The Logo Type
Abstract
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.
Keywords
logotype, semiotics, trend, media brandingReferences
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