"...There are, however, some designers and even clients who insist that the public deserve and will respond to much higher standards in graphics. They are convinced, as Charlie Chaplin was convinced, that the best way to entertain the public is to first entertain oneself."
I bet everybody gets to feeling cheated by a bank, sooner or later. Today it was my turn. Sometime last night they must’ve changed the bank, replacing it with this one:
Joke or not, being told that I have to ‘do stuff’ every three months on my savings account or it gets suspended and dissappears completely from my internet banking account made me feel like being on candid camera, laughed about by the whole nation, eating popcorn on their sofas. My bad for not reading the extremely fine print, yes — but they should’ve mentioned this ‘petty’ detail when I signed up for it.
Btw, Raiffeisen Romania, did you know your Polish brother has heard of iPhone apps? Just thought I’d let you know, not that I’d need something like that or anything.
Last, I’d like to apologise to Mr. Otl Aicher for having the courage of altering his logo. It’s for a good cause (even if only for letting some steam off).
Brandient won Best of Awards and Merit for Dedeman and CEC Bank this year on Rebrand. I can’t describe how proud I am to have taken part in these projects and especially to see Brandient recognized as a top-level branding and design company, not only in the under-developed romanian market, but on the international one, running with the ‘big dogs’ :)
You can see the before and after logos in the following images:
