{"id":27078,"date":"2015-08-06T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/?p=27078"},"modified":"2024-04-09T00:44:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T07:44:04","slug":"learn-the-hidden-meanings-in-famous-logos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/creativemarket.com\/blog\/learn-the-hidden-meanings-in-famous-logos","title":{"rendered":"Learn the Hidden Meanings in Famous Logos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you design a logo, there&#8217;s some intent behind what you do. For example, I once designed a logo for a company that mostly produced content, and I wanted the logo to have the appearance of type, but without looking like it was created using Courier. Instead, I used a more modern serif font that looked similar to a traditional typewriter&#8217;s output, and then made a circular logo that looked like a key from that same typewriter. The client was happy and so was I &acirc;&euro;&rdquo; win-win.<br \/>\nMost logos have some kind of story like that, but we&#8217;re not always privvy to the results. Over at Designhill.com, they created a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.designhill.com\/interactive-guide\/famous-logos-hidden-meanings\">cool little page<\/a> that gives the background of some of your favorite logos. We went ahead and took some of our top picks and posted them right here. Check them out!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/08\/09003009\/logo-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27087\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/08\/09003012\/logo-2.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27085\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/08\/09003017\/logo-3.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27081\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/08\/09003020\/logo-4.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27090\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/08\/09003023\/logo-5.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27083\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/08\/09003027\/logo-6.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27089\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/08\/09003030\/logo-7.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27092\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/08\/09003034\/logo-8.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27082\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/08\/09003037\/logo-9.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27086\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/08\/09003041\/logo-10.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27084\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/08\/09003044\/logo-11.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27091\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3ui957tjb5bqd.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/2015\/08\/09003047\/logo-12.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27088\"><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/kevinwhipps.com\">Kevin Whipps<\/a> is a writer and editor based in Phoenix, Arizona. 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