It's a good bit tackier that way, but you may not have to look at it everywhere: the core rulebooks for the next version of the game feature an abbreviated logo that just reads D&D, and the ampersand is present in a flattened red.
Unfortunately, Brand New reports that Hasbro took a very classic and straight design of the dragon-ampersand created by the outside team and coated it with the 3D chrome look that it's using on the final version.
The result is a clever transformation of the symbol into a looping dragon breathing out fire - a more-than-appropriate centerpiece for the game's logo.
According to Brand New, D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast actually hired an outside design team for the creation of the ampersand alone, while its parent company, Hasbro, handled the words. The ampersand is a return to formThe most interesting aspect of the new wordmark isn't the words though: it's the ampersand between them. The logo does away with the cartoonishly medieval lettering and textures present on the prior few versions and - reflecting current trends - tidies it up into a much neater, cleaner design that still includes enough flair around the edges to get across the series' fantasy theme. Unveiled last week, the new D&D logo is what'll be accompanying materials for the classic role-playing game's fifth edition. Dungeons & Dragons is getting a big rule overhaul this summer, and its logo is getting a revamp of its own to go along with it.
