16 Comments

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  Shahn Hogan 11/26/2007 at 9:51 am

  I think the logo is definately going for the Z, but I believe the logo is more about connected community than anything. And if that’s the case, then I prefer the Official logo.
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  Paladin 11/27/2007 at 2:56 pm

  I’m just not sure if most people will even see the “Z” in the original one.
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  Jason Grunstra 12/24/2007 at 2:19 pm

  Most people don’t see the hidden arrow in the FedEx logo either, but that’s part of what makes it such a powerful logo.
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  Kory 6/10/2008 at 3:27 pm

  No. Nothing against you…but I love the original. I think the overlap with the use of the same line is the best part about it. What you’ve done takes away, what are in my opinion, the best elements.
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  Paladin 6/10/2008 at 4:33 pm

  So those lines say the whole thing is merely wireframing? If so, so of the rounding isn’t accurate.

  Ahh well, no matter. Zune has soon be extinct.
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  Ujin 6/10/2008 at 10:06 pm

  http://kombinieren.project7.ru/archives/zune-logo-redux/

  Your’s more stylish, and damn, that “hidden sense” thing would never worked anyway – too high-level to be percepted at a first glance. ;)
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  ZuneClan 8/26/2008 at 9:05 am

  I’ve done a mod on our site and use it for our logo. Zune both ways.
  http://www.zuneclan.com
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  HypnoEd 8/27/2008 at 10:41 pm

  I’m clueless about html code. Here’s the URL, you may have to copy and paste to your browser address bar. Sorry for the mixup.
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  Paladin 8/29/2008 at 11:19 am

  Ed, you can email it to me if you like?
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  Mark 9/12/2008 at 1:17 pm

  The entire Zune logo is made of interconnected Z’s. Recognize: A for Apple, Z is as far from Apple as you can get, aren’t MS ingenius? Okay, stretch, but that is what they were going for.
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  Lily 1/8/2010 at 3:22 pm

  Rather complex indeed. Thanks for this information
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  Milton Segura 7/10/2010 at 8:36 pm

  Also, “the logo actually spells out the word “Zune”, found it on this post:

  http://www.lockergnome.com/digged/2007/11/29/what-is-the-zune-logo-supposed-to-mean/
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  Paladin 7/12/2010 at 5:20 pm

  Yeah, that makes sense and I applaud their desire to add more stuff to it… no wait, I don’t. hehe I think the best logos are iconic.

  It wouldn’t surprise me if they modified it down the road.
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  Manuel 10/1/2010 at 5:27 am

  Guys, I’m very impressed, we as designers have to know about geometry and some other mystical shapes, the Zune logotype is based on the Flower of Life (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_of_Life) it’s an very old symbol from ancient cultures.

  I designed the flower of life and the zune logo, you can download the image here: http://manuelrocha.info/descargas/zune-logo.jpg
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  Steve 5/3/2011 at 12:33 pm

  If it was just a 3d representation of the letter Z (Which, sure, I’ll give you that), then what’s the vertical stick in the centre for? If it was made to spell out the word ZUNE as in that other article, then what are the triangles, to either side of the “U” in the image showing the U, for? Personally I prefer my interpretation; Zune’s logo is proof that Microsoft doesn’t know how to draw a cube. I think they should have went with the plain 3D Z.
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  Ball Mer 6/28/2011 at 5:03 am

  I thought that this is an annoying logo when I saw it first time.