Cult of Mac: a blog about the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone - and the people who love them

29 comments

Slow news day?

Charles, on November 10th, 2007 at 1:07 pm

What sort of a hall-monitor, favour-currying, stool pigeon post is this? Intellectual property laws are already draconian enough — we don’t need people like you walking around trying to engage them against people and things you disfavour like some neighbourhood informant in the Nazi negime. Why don’t you just let Apple handle their own legal affairs? They are perfectly capable. Find something else to do.

DBL, on November 10th, 2007 at 1:17 pm

The apple’s leaf looks similar. The font is the same as in they both use the latin alphabet. This is a truly lame story. DBL is spot-on.

JC, on November 10th, 2007 at 2:39 pm

I don’t see it. Especially regarding the fonts — completely different.

Lee, on November 10th, 2007 at 2:57 pm

I’d like to preface this by noting that I’m a professional graphic designer:

You can’t be serious.

JB, on November 10th, 2007 at 4:27 pm

I think this isn’t surprising at all. Apple’s logo has influenced how corporate logo’s are deigned, and applebee’s was already close so… well, what else could happen?

Trev, on November 10th, 2007 at 4:38 pm

well…. as long as they don’t put ‘eat different’

Peruchito, on November 10th, 2007 at 4:48 pm

well…. as long as they don’t put ‘eat different’

Peruchito, on November 10th, 2007 at 4:48 pm

From a legal point of view: totally legit.
Different industry, different look and feel. Looking at Applebee’s and Apples logo would you be confused as to which is which? I wouldn’t think so.
From my perspective as a designer they’re totally different. Apples is polished and cleanly executed. Applebee’s: not.
My 2c.

Jonathan W., on November 10th, 2007 at 5:49 pm

pahahahahahahahaha, eat different! hahahahaha, thanks, I enjoyed that!

Trev, on November 10th, 2007 at 5:57 pm

Those two fonts are absolutely nothing alike and if you think they are you have no concept of font design. Look at the lower case L, the A, the angled e, nothing alike. Stop being such a fanboi and creating trouble.

Chris, on November 10th, 2007 at 6:39 pm

Michael Scott likes Chili’s, not Applebee’s. Chili’s is the new golfcourse – Small Business Man Magazine.

Ian, on November 10th, 2007 at 7:09 pm

I wouldn’t normally result to name calling, but the more I read from you the more I’m convinced that you’re an idiot. Cult of Mac used to be an interesting read, you’ve really brought it down a few notches.

nak, on November 10th, 2007 at 7:57 pm

Not a bad observation; true, the sign is more minimalistic and the apple more closely resembles the ‘new’ apple logo (if you looked at the silhouettes of both), but frankly, can anyone copywrite an apple? Personally, I think the new applebee’s sign is sufficiently different in both the physical form of the logo/text and in the way the new logo comes across to a person viewing it.

Paul, on November 10th, 2007 at 9:40 pm

I think you’re seeing things that I don’t see. The new apple, while stylized, looks more realistic than the Apple Inc logo. I really like the highlight. I’ll give you the leaf, but that’s nothing original from Apple, either. The Apple logo is a stereotyped caricature, less realistic, and two-dimensional. As for the logotype, the only thing they have in common is being serif fonts. The Appleby’s A is very styled, the p’s have open loops, and e’s are canted up. On top of that, the serifs are flat, while Apple’s are angled. Finally, the dimensions of the Appleby letters are much closer to square than Apple. I’m kind of surprised you came to your conclusion.

imajoebob, on November 10th, 2007 at 10:21 pm

The fonts are not even close. Both serif, but nothing else. Look for news somewhere else.

Michael, on November 10th, 2007 at 11:29 pm

I tell ya what” if you want to write about something, write about how the first and second releases of Apples Intel notebooks are such beasts. These things are piling up in warehouses in the ‘Returned Faulty’ section.

Aah, but that would be anti-Apple, eh?

MEHSTG, on November 11th, 2007 at 12:10 am

Ohhhh, right. Is it just me or does the Apple logo look suspiciously like the Apple Records logo? Lame post.

C Rolls, on November 11th, 2007 at 7:14 am

Wow, what happened to this place? As others have said the font isn’t close, and neither is the logo.

Kilgore Trout, on November 11th, 2007 at 9:29 am

What a beautiful example of a blogger with writers block…

midbach, on November 11th, 2007 at 12:40 pm

I think you are exaggerating here. We are talking about two logos that they use the same word, both written with a serif font. This is the only similarity I am afraid though, as a bit closer look to the typography, is enough to reveal a vast number of differences.

monospace, on November 11th, 2007 at 12:56 pm

Uh… they aren’t similiar. I guess they both have an apple… but that’s a damn weak case.

Jon, on November 11th, 2007 at 8:31 pm

I agree, this is overboard. It’s not like Applebee’s logo is going for simplicity. If it had been trying to achieve that, then maybe we’d have to worry.

Jesse, on November 12th, 2007 at 6:12 am

Geez, chill folks. Even though I disagree with his conclusion, Pete is just posting an observation, and wondered if others felt the same way. The vitriol and hostility is far worse than the triviality of the post. And MEHSTG, I’ve seen some of your comments, and there usually well considered. But not this one especially since you just commented on the disappointing iPhone post – “dinosaur data technology” is not exactly a fanboy write-up. I’m wondering if you had a bad experience with a MacBook.

It was just a stray thought that he shared with the readers. And it’s called “Cult Of Mac,” which kind of tells you it’s purpose is to preach to the crowd. Whatever. Relax.

And Pete: maybe you can call these posts “Stray Thought Number N.” It’s fair warning to the critics, and serializing it might be kind of entertaining. In an curious, random sort of way.

imajoebob, on November 12th, 2007 at 9:58 am

Wow, these apples all look like apples. It’s almost as egregious as the San Pelligrino star logo — looks just like the Converse logo. Can you believe that?

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Eric Suesz, on November 12th, 2007 at 11:21 am

Interesting. I drove by a local Applebee’s last night and noticed that the neon was our on “ebe”, leaving the sign reading “Appl…e’s”. I thought at the time it looks like Trademark encroachment.

Bryan Walls, on November 13th, 2007 at 8:43 am

Wow, um, i don’t see any similarities here except for the concept of the ‘apple’. The font used on Applebee’s is nowhere *near* Apple Garamond in form and the placement of the letterforms + icon have no correlation. Color? Not close either.

I’m an Apple fan, but this one is a stretch.

abelafonte, on November 13th, 2007 at 12:25 pm

Wow, Pete.
I didn’t know so many of your readers were such babies.
Simmer the f— down, people.
I’m lookin at you nak.

Church of Apple, on November 13th, 2007 at 12:29 pm

::giggle:: eat different. So much win.

phoenix, on November 17th, 2007 at 1:24 pm