The new MSN logo feels like a journey back in time

MSN logo
(Image credit: Microsoft)

Wait, what year is it in again? All things Y2K have been having a bit of a moment, but the revival seems to have just reached a new peak. Microsoft's web portal MSN is back almost thirty years after its launch, and it has a nostalgic logo to mark the occasion.

First launched with Windows 95, MSN is being revived to provide Microsoft's shopping and gaming services along with the Bing search engine and news and sports aggregation. The last major MSN logo redesign was ten years ago back in 2014, so it makes sense for Microsoft to signal MSN's resurrection with a design refresh, but some are surprised about how familiar it looks (see the history of the MSN logo below, and see our pick of the best logos of the 2000s for more Y2K magic)

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Joe Foley

Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.

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