Then and now logo comparison

  • @7uWqKj
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    111 month ago

    Wow, the first VW logo was a spinning swastika.

    • chuso
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      51 month ago

      It’s shocking indeed but not really surprising. Volkswagen was founded under the nazi regime as a state-owned company by Hitler’s initiative.

    • @papalonian
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      31 month ago

      Haha, I actually didn’t even notice that on the first look. I saw the spinning prop blades them and BMW were after (though the swastika is another likely design influence)

  • @[email protected]
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    81 month ago

    It was not called Firefox at first, it was phoenix. Hence the logo. They had to rename.

    I remember when all this went down

    • chuso
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      31 month ago

      After Phoenix, it also went as Firebird for some time after Firebird database forced them to change to Firefox.

      • @[email protected]
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        11 month ago

        Ah yes, I forgot the second name and was too lazy to look it up. I think it only lasted a few months, too