Cracker Barrel Logo Redesign Sparks Cultural Debate About Corporate Branding Trends
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Summary
The article discusses the national uproar over Cracker Barrel's logo redesign from its traditional, old-timey branding to a more modern, corporate look. The author frames this as an example of corporate logo simplification trends and connects it to broader cultural concepts of hyperreality and simulacra in American society, referencing philosophical ideas about the blurring lines between reality and simulation.
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what blogger 'Lindyman' Paul Skallas calls 'refine'
Simulation and Simulacrum in America
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