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Colorado Springs

Located in South-Central Colorado, Colorado Springs is home to a little over 400,000 folks, many of which were offended at the “before” image shown above which was introduced in November of last year which led to a whole ordeal of doing a new logo. Story here. The new-new logo was designed by local design firm Fixer Creative Co. after an open call for proposals. Their story here.

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Rock FM

Launched in 2004 as Rock & Gol, the recently renamed Rock FM is, as its name implies, a Spanish radio station devoted to rock music, with 250,000 listeners. The new logo, designed by Madrid, Spain-based Coleman CBX references “[First], the colors associated with this universe: blue jeans, essential item in any rocker’s wardrobe, the red, color of passion, energetic champion of loyalty shown by fans Rock bands, the present black leather jackets in classic style.” And, “The symbolism is based on the wings of the continuing quest for freedom, which is evident in many rock icons like Led Zeppelin, Ramones, and even brands like Harley Davidson.” Application images below (or after the jump) and press release in Spanish here. The logo features a modified version of Revue, famously used by Kinko’s, the office store not any rock group.

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Follow-Up: Toledo Zoo

Back in February we reported on the Toledo Zoo redesign without credit or additional materials. Herewith: identity designed by Toledo, OH-based Madhouse. Some application images below (or after the jump) and a few more here.

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Unitymedia

Established in 2005, Unitymedia is one of Germany’s largest telecommunications companies, offering cable, internet, and land and mobile phone service. This March, it adopted the artichoke-shaped logo of its parent company, UPC Group. Bigger and single-color view below (or after the jump). A bit more info here.

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Prague Zoo

Established in 1931, the Prague Zoo in the Czech Republic is home to over 4,400 animals across 111 acres and has consistently been ranked among the top zoos in the world. After running a contest that didn’t work out — results here — the Prague Zoo introduced a new logo designed by Chermayeff & Geismar.

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Ripple

Ripple is an Atlanta, GA- and New York, NY-based IT services company. A new, very pretty identity has been designed by Atlanta-based Matchstic, full case study here.

Thanks to Marc Nijborg for the tip.

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IGN Pro Gaming League

Launched in 2011 by video game online journal IGN, the IGN Pro Gaming League brings competitive gaming tournaments to spectator events around the U.S. San Francisco, CA-based Character recently redesigned their identity. A few images here.

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Clear Channel Media and Entertainment

Previously known as Clear Channel Radio, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment as it has been renamed counts “With 238 million monthly listeners in the U.S., [and] has the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America. Clear Channel Media and Entertainment serves 150 cities through 850 owned radio stations.” An alternate version of the logo below (or after the jump). More story here.

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Hotcan

First produced in 1982, Hotcan is a line of self-heating foods. A new package was launched last year, designed by designfutures. More images below (or after the jump).

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DC Women

Launched in 2003, DC Women is the line of shoes for women from DC Shoes. (Apologies for the slightly obvious description). Looking to strengthen its presence DC Women introduced a new logo designed by San Francisco, CA-based Character. More info and applications here.