The Logo Type

This paper presents the typical sign of identity--the logotype--used by Spanish media in Spain during the first decade of the twenty-first century. The logotype was defined after studying a sample of 130 visual signs of corporate identity either designed or re-designed before 2010. The analysis of t...

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Author: Bartomeu-Magaña, Elena|||0000-0001-7634-6153
Format: article
Publication Date:2019
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:201364
Online Access:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/201364
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/qp.315
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Logotype
Semiotics
Trend
Media branding
Logotipo
Semiótica
Tendencia
Marca
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Summary:This paper presents the typical sign of identity--the logotype--used by Spanish media in Spain during the first decade of the twenty-first century. The logotype was defined after studying a sample of 130 visual signs of corporate identity either designed or re-designed before 2010. The analysis of the signs was carried out using a tool designed as part of the doctoral research to measure trends in the visual sign of corporate identity. The results show a trend in the sample which fits the description of the index--according to Peirce--in which the communicative values of the context of use predominate. This tendency highlights a denotative form of representation, which we interpret as the need to anchor ourselves to the AFK reality (away from the keyboard reality) which nowadays is digital, interactive and changing.