New logo: Malaysia Airlines

The Malaysian flag carrier Malaysia Airlines unveiled a new livery yesterday, March 8, when they showcased a new Airbus A380-800. The red and blue lines of the previous livery have been replaced by lines in three blue colour tones. The airline has also introduced an updated logo.

The previous identity was launched on October 15, 1987 and created by Johan Ariff of Johan Design Associates. At the same time, the company changed its name to Malaysia Airlines in a bid to strengthen the image of its home country, having previously been marketed as Malaysian Airline System or the initials MAS. The previous red colour was complemented with blue and the airline symbol, a wau bulan or Kelantan kite, was tilted to appear more aerodynamic.
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New logo: Maybank

Maybank, the largest financial group in Malaysia with operations in many other Asian countries, unveiled a new corporate identity last Friday, September 9. Malaysia's prime minister attended the unveiling.

Previous logo.

A press release says that the previous logo has been around since 1993, and that certainly seems believable. The new one keeps the tiger motif and the yellow colour, as stakeholders wanted them kept. They are however given a refresh, and a contemporary typeface is introduced for the wordmark.

"The refreshed corporate identity is more modern and up-to-date – a visual symbol that endears the bank to the hearts of the people in its expanding reach. It incorporates a more noble, majestic rendition of the tiger to further demonstrate the bank’s strength and leadership especially in the region." - Maybank press release

The new corporate identity should be implemented over the coming year.
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