In Brief: January Miscellany

To end the week, and almost the month, I am unloading three brand related stories that were getting backlogged in my e-mail. (And, yes, I know about the new NBCUniversal logo and I’m waiting for clearance on some official images.)1. Urban OutfittersLast November there was a big stink about the stinky “new” Urban Outfitters logo. But few people realized that UO changes their logo every quarter or so. Now a “new new” logo is up on their website. That better haters? Thanks to Chris Garvey for the tip. 2. MelbourneOne of the better received identities in the last couple of years has been Landor’s work for the City of Melbourne and if it’s good enough for Melbourne it’s good enough for Fantasia MIC Plaza in China, who completely lifted the identit