After 144 years with the same old Victorian seal, the University of California has decided to go mod. The university’s original logo — with its open book, 1868 date stamp and “Let there be light” script — will still be in circulation, appearing on president’s letters and official university documents. But marketing materials and websites will feature a radically simple and more contemporary symbol: a little “C” nesting inside a shield-shaped “U.”
“They wanted something that would reflect the innovation, the character of California — just more modern, user-friendly,” said Dianne Klein of UC’s Office of the President. “That’s not to take away from the gravitas of the original seal.” …
Full story from the San Jose Mercury-News at:
http://www.mercurynews.com/education/ci_22141280/university-california-introduces-modern-logo
Many, included myself, think that the abandonment of our seal is not even bad marketing policy: it is plainly stupid. When everywhere in the world universities are trying to show their history and sell tradition, we do the opposite!! Very smart!