Mizuno Logo

[Halebopp]

I prefer the "M" to the three stripes
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I prefer the M logo with the bear but that's probably because of what I got used to seeing as a kid. It might be a bit out of date nowadays but at least it delivers the message. To me the M you noted seems too close to just some random wavy lines drawn on the side of the shoe.

 

[LOS]

I like simplistic designs and being old the "Bear" has always had connotations with Russia.

 

[Halebopp]

I like simplistic designs and being old the "Bear" has always had connotations with Russia.

That's interesting because, despite closing in on 40 years of age and living next door to Russia, the connotation doesn't really exist for me. I'm mostly aware of it through propaganda posters from a hundred years ago. The "Russian bear" doesn't even have a Finnish Wikipedia page about it and if you Google it in Finnish, you get stories of actual bears in Russia, or about them moving to Finland.

 

[LOS]

Well I am a bit over 70 and spent a bit of time in the military in Germany during the 70's. Lots of propaganda.

There was also this

 

[DennisMiller]

I still prefer the running bird to anything else.