrocious!

O-tacular · #**153** Posted **Jun 30, 2017, 4:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

I don't even think Montreal has a 'welcome sign'. It doesn't seem to be a prominent thing in Quebec in general.

This is your Welcome to Quebec sign:

https://www.google.ca/maps/@47.5442655,-...N9PkYAVUYxP7NhUlozKPQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

SignalHillHiker · #**154** Posted **Jun 30, 2017, 4:51 PM**

I knew what that was going to be before I clicked it. I'm getting to know this country lol

SkahHigh · #**155** Posted **Jun 30, 2017, 4:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

I don't even think Montreal has a 'welcome sign'. It doesn't seem to be a prominent thing in Quebec in general.

Small rural towns do but Montreal doesn't.

SignalHillHiker · #**156** Posted **Jun 30, 2017, 4:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by niwell

In general having ornate welcome signs seems more of a thing done in smaller communities. To boost their brand, I'd imagine.

Definitely. I did some time at small-town newspapers and that's literally the conversation when these types of projects come up.

Acajack · #**157** Posted **Jun 30, 2017, 4:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

This is your Welcome to Quebec sign:

https://www.google.ca/maps/@47.5442655,-...N9PkYAVUYxP7NhUlozKPQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

It's even on "Avenue de l'Accueil", so you can't get more welcoming than that!

Acajack · #**158** Posted **Jun 30, 2017, 4:55 PM**

Bound to be controversial, but this is Quebec City's welcome sign:

SkahHigh · #**159** Posted **Jun 30, 2017, 4:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

This is your Welcome to Quebec sign:

https://www.google.ca/maps/@47.5442655,-...N9PkYAVUYxP7NhUlozKPQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

everytime I go visit my family in Edmundston I see this pile of shite

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Originally Posted by Acajack

Bound to be controversial, but this is Quebec City's welcome sign:

I don't see anything controversial, nation does not necessarily mean country...

Definition according to the Oxford Dictionary: A large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular state or territory.

I think Quebecers are pretty much that.

Acajack · #**160** Posted **Jun 30, 2017, 4:57 PM**

Ottawa (though they're temporarily replaced by Ottawa 2017 signs at the moment).