25 Logos At a Glance
1. Adidas:-
The logo of Adidas has changed many times before but the current iteration is iconic in nature and says a lot about the brand in general. It has the iconic 3 stripes which have been set to look like a triangle forming a mountain which symbolizes the challenges that an athlete has to overcome in their sports career.
2. ALFA ROMEO:-
It has a vast variety of things hidden in its logo. The logo consists of 2 concentric circles that have a red cross and a “biscione” with a white background. The former is a direct reference to the city and the later is a heraldic symbol as a snake swallowing a man.
3. Amazon:-
The arrow beneath the logo starts from ‘a’ and end at ‘z’ which symbolizes the variety of products that Amazon sells on their website. On the other hand, some people see it as a smile.
4. Audi:-
The rings represent the amalgamation of the four independent German companies which came together to form Audi. Those 4 companies were Audi, DKW, Horch, and Wanderer. The amalgamation took place in the year 1932.
5. Baskins Robbins:-
If you look at the pink-colored part of the logo it resembles the number 31 which is the number of flavors Baskins Robbins offers to their customers.
6. Beats by Dr. Dre:-
The logo is very simple but it requires a perspective to understand it. The circle resembles the head of the user and the small b in the middle is headphone of beats worn by them.
7. BMW:-
In the early days of the company, BMW used to make aviation supplies for WW1 as a result of that it made its symbol look like the propeller blades of a fighter plane spinning.
Nowadays, BMW is getting a new symbol that has subtle changes from the last one.
8. Chick-Fil-A:-
The starting word contains the hidden meaning. The letter “C” doubles as a chicken. Chick-fil-A is a great name for a company to have, also it provides uniqueness to the brand.
9. CISCO:-
The vertical lines of the logo represent the infamous Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco, hence the name Cisco came from San Francisco. As a matter of fact, because of their name, one would think Cisco would have been started in San Francisco as well as they should have their headquarters in San Francisco, and both the things are indeed true.
10. Domino’s Pizza:-
The logo has three dots which symbolizes the number of stores it had at the time of the inception of their logo. Those stores were unique in the sense that they defined Domino’s at early stages.
11. Evernote:-
It is an independently owned company which operates under Google servers. Its logo has a bright dark green color. The left side of the logo has a bit of wrinkle to the page determining the real condition of a note. Also, it has an elephant in its because they have a good memory which goes hand in hand with the product they are offering.
12. FedEx:-
If you pay attention you can see a forward arrow between the letter ‘E’ and ‘x’ which symbolizes the company’s forward-thinking while maintaining speed along the process.
13. Google:-
Google name has come from the misspelled word “Googol” which literally means the number that is 1 followed by 100 zeros which also signifies the vast number of searches it can provide to its users.
14. hp (Hewlett Packard):-
There is nothing special about the logo of the hp but the story behind it makes it special, there were 2 founders of the company whose names started with ‘h’ and ‘p’ both of them wanted their name on the company but they couldn't decide who's to put first so they decided to flip a coin and settle and we all know now who won that day, amazingly the name of hp would have been ph.
Name of the founders were Bill Hewlett and David Packard. Amazing isn't it?
15. Mercedez Benz:-
Everbody is synonymous with the Mercedez symbol as the logo is one most recognized symbols in the world. The 3 points represent air, land, and the sea which Mercedez believes to dominate. In short, world domination.
16. NORTHWEST AIRLINES:-
The interesting bit about the logo is the little triangle on the top left which indicates the northwest direction as well as completes the letter W in “NW”.
Subtle in nature but says a lot about the brand.
17. Pittsburgh Zoo& Aquarium:-
This logo has a very interesting way of highlighting its hidden meaning. At first glance, you would see a tree, but on the proper second look, you would see that the negative of the tree has a gorilla on the left and a lion on the right.
18. SUBWAY:-
The logo is unique in the sense that the two arrows pointing in the opposite direction represent the entry and exit of a Subway, meaning you can have delicious fast food on the go.
19. SUN Microsystems:-
You can write the name of the company from the logo. Start in any direction and you will be able to read SUN from any angle. The logo was made by Standard University’s professor Vaughan Pratt.
20. TOBLERONE:-
The logo of Toblerone shows a beer in picture of the mountain which is synonymous with the city Bern, Switzerland where Toblerone was started. Also, the word BERN can be located in TOBLERONE.
21. Tour de France:-
A race involving cyclists considered as one of the best in the world. Such an event demands an amazing logo. The letter “R” acts as the body of a cyclist whereas the orange circle and the letter “O” makes the wheels of the cycle.
22. TOYOTA:-
Toyota’s logo has a special feature embedded in it. You can easily form all the letters of the name TOYOTA from the logo.
Give it a try.
23. Sony Vaio:-
Sony Vaio or Visual Audio Intelligent Organizer has an amazing logo combining the initials of 2 worlds which are analog and digital. Analog is represented as crest and trough in the graph forming “VA”. On the other hand, digital is represented as a combination of 1’s and 0’s (Binary) forming the IO in VAIO. Amazing isn’t?
24. UNILEVER:-
It is one of those companies which makes a huge amount of products. Unilever tried to represent that in their logo which is very difficult but they managed to squeeze some of them. That’s why its logo looks like that. At a proper glance, you would be able to identify some of the items in the logo.
25. Wendy’s:-
Its logo just has a picture of a girl smiling with no hidden messages at least on purpose but when people took notice they saw the word “MOM” written on her collar. As a result of that, they associated Wendy’s food with home-cooked meals but it was later confirmed to be not true.
