Dezeen's 2025 Review: Top 10 Corporate Rebrands and Logo Redesigns
By
Jane Englefield
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
Dezeen's review of 2025 highlights the top 10 rebrands from the past year, ranging from subtle updates to major redesigns. The article covers Walmart's minimal logo refresh, Amazon's barely-noticeable tweaks, and Cracker Barrel's failed rebrand attempt. It examines how various companies approached brand identity changes in 2025, analyzing both successful and unsuccessful redesigns across different industries.
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American hypermarket chain Walmart unveiled one of 2025's most subtle redesigns, with a largely unchanged brand identity and logo.
Walmart said that it updated its 'spark' motif
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