A logo is a very important asset to any brand, but what sometimes really makes it stand out is a friendly mascot. Some of them are with the companies from the very initiation of the business and some come along over the years, creating that special touch in branding. The mascots change over the years, anything from slight touch-ups to completely successful revamps or occasionally spurring a ‘why tho’ reaction.
Bored Panda selected a few mascots from popular companies to compare the now-and-then looks of these now-iconic symbols. Some of them might take you down memory lane and a few new ones might make you look twice. Share in the comments whether you think the older or newer versions are better!
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Tony The Tiger
The mascots make their respective brands really easily recognizable and become a part of the product or service itself. The responsibilities that land on designers’ laps can be immense as, at the point of refreshing the recognizable icon and giving it a facelift, they can be facing quite a vast audience that sets the bar high. The expectations vs reality do not always balance out, but when the result exceeds it all, it can definitely be rewarding.
Ronald Mcdonald
IT has got absolutely nothing on the cursed Ronald McDonald. I feel like the older mascot would lurk in the "ball pit" and lure unsuspecting children with soggy nuggets and lead them to their untimely doom.
Michelin Man
Trix Rabbit
Colonel Sanders
Toucan Sam
Mr Clean
Julius Pringles
Kool-Aid Man
The Burger King
I don’t understand the reason for a plastic face when you could just hire an actor
Chester Cheetah
Sun-Maid
She looks like she has just been adjusted to fit current beauty standards
She went from a girl in a French vineyard to a latina-esque woman without the beauty mark.
The old one is a painting of the teen hired to promote the brand in the early 1900s, Lorraine Collette
The original one was modelled on one of the actual workers. The new one is all blanded out and smoothed down.
She's come a long way but that hat needs an update. Looks like someone beaned her with the Jiffy-Pop pan.
Quiky
Pillsbury Doughboy
Jolly Green Giant
Rich Uncle Pennybags
Mr Peanut
Alfred E. Neuman
Cap'n Cruch
Cornelius Rooster
their slogan was "breakfast is the most important meal of the day" so it isn't true, only marketing
Energizer Bunny
Dig'em Frog
I agree but I think this because simpler “retro” designs are coming back after the over-the-top transition logos went through in the 80s/90s.
Load More Replies...even ronald mcdonald? and the koolaid guy? and michelin man? and mr peanut? and the pringles dude?
Load More Replies...It was "Moneybags." Pennybags wouldn't make you very rich, would it?
Load More Replies...There were two cereals I loved when I lived in the States. One was Trix but I can't remember the other one! For shame!
Except for Ronald McDonald I think the old ones were better and should not have been changed.
I think a lot of the new ones look a bit naff, although the Michelin man is a vast improvement.
Their down voted comment I think is link tree, basically where people share all of their social media ,etc.
I agree but I think this because simpler “retro” designs are coming back after the over-the-top transition logos went through in the 80s/90s.
Load More Replies...even ronald mcdonald? and the koolaid guy? and michelin man? and mr peanut? and the pringles dude?
Load More Replies...It was "Moneybags." Pennybags wouldn't make you very rich, would it?
Load More Replies...There were two cereals I loved when I lived in the States. One was Trix but I can't remember the other one! For shame!
Except for Ronald McDonald I think the old ones were better and should not have been changed.
I think a lot of the new ones look a bit naff, although the Michelin man is a vast improvement.
Their down voted comment I think is link tree, basically where people share all of their social media ,etc.