Maple leaves on corporate logos

[adma]

And, come to think of it, didn't George Cohon steerhead McD's "Soviet invasion"?

 

[ShonTron]

And, come to think of it, didn't George Cohon steerhead McD's "Soviet invasion"?

Yep. The Moscow McDonald's was part of the Canadian division, not the US parent.

 

[CDL.TO]

Interestingly, Second Cup doesn't have a maple leaf in its logo in Canada:

But does have one in their logo in overseas operations:

UK:

Dubai:

 

[spider]

In a previous incarnation I ran a design shop creating logos, websites advertising etc. Most of my clients were new startups and they almost all (except the Hab fans) insisted on a Maple Leaf motif being worked into their new image. Couldn't talk them out of it so they got it even if it made no sense.

 

[Transportfan]

Interestingly, Second Cup doesn't have a maple leaf in its logo in Canada: But does have one in their logo in overseas operations:

That really makes no sense for foreign operations, but it is a Canadian chain where using a maple leaf in the logo in Canada would be appropriate.

Surprisingly, Tim Hortons, the great symbol of Canadian retailing, doesn't have one either.

 

[Paolo]

When the first McDonald's opened in the then USSR - there was a hammer and sickle where the Maple Leaf is in Canada.

Woah, The Solviets had mcdonalds too?

 

[nfitz]

Woah, The Solviets had mcdonalds too?

Owned by McDonald's Canada!

 

[adma]

Passing this by on the 401 today, this thread came to mind

 

[Transportfan]

Here's a classic example of a pointless use of a maple leaf and a symbol of the Canadian inferiority complex:

 

[Armour]

Are you sure that's not a ninja star?

 

[W. K. Lis]

...for now. Probably will change.

 

[the lemur]

Woah, The Solviets had mcdonalds too?

They had Pepsi too!

 

[the lemur]

Here's a classic example of a pointless use of a maple leaf and a symbol of the Canadian inferiority complex:

That looks like a repurposed Petro-Canada or a no-name knockoff.

 

[the lemur]

Interestingly, Second Cup doesn't have a maple leaf in its logo in Canada:

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But does have one in their logo in overseas operations:

That's like the maple-leaf-on-the-backpack of international operations. 'Don't reflexively hate us - we're not American!'

Second Cup has made some interesting choices of overseas locations: Bucharest, Vilnius, Casablanca ... and Yemen, birthplace of coffee.

 

[wild goose chase]

I used to think that Americans were more flag-waving and keen on depictions of national symbols and imagery (stars and stripes, bald eagles etc.) than us, but now that I've lived a few years stateside, when I return to Canada, I notice the maple leaves, and almost get the impression that it's the other way around. I think I see more people wearing Canadian flag related imagery on clothing, hats etc. in Toronto than American flag related imagery in Chicago where I live.