Eddie Bauer logo ditches the script because Gen Z doesn’t read cursive

It’s a major rebrand that launches on Eddie Bauer’s digital platforms today and will start to appear at international brick-and-mortars on a rolling basis. By fall 2024, all Eddie Bauer products will begin to feature the updated logo.

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Though Bantle and his team initially toyed with the idea of keeping the script font, the general reaction they received was that it looked dated and, to some, confusing. “A big part of what I’m going to need to do here is reintroduce this great heritage brand to the next generation,” Bantle says. “And kids don’t even learn to read cursive in school anymore.”

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Wtf, this literally the font taught in Polish schools for handwriting. I write like this.

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yeah, everyone writes like this here too. i was shocked to see americans print each letter individually like they were illiterate…

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It really do be an anglo only issue it seems

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i’ve asked some anglos on IRC just now and they seem to think cursive is reserved for perfect-looking 18th century-style calligraphy or something. think the font-face of the US constitution.

while to us, it’s… it’s just not :D

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