Instantly recognisable logos...

[Dibble]

I was having a bit of a think the other day (and a sit down, can't do two things at once).

Which is the most instantly recognisble logo, and why? I think that some of the following are probably contenders, and they're all quite simple designs:







The BR one is less ubiqutous than it used to be, but still obvious what it is. The Nazi flag one, despite it's unpleasant associations, is also instantly recognsiable and unmistakeable.

Any others that you can think of?

[TheEnd]

coke swooshy thing has to be up there in the top

[MrV]

The Golden arches of McDonald's has to be in there to

[anonymous-user]

McDonalds.

Strangely:

Dibble said:

Until about 1 year ago, I never realised that the logo represented two train tracks. I saw it virtually every day, but it never "clicked". Same with the National Lottery (crossed fingers) logo, one day I looked at it and suddenly realised that it was also a smiling face.

Shows how much attention I pay

[deevlash]

not just because it says the name!

not this logo as such but 3 stripes on some clothes and you know who made it.

[drivin_me_nuts]

[Flintstone]

<orders wider PC monitor>



There was an email doing the rounds a few years ago. Two hundred or so logos, how many can you identify? I couldn't be bothered but it kept the distaff side of the family busy for hours.

[moanthebairns]

Symbolica said:

McDonalds.

Strangely:

Dibble said:

Until about 1 year ago, I never realised that the logo represented two train tracks. I saw it virtually every day, but it never "clicked". Same with the National Lottery (crossed fingers) logo, one day I looked at it and suddenly realised that it was also a smiling face.

Shows how much attention I pay

hahaha I never noticed it was a face!!! Thanks for that!

The one that springs to mind for me is the marlboro logo,

Edited by moanthebairns on Sunday 31st August 01:10

[wiffmaster]

moanthebairns said:

hahaha I never noticed it was a face!!! Thanks for that!

Neither did I until a minute ago!



Can you see the 'hidden' arrow?

[jamoor]

[TPAC]

moanthebairns said:

Symbolica said:

McDonalds.

Strangely:

Dibble said:

Until about 1 year ago, I never realised that the logo represented two train tracks. I saw it virtually every day, but it never "clicked". Same with the National Lottery (crossed fingers) logo, one day I looked at it and suddenly realised that it was also a smiling face.

Shows how much attention I pay

hahaha I never noticed it was a face!!! Thanks for that!

I aren't seeing it. Hows it a face?

[simonrockman]

Designed by a student for a small one-off fee (something like $100), although was later paid something substantial for it.

[jamoor]

TPAC said:

moanthebairns said:

Symbolica said:

McDonalds.

Strangely:

Dibble said:

Until about 1 year ago, I never realised that the logo represented two train tracks. I saw it virtually every day, but it never "clicked". Same with the National Lottery (crossed fingers) logo, one day I looked at it and suddenly realised that it was also a smiling face.

Shows how much attention I pay

hahaha I never noticed it was a face!!! Thanks for that!

I aren't seeing it. Hows it a face?

not that, the lottery logo

[HunchBack]

wiffmaster said:

moanthebairns said:

hahaha I never noticed it was a face!!! Thanks for that!

Neither did I until a minute ago!



Can you see the 'hidden' arrow?

I can, very good.

[Promised Land]

[TheEnd]

badly researched website said:

BMW:
The blue and white parts of a circle are present in the BMW’s logo that we see on its automobiles. The origin of this dates back to the 1st world war when, the fighter planes had their propellers painted by the company in blue and white so that the pilots could see through them. This inspired the design that we see on BMW’s cars.

some sort of magic see through paint eh?

- in reality its the blue/white checks of the Bavarian flag


Apparently the coke bottle design is based on the cocoa pod, which is a mistake, as that's where chocolate comes from, it's the extract from the coca leaf that is used in Coke (and the other Coke..)

[TheEnd]

i think racing sponsors are responsible for a lot, think the Martini intergrales, the gulf gt40, D2 mercedes DTM cars, any number of orange Jagermeister cars etc

most of them i knew from the race teams first, and i'll always associate them with car racing before the actual product

[TPAC]

jamoor said:

TPAC said:

moanthebairns said:

Symbolica said:

McDonalds.

Strangely:

Dibble said:

Until about 1 year ago, I never realised that the logo represented two train tracks. I saw it virtually every day, but it never "clicked". Same with the National Lottery (crossed fingers) logo, one day I looked at it and suddenly realised that it was also a smiling face.

Shows how much attention I pay

hahaha I never noticed it was a face!!! Thanks for that!

I aren't seeing it. Hows it a face?

not that, the lottery logo

Oh, I missed that. Thanks. Flintstone, can you order a job lot of extra wide monitors, please.

ETA. Not seeing the arrow in the FedEx.

Edited by TPAC on Sunday 31st August 01:20

[anonymous-user]

How about:

[TheEnd]

fedex arrow - between the e and x, but i think thats more of a coincidence