14 comments

  • Tom WoodTom Wood, almost 8 years ago

    I thought it was a balloon animal..

    Seriously though I thought it was a skipping rope.

    7 points
  • Sean O'GradySean O'Grady, almost 8 years ago

    This looks so lazy.

    3 points
  • Chris Aalid, almost 8 years ago

    Seems like they're moving from an athletic-focused brand to something designed to draw in more casual runners.

    3 points
  • Oscar P.Oscar P., almost 8 years ago

    The mark and type doesn't feel like they belong together at all, and the typesetting bothers me a lot. Hope they can iterate on it.

    With that said the new website is a pretty huge improvement.

    2 points
  • Account deleted almost 8 years ago (edited almost 8 years ago )

    I think it's too drastic a change (see what happened with AirBnB). Whenever you do something like this, it potentially alienates the existing community of users.

    While you can see where they are going with this, IMO it's a bit too sudden, and the cute/casual factor is overdone.

    I think Starbucks did a good job in the evolution of their brand. Something that other companies should learn from.

    Starbucks Logo Evolution

    1 point
  • Russ BrownRuss Brown, almost 8 years ago

    Oh its a shoelace!

    1 point
  • Dean HaydenDean Hayden, almost 8 years ago

    Forget the type (which could be improved on, a lot), the logo mark is missing one crucial element; movement. It's a lace that's been dropped on the floor and randomly formed an "R".

    0 points
  • Joe Crupi, almost 8 years ago (edited almost 8 years ago )

    Logo image: Could be improved

    Logo text: Horrible

    I think the change is a positive one for the better.

    I know what I would choose if I was able to rewind a few years and choose between the kinda-cleverish shoelace vs. predicable-boring running dude.

    0 points
  • Conlin "Wuz" DurbinConlin "Wuz" Durbin, almost 8 years ago

    I'll just say, I really like it. It's a little cutesy, but as a casual runner that uses Runkeeper, I think it translate well to what I get from there service. Overall I think it is a very defining brand, something the app lacked before.

    0 points
  • Brad McNallyBrad McNally, almost 8 years ago

    runk eeper

    0 points
  • Dan Boland, almost 8 years ago

    I think that while the "design" is better, the metaphor is lost in the new design. With the old logo, you got that it was for running immediately. Not so with this.

    0 points
    • Todd SielingTodd Sieling, almost 8 years ago

      That might be a reflection of them narrowing into a more specific audience. There are lots of apps that are just about running, they're looking to focus on a certain type of runner and goals. While there's some stuff that doesn't look the best for my taste, I can see this as a more casual, inviting positioning.

      1 point
  • Andy ChipperfieldAndy Chipperfield, almost 8 years ago

    It does work on a couple of levels; at first I thought it was a route, then i saw the shoelace; but yeah, once you see balloon animal it's hard to go back.

    It seems quite forced with shoelaces not tending to behave like that, and the shadow cuts are a bit awkward.

    As a runner and a designer, I'm split.

    0 points
  • Justin YoungJustin Young, almost 8 years ago

    You have to run with your phone?

    0 points