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In what year did Gap scrap its newly unveiled logo redesign just days after launch due to public outcry?
Answer
2010
Gap introduced a redesigned logo in October 2010 that replaced its iconic blue box wordmark, but overwhelming negative reaction online forced the company to abandon it and revert within about a week.
💡 Did you know?
Gap's 2010 logo redesign lasted exactly one week before the company reverted it, making it one of the fastest corporate U-turns in history.
Other options people guess
- 2008
- 2013
- 2016
Topics
- branding
- gap
- corporate-history
- logo-redesign
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