Facebook's new corporate logo is as boring as they come

If you didn't know you were using a Facebook app, now you will.



What you need to know

Facebook has a colorful new way of writing its name.
The corporate logo will not replace the familiar blue "f" in the Facebook app.
Facebook will include the logo in Instagram, WhatsApp, and other services.
On November 4, Facebook separated its parental corporate entity from its ubiquitous social network app and service, creating a new (and boring) logo that will identify all Facebook-owned properties. The new logo is a simple all-caps text representation in a custom font. Other than that, there's not much else to say about it.

In a blog post, the company admits that users of its services don't always realize they are using Facebook-owned sites. While the company had its corporate brand on hardware like the Oculus VR gear and the Portal smart display, the new logo will be spread with "from Facebook" messaging across all of its apps — including the original Facebook app, Messenger, Instagram...