2014 June: a new logo for SPIRou

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25 June 2014

SPIRou has a new graphics logo especially designed for us by
JY Duhoo – a talented artist from the SPIROU magazine

A new logo for SPIRou
2014/06 – A new logo for SPIRou

The graphics logo comes in 2 flavors, either as a color picture on a bright background or as a white shadow on a dark background. It also comes in 2 setups, either as a square app-like icon or as a horizontal banner.

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