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    New University of California logo sparks backlash

    There was a quiet unveiling last month of a new logo for the University of California system. Normally, a change of design or artwork goes with little reaction. But this…

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    By Avishay Artsy • Dec 11, 2012 • 1 min read

    There was a quiet unveiling last month of a new logo for the University of California system. Normally, a change of design or artwork goes with little reaction. But this change has caused quite a stir in the university community. Enough so that there’s now a push to have the logo removed. A petition’s being circulated calling for the new logo’s “quick, painful death.”

    KCRW’s Steve Chiotakis speaks with Libby Gill, a brand strategist in Los Angeles, on what goes into a successful – or unsuccessful design change.

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      Avishay Artsy

      Producer, DnA: Design and Architecture

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