D&D (2024) Should WotC change D&D's trade dress in 2024?

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

On one hand, WotC is very keen to have (almost) maximum compatibility and a smooth transition.

On the other hand, the red stuff on the spines (fire? blood?) of their books looked dated almost from the beginning.

If there's an update to trade dress coming, I suspect we'll know in a few weeks, when WotC probably does their digital announcement thing in January.

Am I alone in hoping the trade dress is at least subtly updated?

 

[Morrus]

I don’t think so. Their message is that it’s the same game. Changing the look of it would put a clear divide between it and the existing books. It would send the wrong message.

 

[Parmandur]

Probably not, though they could.

 

[darjr]

Has it changed slightly over time?

 

[Pedantic]

I'm betting on some mild "deluxifying" but without much change to the underlying design.

 

[Uni-the-Unicorn!]

On one hand, WotC is very keen to have (almost) maximum compatibility and a smooth transition.

On the other hand, the red stuff on the spines (fire? blood?) of their books looked dated almost from the beginning.

If there's an update to trade dress coming, I suspect we'll know in a few weeks, when WotC probably does their digital announcement thing in January.

Am I alone in hoping the trade dress is at least subtly updated?

I don’t know if your alone, but I like the current trade dress and hope it continues

 

[Gorck]

With it being the 50th anniversary, they could add some more gold to the design.

 

[Charlaquin]

I don’t think the company that changed their logo to this in 2021 is overly concerned with whether or not their trade dress looks dated:

 

[aco175]

I would think the alternate covers have something that ties the 3 sore books together.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I don’t think the company that changed their logo to this in 2021 is overly concerned with whether or not their trade dress looks dated:

It feels like something Fred Savage, wearing his Nintendo Power Glove, would have introduced.