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more on the Reliance Logo

  • July 25, 2006
  • naina

After some animated discussion on the re-design of the Reliance [ Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group ] logo, I thought I’d write my personal opinion of what the re-design was about and some other connotations of the logo.

Here’s what the new Reliance ADAG logo looks like:

This is what the old Reliance Industries logo looked like:

Other usages like this Reliance Energy logo:

have been replaced by the following usage:

I personally don’t quite like the usage of the logo for Reliance Energy / Capital / Health – it looks extremely disjointed – as if someone’s thrown together the usage as an after-thought – but that’s my personal opinion.

Like I’d mentioned that the inverted “V” also stands for the symbol of the male phallus and hence “maybe” Anil is indicating to Mukesh that “mine’s bigger than yours”, at the same time, the double-inverted-V also means that “ammunition and firearms are needed” [ Read more on the Symbols.com website. ]

The two-inverted-V’s symbol is used by indian peoples in southwest USA. It is called track of the thunderbird and denotes bright prospects.

Of course the double A also signifies Anil Ambani’s name because the other half of Reliance is owned by Mr. Mukesh Ambani and their first names would be THE differentiating tools.

The two-inverted-V’s or multiple-inverted V’s are also used in the military to denote increasing rank – the more number of inverted V’s, the higher the rank – which derives from “more the number of penises, higher the rank” [ this bit of information has been picked up directly from Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code ].

I am not sure whether the logo-designer / agency thought of all these things while designing the logo in the first place – but the number of derivative meanings can be quite endless if one researches in detail.

Another good analysis and background of the Reliance ADAG logo re-design can be found here [ it is the IdentityWorks website and a good place to read briefs about various popular company logo re-designs ].

I was quite shocked to learn that the final design execution – including the 3D effect [ which I might add is quite pedestrian ] – was done internally – presumably by the internal Creative Design team at Reliance [ I believe they have an internal design team because I remember reading someone’s professional profile on Rediff Connexions and their designation was to the effect of “Creative Head at Reliance” ]. I wonder how Landor [ the design agency of the original concept – Landor also designed the ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT logo for FedEx – Landor has still not uploaded details of the Reliance project so we will just have to wait and watch what they have to say about the corporate identity revitalization for Reliance ADAG ] feels about the mash-up.

It’s really easy to criticise someone else’s work and there is always room for improvement for EVERYTHING – all the above comments are of course made in hindsight and I can never know what transpired between Anil Ambani and Landor and the internal Reliance ADAG creative team!

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16 comments
  1. altaf shaikh says:
    February 7, 2007 at 1:50 am

    Good thinking behind thought…. apreiciate….
    form old to come new look is very diffrent

  2. Naina says:
    February 17, 2007 at 11:06 pm

    Thank for stopping by Altaf!
    I appreciate the comment – I personally preferred the previous logo for Reliance but hey! Anil Ambani’s the boss and if he wants a nice shining and glossy logo, then so be it! As long as the company still stands for the same values, the logo is secondary.

  3. Ramu says:
    May 24, 2007 at 4:17 am

    The logo gives a feeling of an aggresisive growth. Well, the logo is the face of the company. The logo needs to be fused with the functioning of the business.

  4. Naina says:
    May 28, 2007 at 2:39 am

    I agree Ramu. I think it’s a good identity system – very recognizable – and good colors. Of course they have tried to stay in tandem with the current trend in design as well.

    Since it’s a well-known company, the logo change has received way too much criticism. Which also works in favor of the company – more people notice the change. Thanks for the comment on the blog!

  5. Ramu says:
    June 2, 2007 at 5:16 am

    It is now up to Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) to keep up to the expectations and the character/personality (aggresisive growth) of the double ‘A’ logo.

    You preffer the other Reliance logo because there is a lot of thought, time and education (form study) which has gone to develop it. There is a sense of divine and inner growth. There is also a strong concept towards designing the logo.

  6. brilliant logo says:
    June 5, 2007 at 11:20 pm

    I think the problem with logo is difference in font. See the logo carefully,the difference is Reliance is looking different from Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group.They should have used a similar font style.

  7. rb says:
    February 12, 2008 at 7:48 pm

    “maybe” Anil is indicating to Mukesh that “mine’s bigger than yours”, at the same time,

    hummmmmmmmmmmm sounds <>

    whatever i think ADAG logo could have been better then….

  8. rb says:
    February 13, 2008 at 7:14 pm

    but small A is sharp, strong and goin up……….

  9. Kiran says:
    May 6, 2008 at 5:15 am

    Logo is really nice..

    Different shade & look.

    who made this logo (Creative Head & Designer)
    Who select the color?
    what is the cost?

  10. Naina says:
    May 6, 2008 at 9:29 am

    Hi Kiran,
    You can read more about the ADAG re-branding on the IdentityWorks website here. Thank you for stopping by on the blog! Cheers, Naina

  11. Soumittra Paul says:
    October 1, 2008 at 12:27 am

    Anyone can give me the “Precious Sans” font

  12. Prasad says:
    December 14, 2008 at 12:16 pm

    Was it really vaastu that rounded off the top of the double A’s?

  13. samba siva rao says:
    May 24, 2009 at 2:57 am

    its really nice n cute

  14. Jakant Kumar says:
    June 20, 2009 at 8:58 pm

    Logo is very important to us without logo man can’t find where is your office or company.

  15. bhargesh gotharwal says:
    June 9, 2010 at 3:26 pm

    logo is very good

  16. karthick says:
    February 16, 2013 at 11:48 am

    why in ReLIANCe logo “e” has in small letter and other letters are in capital letter?

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