The New Hero Logo

Article and research by DesiCreative reader Anas KA. Reprinted with permission from his site Kikkidu.

 

Brand: Hero Motocorp
Owned by: Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (Formerly Hero Honda Motors Ltd.)
Logo Designer: Wolff Olins

Design brief:
“The new logo stands for the new face of India – that youthful energy and ‘can do’ spirit. It is in true sense the “Indian Catapult” which signals that while it is deeply rooted in Indian values, it is also poised to go for global expansion – a Leap of Faith.
The new ‘Catapult’ logo

Before discussing the logo, let us talk about the new TVC. The updated slogan that comes with the new logo is “Hum mein hai Hero” (A Hero lives in us). The new ‘Hero Anthem’ TVC features our ‘Mozart of Madras’ A R Rahman.
The logo revolves around high energy and space. The colour red in the logo depicts continuity and change. It also depicts confidence. There is an ‘H’ formed in the logo. The angular formation of ‘H’ symbolises that Hero is no longer dependent on foreign expertise for its brands. It will be focussing on its own engineering capablities.”

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Law & Kenneth created this TVC for Hero Motocorp. The new Hero website is created by Digital Law & Kenneth. Hero is leaving no stones unturned to convey that Hero Honda is now Hero Motocorp.

Regarding the new Hero logo, I must say that at least for now, I am not a fan of it. I don’t know, it may take some time for the logo to sink into me. The ‘H’ that is formed as part of ‘Closure’ technique is easy to spot. Although I have seen the word ‘catapult’ many times in the news related to this logo re-branding, I am failing to see its relevance in the logo.

One more thing that troubles me is the black triangle/arrow that is facing backwards (towards the left hand side). The other, bigger black arrow that looks forward is blunt; it has lost its sharp point. I’m waiting for the design brief from Wolff Olins when all the mysteries will be revealed.

I have reasons to believe that the font used by Hero logotype is a variation of Harabara font. In the above image, the green colored ‘Hero’ is in Harabara font. I have overlaid it on top of the present ‘Hero’ logotype for comparison. See this image for a closer look.

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