
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Just four days after confirming  its surprise new logo 
was, in fact, legit, Gap is  returning to its old design, Ad Age has learned. The announcement is  expected to be made at 4:30 Pacific Time today on the brand's Facebook  page. 
   
      Marka Hansen, Gap North America president, informed the company's  marketing department this afternoon of the change, acknowledging that  the switch was a mistake and that the company would be tabling any  changes for the foreseeable future. 
 The logo, created by New York agency Laird & Partners, was intended  to be a long-term commitment for the brand with a nod to the future. Ms.  Hansen's about-face about the Gap's new logo was foreshadowed by a blog  post she wrote for the Huffington Post last Thursday. "We chose this design  as it's more contemporary and current. It honors our heritage through  the blue box while still taking it forward," she said. "Now, given the  passionate outpouring from customers that followed, we've decided to  engage in the dialogue, take their feedback on board and work together  as we move ahead and evolve to the next phase of Gap." 
Calls to Laird & Partners were not immediately returned. 
 Gap representative Louise Callagy also told Ad Age that the logo debacle  does not mean that it has ended its relationship with Laird &  Partners. "We are still engaged," she said.  "Given this response, we decided to open it up. We'll explain more  specifics in the next few days." 
 Gap posted a message on its Facebook page last night saying that in  light of the response to its new logo it will be conducting a  "crowdsourcing project." 
 "Thanks for everyone's input on the new logo! We've had the same logo  for 20+ years, and this is just one of the things we're changing," The  Facebook post reads. "We know this logo created a lot of buzz and we're  thrilled to see passionate debates unfolding! So much so we're asking  you to share your designs. We love our version, but we'd like to ... see  other ideas. Stay tuned for details in the next few days on this  crowdsourcing project." 
 Asked why Gap handled the rollout the way it did, Ms. Callagy said it  was intentional. "Gap's target customer is the millennial, and we're  exploring ways to communicate with them," she said. "On Monday, without a  lot of fanfare, we introduced the logo on the Gap.com site. ... That's  in line with them." 
 But what about the customers who feel betrayed by the way Gap up and  changed the brand without cluing them in? "We're addressing that by  opening it up and having everyone participate in the process," she said.  "We'll see how it goes."  
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The Gap's New logo
This past Monday, without a lot of fanfare, we introduced a new logo  on our 
gap.com site, and I  wanted to take this opportunity to explain our thinking behind this  decision.  
I've been president at Gap brand for the past three years, and I've  been living and breathing the changes we've been making on our journey  to make Gap more relevant to our customers.
  You've seen this evolution through many of our products, such as the  1969 premium denim and the new black pants, and more modern stores in  many locations. 
  The natural step for us on this journey is to see how our logo - one  that we've had for more than 20 years - should evolve.  Our brand and  our clothes are changing and rethinking our logo is part of aligning  with that. 
  We want our customers to take notice of Gap and see what it stands  for today.
  We chose this design as it's more contemporary and current. It honors  our heritage through the blue box while still taking it forward.
  Now, given the passionate outpouring from customers that followed,  we've decided to engage in the dialogue, take their feedback on board  and work together as we move ahead and evolve to the next phase of Gap.
  From this online dialogue, it's clear that Gap still has a close  connection to our customers, so tapping into this energy is right.   We've posted a message on the Gap Facebook Page that  says we plan to ask people to share their designs with us as well. We  welcome the participation we've seen so far.
  We'll explain specifics on how everyone can share designs in a few  days.
  Thank you to everyone who has already shared feedback. I'm excited  about continuing the conversation and believe passionately in where  we're taking our brand.
The Assignment: The Gap Inc. Logo Re-design--Due Oct 29th
The Gap Inc. ask people to share their  designs. They  welcome your participation and it's your opportunity to create your own logo for the Gap Inc.
Your task, therefore, is to redesign the Gap logo.  All Logos must be Vector base and a maximum one colour: blue and two values (Black and White)