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[-] HubertManne@piefed.social 5 points 12 hours ago

oh man. so thankful. just biting my nails about the cracker barrel logo.

[-] TemplaerDude@sh.itjust.works 15 points 16 hours ago

I am so confused as to why anyone gives a fucking shit about this.

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 6 points 14 hours ago

People are bored because their lives are easy. That will change soon.

[-] axEl7fB5@lemmy.cafe 2 points 13 hours ago

same thing happened with the sydney sweeney ad. all i care about is them titties

[-] Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social 19 points 1 day ago

Wait a minute. The logo is literally a cracker and a barrel 🤣. I'm surprised conservatives are ok being made fun of.

[-] spicehoarder@lemmy.zip 103 points 2 days ago
[-] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 day ago

The backlash from the racist bigots you mean. Where else are they going to go after church to be mean to the wait staff

[-] Saffire@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

The title already says Conservative though.

[-] myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah. But fuck em. Call em what they are.

[-] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 46 points 2 days ago
[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Lol.

Boomer oriented company chooses to stay in business for a few more years until boomers are all gone.

I went into a Cracker Barrel once. 90% elderly.

[-] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 28 points 2 days ago

No bigger snowflake than a MAGAt.

[-] switcheroo@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Who gives a shit about a logo??? Companies can do whatever the hell they want with their logos so shut up about it and start asking: WHERE'S THE EPSTEIN FILES???

[-] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 day ago

Probably not at Cracker Barrel, but I suppose anything's possible.

[-] III@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Trump stored those stolen documents he was selling to the Saudis in a bathroom. You never know where he hides documents he absolutely has.

[-] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 86 points 2 days ago

The reaction has been absurd, but their new logo was definitely awful.

[-] tal@lemmy.today 46 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I don't think that the old logo is great either, and the update did improve on technical aspects. You don't want to have all that small text, for example. And generally, simpler logos are preferable.

But...their shtick is a rustic feel. Whatever you can say about the original logo, it did evoke that. I have a hard time seeing the new one doing that.

EDIT: I also think that this compares favorably to another controversial recent rebrand: Musk rebranding Twitter, which was generally seen as not a good idea; Twitter already had a strong brand identity. People weren't happy and Musk went right ahead with it regardless. At Cracker Barrel, the initial response was "calm down, it'll be okay", but they were willing to second-guess themselves, even though I expect that there were people there who were invested in the rebrand.

EDIT2: They'd also done smaller, more incremental changes to the logo in the past, because the "Old Country Store" text had had its typeface changed at some point in the past.

EDIT3: Here's a more-comprehensive history:

https://dwglogo.com/cracker-barrel-logo/

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[-] mememuseum@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

If they'd just textured the background shape to actually look like a barrel it would be pretty good actually.

[-] errer@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago

I do find it amusing that the “classic” logo everyone is pining for is from the “ancient” year of 1997…

[-] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 13 points 2 days ago

Tbf as weird as it sounds, ‘97 is vintage now

[-] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago

Officially 28 years ago

[-] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 8 points 2 days ago

I hate you for pointing that out.

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[-] jj4211@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

According to another site, the logo was 1977, not 1997. Which tracks with another article mentioning a marketing person coming up with the design in the 70s

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[-] oxjox@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 days ago

How was it awful?

Could you tell me what the heck this yellow blob shape is supposed to be?

From a purely graphic design perspective, the classic logo is too busy and doesn't scale well. The only thing it has going for it is the weirdness of the shape and the distinct color combination. It's technically a really bad logo. You may not prefer the new logo but, technically, it's a whole lot better. It's far more adaptable to newer platforms while stilling being recognizable. Now, as far as being an effective representation of the brand and if that's a corporate concern, I don't know that I can comment on that.

[-] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 days ago

In another post about this, someone posted a bunch of other fast food logos, and they all looked very much the same, especially in silhouette. They're all just a same-y blend of mediocrity, whereas the existing logo was at least unique.

McDonald's probably has the best and most distinctive logo out of anyone.

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[-] hperrin@lemmy.ca 29 points 2 days ago

I will continue to not care at all about it. Release the Epstein files.

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 34 points 2 days ago

I'm not conservative in the slightest and I thought the redesign was completely ass.

[-] jj4211@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yes, but did you go unhinged calling it "woke"? The logo was a poor fit and I could get behind it, but so many MAGAs losing it over calling a lame logo "woke"....

[-] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 days ago

The whole restaurant is complete ass.

[-] Zier@fedia.io 34 points 2 days ago

Thank god! Now can we get back to the important issues? How's that WAR ON CHRISTMAS going?

[-] Kiernian@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

The war on Christmas CANNOT END until Christmas ceases its illegal occupation of November.

We are once again calling on the Claus regime to return to their side of the borders outlined in the Black Friday agreement.

[-] Zier@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago

There are xmas decorations in stores right now. And it was very funny to hear the Halloween decorations making spooky noises at them. I hate this badly written episode of Star Trek!

November? I think you forgot to include September and October.

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago

I've never seen people freak out so hard over a LOGO change. Jesus, it's not like they changed the typeface to Comic Sans or Papyrus or some shit!

[-] return2ozma@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago

Because everything in the United States has been turned into "us vs them" crap.

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[-] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

Were it not for the whiny fucking losers and their incessant bitching and moaning over everything, I wouldn't have know nor cared.

I still don't care.

[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 days ago

Was it really conservative backlash? I don't think anyone liked it, lol.

[-] formergijoe@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago

Non-conservatives give a shit about cracker barrel?

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

nope, because its not near where we live. Only cons ever cared about this.

[-] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

I gotta meet up with the old people in my family somewhere. I'm not having them in my house are you crazy

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[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

Just what we needed. Conservatives feeling even more empowered. Goddamnit.

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