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Re: The New Airbnb

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Post by knowtheory » Wed, Jul 16, 2014, 6:47 PM UTC

grecy wrote: post #55

knowtheory wrote: post #22

Well, this should go down in the annals of logos which should have gotten some wider impressions before launching. Since nobody else on HN has mentioned it, all of twitter thinks the new logo looks like a vagina. It's hard to unsee.

> the new logo looks like a vagina. Who cares? Remember all the iPad jokes about sanitary products when it was announced? That obviously didn't hurt the now multi-billion dollar giant the iPad has become.

You do realize that people still find the "iPad" name awkward, right?

Just because the device sells doesn't mean the name isn't bad.

Re: The New Airbnb

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Post by colmvp » Wed, Jul 16, 2014, 6:52 PM UTC

Logo similarity:

https://www.automationanywhere.com/

They've had this re-design at least since March (based on their Facebook page).

Re: The New Airbnb

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Post by gkop » Wed, Jul 16, 2014, 6:56 PM UTC

mbreese wrote: post #56

gkop wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A $10 billion dollar company ought to be able to work that stuff out.

They are valued at $10 billion. They don't have $10 billion. If NYC or SF decided to crackdown harder on Airbnb hosts, then that valuation would drop. However, if they can move into the slightly more predictable (and defensible) position of providing unique getaways, then they would be in a better position for when that inevitable crackdown does occur.

Another thing that might affect their valuation is whether or not investors believe Airbnb may grow to serve a universal market or just a niche market.

Re: The New Airbnb

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Post by ereckers » Wed, Jul 16, 2014, 6:57 PM UTC

The front page looks like a designer/agency portfolio site and not like the tool/application that it really is. It looks like the actual result pages haven't changed much, so that's a good thing.

I'm in the middle of redesigning my own website this week and I've seen plenty of this stuff. Too much really.

Re: The New Airbnb

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Post by gamegoblin » Wed, Jul 16, 2014, 6:59 PM UTC

colmvp wrote: post #62

Logo similarity: https://www.automationanywhere.com/ They've had this re-design at least since March (based on their Facebook page).

That is nearly identical. Would anyone with legal experience like to chime in about trademarks or something? I don't have much knowledge of it.

Re: The New Airbnb

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Post by collyw » Wed, Jul 16, 2014, 7:00 PM UTC

knowtheory wrote: post #22

Well, this should go down in the annals of logos which should have gotten some wider impressions before launching. Since nobody else on HN has mentioned it, all of twitter thinks the new logo looks like a vagina. It's hard to unsee.

Huh? I don't think it does, and I have watched my fair share of porn. Looks like an upside down love heart.

Re: The New Airbnb

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Post by raldi » Wed, Jul 16, 2014, 7:09 PM UTC

untog wrote: post #40

ollerac wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's wrong with a logo that looks like a vagina? Apple's logo looks like an apple, which isn't really related to their business.

If you were designing a logo, would you make one that looks like a penis?

http://www.b3ta.com/features/phalliclogoawards/

Re: The New Airbnb

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Post by raldi » Wed, Jul 16, 2014, 7:10 PM UTC

knowtheory wrote: post #61

grecy wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> the new logo looks like a vagina. Who cares? Remember all the iPad jokes about sanitary products when it was announced? That obviously didn't hurt the now multi-billion dollar giant the iPad has become.

You do realize that people still find the "iPad" name awkward, right? Just because the device sells doesn't mean the name isn't bad.

How do they feel about notepads and mousepads and bachelor pads?

Re: The New Airbnb

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Post by soneca » Wed, Jul 16, 2014, 7:19 PM UTC

first impression of logo: it nauseates me. It makes me uneasy. I don't know why, it looks like too random to me, to doodled. And their initiative to people draw it by themselves make this even worse.

I ain't no designer, or any kind of expert, but I keep looking at it and it confounds my eyes. Terribly.

Re: The New Airbnb

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Post by gmu3 » Wed, Jul 16, 2014, 7:20 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #48

cal2 wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I appear to be the only one who thinks it looks like an "A". The loop reminds me of something an air plane would do in the air . I can see the sexual resemblance, but only if I concentrate hard enough on it, then it just goes back to being an "A".

An effective logo should have zero ambiguity whatsoever .

I think the best logos aren't immediately trivially apparent like the FedEx arrow, Tostitos dip bowl, Amazon A to Z, etc.