Design agency Pentagram has created a new logo and visual identity for Mastercard, the credit card company's first branding redesign in 20 years. More about Pentagram brings Mastercard into the digital age with pared-back logo redesign
Mobile photo-sharing app Instagram has ditched its iconic retro camera logo in favour of a simple illustration set against a multicoloured gradient. More about Instagram scraps retro logo for more "modern" design
Google has revealed a simplified new logo, a month after the tech giant announced a company-wide restructure with the launch of umbrella brand Alphabet. More about Google rebrands with new sans-serif logo
Car brand MINI has relaunched its visual identity, unveiled a new version of the MINI Clubman estate and embraced the "sharing economy" by offering every customer the chance to rent their vehicle to others when they don't need it (+ slideshow). More about MINI relaunches its brand and offers Airbnb-style sharing to car owners
Japanese studio Nendo used grey and white crosses for the packaging of this line of skincare products based on the practices of Chinese medicine. More about Nendo designs brand identity for skincare based on Chinese medicine
Design agency Pentagram has used a simple grid of squares to create a new visual identity for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)'s research centre (+ movie). More about Pentagram rebrands MIT Media Lab with grid-generated glyphs
News: London branding agency DesignStudio has created a new identity for home-rental website Airbnb, including a logo "that can be drawn by anyone". More about Airbnb rebrand by DesignStudio aims for visual consistency
News: internet giant Google has unveiled a simplified logo that flattens its colours and ditches the drop shadow. More about Google unveils new logo
Dezeen Wire: Microsoft launched a new logo yesterday, its first redesign since 1987 - Reuters
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Dezeen Wire: social network Twitter has launched a new logo featuring a simplified version of the bird that's already associated with its identity.
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