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Let’s talk logos. When concepting ideas, today’s designers don’t need a creative brief to tell them to keep things “screen-friendly”. But like all trends, somebody somewhere is working hard to buck this one. According to Logo Lounge’s 2024 Logo Trend Report, “Bell Bottoms” logos are a thing now. Fashioned in a retro style, these funky, groove-alicious logos are a welcome change to the flat, geometric, sans-serif fonts that have been dominating our lives.

Here’s one for the ladies (and everyone who cheers them on): Last year, women CMOs reached a huge milestone—they now represent half of all Fortune 500 CMOs. The stats are here, along with proof that rebukes the urban legend that CMOs have a shorter corporate lifespan than other execs.
Dove is the OG brand of challenging unrealistic beauty standards, and we’re celebrating their latest video featuring women of a certain vintage.
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