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In 2003, An Post rebranded its post offices network as "Post Office", with a new white and red logo
Is this not a confusion with the "Service Plus" logo, which is an addition to An Post's logo -- as in this example? I don't believe An Post has in fact introduced "Post Office" as a brand - or replaced the An Post logo (as the present wording seems to imply). Any comments? -- Picapica 08:44, 1 Aug 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Branding
I'm not sure it's entirely clear what the An Post branding gurus are up to. The post offices and some letter boxes have been repainted a horrible cyan-hued tone of green. It seems they intend to have "Letterpost", "Post Office", etc as seperate brand identities under the umbrella of "An Post" (as the overall corporate identity). So - I don't know if the article is accurate, I do know that it may not be simple to find out! Try An Post's website (I don't have time to go look at it right now). Zoney 19:36, 1 Aug 2004 (UTC)
No, Post Office has supplanted ServicePlus. You can see the logo concerned online here: BillPay. Substitute PostOffice for BillPay and you have the logo concerned). Most Post Offices I know now have the Post Office logo replacing the An Post one on the outside of post offices. The one on Ormond Quay is one example I can think off off hand. (Mind you there is one on the south quays that has the P&T "Offig an Phoist" still on the outside). Maynooth also has it (the PostOffice logo, that is). The logo is on a lot of An Post leaflets too.
I don't know if they are going to continue this though, I read at one point that they were going to go back to using An Post for everything, but I can't find this with a quick Google search.
I should point out that the logo in question is in fact that of An Post Transaction Services, and not of An Post itself - the familar lowercast "~post" remains the official An Post corporate logo. But its no longer on the exterior of most Post Offices...
--Rdd 01:35, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
To report on the latest... An Post seem to have introduced a "Mark II" version of the PostOffice branding this year. I've only seen it on a very small number of post offices, but it reinstates the classic An Post logo on the exteriors alongside the "PostOffice" (or "OifiganPhoist") logotype. The red-and-white PostTS dots logo is gone though. One post office in Dublin I know that has this new version is Blanchardstown Shopping Centre.--213.94.253.175 23:14, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Duplicate picture?
Just wondering, does anyone else not find it, well a bit unusual, to include the same image twice. Once from far back, and another close up? I thought that it seemed like an indisputable thing, but obviously I was wrong. I certainly can't think of another article which does it. Now the closeup, I understand. But what's the need for the view from far back? - EstoyAquí(t • c • e) 22:28, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
- Well, the fact that no other article does it shows a general failure of the imagination! If you had deleted the close-up detail which shows old and new branding rather than the "far back" showing the overall new branding I might have met you half-way (well, probably not); as it is I must say the GPO photo suffers from over-editing with the pillars looking like someone had twisted them. To much "sharpening" is my diagnosis. (Sarah777 23:05, 13 November 2007 (UTC))
- What about this one Image:Oifig an Phoist (An Rinn, Baile Átha Cliath) Kaihsu Tai.jpg instead of the duplicate? And maybe this one Image:GeneralPostOfficeDublin 20060803 KaihsuTai.jpg could be used instead of the current GPO image. ww2censor 23:23, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
- Well, I certainly think the GPO is a vast improvement! No prob with restoring Ringsend...but that PO is now deceased. Take the g****m duplicate out! (Sarah777 07:26, 14 November 2007 (UTC))
- Made those changes but that small size (to match prosperous PO) doesn't do justice to the Ringsend pic - it looks a bit furry on my screen. I leave the layout to you Ww - you being the Postman here abouts:) (Sarah777 07:45, 14 November 2007 (UTC))
- According to the MOS you are not supposed to set the thumb size, let the users default preference decide the size—180px by default. I have issues with that MOS, but that's the way it is and I was made very aware of that during the FAC for Postage stamps of Ireland, where I would have preferred a smaller size for some images (on my screen). Some detail just does not show well at any small sizes on your screen (don't know the resolution) or mine at 1680 x 1050. BTW I did not mean there to be 2 full post office images on the page, one close up and one full, but now there are 2 full ones. Cheers ww2censor 16:52, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
- I must say, without any bias, the Ringsend one looks terrible at its current size. Maybe zap it? Those MOS guys are aesthetically challenged and as you know I don't have much respect for authority. (Sarah777 18:57, 14 November 2007 (UTC))
- Maybe you can get out and take a shot or two - one closeup and a full post office shot - preferable not of the same place. Whatever you can do would be great because you are closer than I to any Irish post offices. Cheers ww2censor 19:15, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
- I will do my very best! If I could get the pizzaz of User:Kaihsu I'd be happy as a lamb in clover. (Sarah777 19:21, 14 November 2007 (UTC))
- Having been a photographer for 25 years I had plenty of occasion to wait around for the weather to come good for a specific. Some photos of Bank of Ireland in College Green, actually Westmoreland Street side, took up to 3 weeks to get good weather at the right time of day, so I wish you good weather whenever you want it. At this time of year it can often be a nice crisp, clear and sunny morning, so get up early! Oh, yeah, you do get up early as I have seen you online at 1:00 A.M. EST, i.e., 6:00 A.M. Irish time. Cheers & thanks. ww2censor 19:32, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
- I will do my very best! If I could get the pizzaz of User:Kaihsu I'd be happy as a lamb in clover. (Sarah777 19:21, 14 November 2007 (UTC))
- Maybe you can get out and take a shot or two - one closeup and a full post office shot - preferable not of the same place. Whatever you can do would be great because you are closer than I to any Irish post offices. Cheers ww2censor 19:15, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
- I must say, without any bias, the Ringsend one looks terrible at its current size. Maybe zap it? Those MOS guys are aesthetically challenged and as you know I don't have much respect for authority. (Sarah777 18:57, 14 November 2007 (UTC))
- According to the MOS you are not supposed to set the thumb size, let the users default preference decide the size—180px by default. I have issues with that MOS, but that's the way it is and I was made very aware of that during the FAC for Postage stamps of Ireland, where I would have preferred a smaller size for some images (on my screen). Some detail just does not show well at any small sizes on your screen (don't know the resolution) or mine at 1680 x 1050. BTW I did not mean there to be 2 full post office images on the page, one close up and one full, but now there are 2 full ones. Cheers ww2censor 16:52, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
- Made those changes but that small size (to match prosperous PO) doesn't do justice to the Ringsend pic - it looks a bit furry on my screen. I leave the layout to you Ww - you being the Postman here abouts:) (Sarah777 07:45, 14 November 2007 (UTC))
- Well, I certainly think the GPO is a vast improvement! No prob with restoring Ringsend...but that PO is now deceased. Take the g****m duplicate out! (Sarah777 07:26, 14 November 2007 (UTC))
- What about this one Image:Oifig an Phoist (An Rinn, Baile Átha Cliath) Kaihsu Tai.jpg instead of the duplicate? And maybe this one Image:GeneralPostOfficeDublin 20060803 KaihsuTai.jpg could be used instead of the current GPO image. ww2censor 23:23, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
