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In 2006, Valerie O'Neil, a Starbucks spokeswoman, said that the logo is an image of a "twin-tailed mermaid, or siren as she's known in Greek mythology". [310] The logo has been significantly streamlined over the years. In the first version, [311] the Starbucks siren was topless and had a fully visible double fish tail. [312]
According to Starbucks representative Tyler Krivich, “Starbucks’ name comes from the author Herman Melville’s Moby Dick novel, but the famous Siren logo was discovered while scouring old ...
The original Starbucks logo was somewhat crudely designed; it had been made from a wood carving, Co.Design reports. So when the image was revamped in 2011, the designers wanted to make the logo ...
Melusine's secret discovered, from Le Roman de Mélusine by Jean d'Arras, c. 1450–1500.Bibliothèque nationale de France. Mélusine (French:) or Melusine or Melusina is a figure of European folklore, a female spirit of fresh water in a holy well or river.
The name derives from the Greek noun νίκη níkē meaning "victory", "upper hand [in battle or contest]". The word is of uncertain origin, [12] probably related to Ancient Greek: νεῖκος neîkos "strife" and the verb νεῖκειν neîkein "to quarrel"; ultimately also of uncertain, possibly pre-Greek, etymology. [13] R. S. P.
A company's fate can rise, or fall, on a new look, and when Starbucks last year revamped the logo for its Seattle's Best brand, the general opinion was: fall (or "fail," if you lolz in social ...
The doors to the first Starbucks store opened on March 30, 1971. It was founded by Gordon Bowker, Jerry Baldwin, and Zev Siegl. [1] While commonly referred to as the first Starbucks location, the current address is the second for the Pike Place store. The first restaurant was located at 2000 Western Avenue for five years.
People love giving Starbucks gift cards so much that the chain sold $12.6 billion worth in 2020 and $11 billion in 2021. What's more, many consumers lose or don't use their gift cards, making them ...