It looks modern and timeless now in our age of Metro-style flat UIs and graphic design, but in the 90-00's, most companies went through a bevelled, shiny, chrom

It looks modern and timeless now in our age of Metro-style flat UIs and graphic design, but in the 90-00's, most companies went through a bevelled, shiny, chromed logo update because of (IMHO) the flashier web graphics that were more easily generated and the chintzy OS UI polishes everyone thought they enjoyed at the time. Recent articles on the history of the Volkswagen logo [1] [2] and it's retreat back to flatness are a perfect look into this phenomenon. [1] https://www.motor1.com/features/369759/vw-logo-history/4347581/ https://www.motor1.com/features/369759/vw-logo-history/43475... [2] https://medium.com/content-shailee/evolution-of-the-volkswagen-logo-25fe01229f2f https://medium.com/content-shailee/evolution-of-the-volkswag...