Corsair Gaming Logo - Logos in general (sorry if dupe post)

[lescarpio]

http://kotaku.com/gaming-company-changes-logo-to-tramp-stamp-fans-horr-1638359967

So Kotaku's Luke Plunkett reported the division focused on PC gaming peripherals over at Corsair have decided to generate a brand new logo to branch out from their traditional "Corsair" flag ship sails logo.

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--B1cdJ4fJ--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/dsgqi9fppprauoohvvwu.jpg

(hopefully the picture shows, otherwise you can follow the link to see the original post from Kotaku).

There have been numerous PC peripheral and components companies that have branched out and come up with different logos to differentiate their main brand and their gaming brands; Logitech, ASUS, MSI, etc. I like how companies do this, as it often leads to more competition among manufacturers, and the actual product sets itself apart from the sometimes plain versions of the main brand's product (unless the "gaming" name only adds extra costs at for being branded differently).

But the main issue people are seeing, is that they think the logo is just plain... ugly. It reminds people of "tramp stamps" and the demographic for their product is questionable. For me, I personally did like the traditional flag sails logo. It actually did a good job of representing the Corsair name, seeing as a corsair represents a pirate ship, or sea vessel. The logo is so specific with the brand, that to see it represent anything other than computer parts is just weird.

My one concern is, I know Corsair most likely wants to have a separate logo for their Gaming brand, and there's even a petition for it to have Corsair change the logo:

https://www.change.org/p/corsair-components-inc-keep-the-old-corsair-logo

I know people don't like it, but my question is; what would you change it to?

My opinion; I'm not particularly fond of it either. I had wish Corsair had invested a little more time in trying to create a logo that could easily catch the eye of consumers. Something more associated to the name "Corsair" rather than a tattoo looking logo.

[virtualTune]

since you already figured out that this isn't news, maybe you wanna post your "what would you change it to" to General Discussion

[lescarpio]

ok, how do I delete. I JUST saw a post a couple posts down already made with tons of comments

[TR0J4N]

Perhaps some sort of battleship?

[LlamaDom]

Maybe something like two cutlasses crossed would have been better so as to stick with the whole pirate / maritime (Corsair) theme.  Perhaps something like this, but obviously with a more gamerish / smarter design:

 

 

Yaaargh!

[Syntaxvgm]

Even with something I 100% agree with Kotaku, I still hate the article.