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04-01-2016, 12:27 AM
Virgin America's new 'logo' is a booby trap
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With all the widely (http://mashable.com/2016/02/02/uber-new-logo/)-ridiculed (http://mashable.com/2015/09/02/verizon-new-logo/)*logo (http://mashable.com/2015/09/01/google-logo-change-flat/) changes (http://mashable.com/2015/06/01/ihop-logo-facelift/) big companies have tried to pull off in the last year, you could be forgiven for believing that Virgin America is actually changing its emblem to a simplistic doodle resembling a pair of breasts.
The airline an**unced it was doing so in its blog on Thursday in an elaborate "behind the scenes"-style*post (http://blog.virginamerica.com/blog/a-labor-of-love-reimagining-our-iconic-logo/?cid=EM_elevate_FS_160331&rmid=20160331_faresale&rrid=27334519) and accompanying video.*
SEE ALSO: Esurance launches 'election insurance' for disgruntled voters, starting April 1 (http://mashable.com/2016/03/30/esurance-april-fools-election/)
But the brand tipped its hand to its true intentions by filling the an**uncement with exaggerated corporate brand-speak that's just a little too ridiculous to pass for real. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/virgin-america-april-fools-day-logo-prank/)
More about Virgin America (http://mashable.com/category/virgin-america/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Advertising (http://mashable.com/advertising/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Business (http://mashable.com/business/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and April Fools Day (http://mashable.com/category/april-fools-day/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/gzJkGAb9eHM
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With all the widely (http://mashable.com/2016/02/02/uber-new-logo/)-ridiculed (http://mashable.com/2015/09/02/verizon-new-logo/)*logo (http://mashable.com/2015/09/01/google-logo-change-flat/) changes (http://mashable.com/2015/06/01/ihop-logo-facelift/) big companies have tried to pull off in the last year, you could be forgiven for believing that Virgin America is actually changing its emblem to a simplistic doodle resembling a pair of breasts.
The airline an**unced it was doing so in its blog on Thursday in an elaborate "behind the scenes"-style*post (http://blog.virginamerica.com/blog/a-labor-of-love-reimagining-our-iconic-logo/?cid=EM_elevate_FS_160331&rmid=20160331_faresale&rrid=27334519) and accompanying video.*
SEE ALSO: Esurance launches 'election insurance' for disgruntled voters, starting April 1 (http://mashable.com/2016/03/30/esurance-april-fools-election/)
But the brand tipped its hand to its true intentions by filling the an**uncement with exaggerated corporate brand-speak that's just a little too ridiculous to pass for real. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/virgin-america-april-fools-day-logo-prank/)
More about Virgin America (http://mashable.com/category/virgin-america/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Advertising (http://mashable.com/advertising/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Business (http://mashable.com/business/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and April Fools Day (http://mashable.com/category/april-fools-day/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/gzJkGAb9eHM