Green Bay Packers Logo - Design and History
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The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division and are the second-oldest franchise in the NFL. The Packers were founded in 1919 by Earl "Curly" Lambeau (hence the name Lambeau Field on which the team plays) and George Whitney Calhoun. The Green Bay Packers have won thirteen league championships (more than any other team in the NFL) including nine NFL Championships prior to the Super Bowl era and four Super Bowl victories in 1967, 1968, 1996 and 2011.
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The oval "G" logo was created in 1961 by Packers equipment manager George "Dad" Braisher. To most people's minds, the "G" stands for "Green Bay". However, when the logo was designed and adopted, it was determined the "G" would stand for "Greatness". The team actually used a number of different logos prior to 1961, but the "G" is the only logo that has ever appeared on the helmet. Although the Packers have granted limited permission to other organizations to utilize a similar logo, notably the University of Georgia and Grambling State University, the Packers hold the trademark for it.
In the 1930s and 1940s, Green Bay used Blue and Gold as their primary colors but by the 1950's changed it to Green and Gold. The color scheme yields the common Packer nickname, "The Green and Gold" which they have maintained until this date.
Asian Paints Logo - Design and History
Asian Paints is an Indian chemicals company headquartered in Mumbai, India. It manufactures a wide range of paints for decorative and industrial use. It is India's largest and Asia's third largest paint company, with a turnover of Rs 96.32 billion. It is also one of the largest paint companies in the world and operates in 17 countries. Besides Asian Paints, the group operates around the world through its subsidiaries Berger International Limited, Apco Coatings, SCIB Paints and Taubmans. Asian Paints was founded in 1942 and has over 5200 stores.
Pittsburgh Steelers Logo - Design and History
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC. Pittsburgh has won more Super Bowl titles (six), won more AFC Championship Games (eight) and played in (fifteen) and hosted more (eleven) conference championship games than any other AFC or NFC team. The Steelers won their most recent championship, Super Bowl XLIII, on February 1, 2009. Have you ever wondered what their logo stood for? The Pittsburgh Steelers were not always the Steelers, they were originally called the Pittsburgh Pirates by the founder Arthur (Art) Joseph Rooney. In 1933, fans were encouraged to send their suggestions to the team and several nominated the winning name Steelers, after steel, which was the main source of employment in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is also referred to as the Steel City. |
The logo was born in 1962 when the Republic Steel of Cleveland approached the Steelers and suggested that they consider the Steelmark, the insignia used by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), as a helmet logo to honor Pittsburgh's steel heritage. The Steelmark logo, a circle enclosing three diamonds with inward-curving edges (see image on left) and the word 'Steel', was created by U.S. Steel Corp to educate consumers about the importance of steel in their daily lives.
Microsoft Logo Design and History
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Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, United States that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues. It is also one of the world's most valuable companies. In Aug 2012, Microsoft unveiled its updated logo (shown above) which is essenially a simplified version of the Windows logo. The Windows logo had the four colors, Blue, Orange, Green and Yellow in the form of a wave. However with the Microsoft logo, they are simple square blocks. In addition, the Microsoft font is no longer italicized but a simpler lighter type font. The font is the Segoe font, which is a font that Microsoft had created and uses in its products and marketing materials for many years. The font apparently figures prominently in the new Windows 8 interface as well. The one element that they have retained from the previous logo is the connection between the letters 'f' and 't'. Overall, since we have seen the Windows logo for so many years, its hardly a noticable change and perhaps some readers may even wonder, "Isn't that how the logo was in the first place?". The company is at an important point in their history with the launch of Windows 8. Hopefully the product is a much bigger success than this logo. |
2012 London Summer Olympics Logo - Design and History
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The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad, and also known as London 2012 are scheduled to take place in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The Olympic games are a major international event in which thousands of athletes from around the globe participate in various sporting events. These include sports such as swimming, track and field, football, basketball and numerous other events. The summer Olympic games are one of the most watched television events and cities around the world compete fiercely to host an Olympic event. |
Controversy : Since the logo was unveiled, there have been a number of controversies surrounding the logo
- Iran said it would boycott the games because the logo appeared to spell the word "ZION", a biblical term that refers to Jerusalem.
- Some have complained that the logo looks like a distorted Swastika.
- Some users complained of having seizures after watching the logo on TV changing colors.
- Perhaps the most absurd one is some users with really wild imaginations have suggested that the 0 is a silhouette of Lisa Simpson performing a sexual act on the number 2. If you look closely, perhaps, but really? Was the logo designer so perverted? Maybe she is just speaking into a microphone.
The logo is fairly simple and uninspiring. London has so many wonderful monuments such as the London Eye, the Buckingham Palace or Big Ben (or Elizabeth Tower as it is now called) that could have been incorporated into the logo. Hopefully the games will be significantly more exciting with Bolt and Phelps in it.
Read more: 2012 London Summer Olympics Logo - Design and History
Olympics Logos - Design
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The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event subdivided into summer and winter sporting events. The summer and winter games are each held every four years. Until 1992, they were both held in the same year. Since then, the summer games are held during the first year of an Olympiad, the winter games during the third year.The Olympics date back to ancient Greek times, but the Olympic logo was born in 1913. |
The logo was designed by Frenchmen Pierre de Coubertin for the Paris Congress of the Olympic Movement. The logo was first found on a flag and had five interlocking rings, one for each continent represented in the Olympic Movement (with the Americas being treated as one). The six colors were included as well, black, yellow, blue, red, green, and white. The colors were chosen because at least one of the colors is in the flag of the countries that participate in the Olympics. The reason for the interlocking rings on the Olympic flag is symbolic in showing that the Olympic Games are intended for all nations to be able to come and compete against one another in unity.
Pro Bowl Logos Article Count: 2
Cricket Logos Article Count: 3
Cricket is a popular sport in the Commonwealth countries and fans in countries like India are very passionate about the sport. This section of the website will attempt to document and describe the design and origins of cricket logos. If you have any additional information about cricket logos, please send me the information.
Internet Company Logos Article Count: 5
The end of the last century resulted in a lot of Internet companies (also called dot-com companies) coming up in the limelight and today are very serious business. Companies such as Amazon.com, Buy.com and EBay come to mind. This section highlights the discusses the origins of these logos. If you have any information about the history of some these logos, please contact me.
Open Source Logos Article Count: 2
The Open Source movement has really moved along in the last decade and a lot of products, software etc are now part of our everyday life. I think there is hardly a day when I don't find myself Wikipedia. This section discusses the origin of logos of some of the Open Source tools and technologies. If you have a recommendation for a logo, please send me a note.
MLB Logos Article Count: 3
This category of the website contains the design and history of Major League Baseball (MLB) logos. MLB is the biggest baseball league in the United States. If you have any information about the history of some these logos, please contact me.
Sports Logos Article Count: 7
This category of the site discusses the design and origins of some of the famous logos. Some of the logos are discussed in specialized categories on this site. If you have any information about the history of some these logos, please contact me.
Political Logos Article Count: 1
Political Parties have very interesting logos and backgrounds behind them. This category of the History of Logos section discusses the history, design and origins of political logos. If you have any information about the history of some these logos, please contact me.
Medical Logos Article Count: 2
Olympics Logos Article Count: 5
The Olympics are considered to be the greatest sports show on earth held once every 4 years. This section of the website uncovers the design and history of some of Olympic logos.
Organization Logos Article Count: 1
Basketball Logos Article Count: 2
Coffee Logos Article Count: 3
Museum Logos Article Count: 1
Corporate Logos Article Count: 1
This category contains information about the design and history of large corporations around the globe. Most of the large corporations will typically be Fortune 500 companies and whose logos did not fit into any one of the other categories defined on this site.
Consumer Brand Logos Article Count: 2
The Logo Graveyard Article Count: 2
Companies, brand and logos are born everyday but every so often, very famous logos and brands die for various reasons. In 2008 and 2009, with the global economic turmoil, many long standing companies met their end and with them died their logos. Many times, companies change their logos to re-brand their product. This category lists some of the popular logos that met their end.
Retail Logos Article Count: 3
Movie Studio Logos Article Count: 1
Technology Logos Article Count: 10
Technology is at the heart of everything we do. In today's environment, some of the emerging technologies have their own logo which typically has a deeper history and meaning behind it. This section of the website tries to discover the meaning behind these logos. If you have any information about the history of some airline logos, please contact me.
NFL Logos Article Count: 21
NFL is arguably the most popular sport in the United States. Each team has a rich history behind its logo especially some of the old teams. This section of the site tries to document the origins of the logos such as the Chicago Bears Logo, the Pittsburgh Steelers Logo and the SuperBowl Logos etc. I hope you find this category of the site useful. If you have any information about the history of some these logos, please contact me.
Logo Parodies Article Count: 79
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Companies come up with great logos, but there is always someone out there who can make fun of it. While I love figuring out the history of these logos, I also love the logo parodies. This section of the website looks at some parodies of famous company logos. A lot of creative people have come up with parodies of some of the famous companies and this category of the site is a collection of those parody logos. I don't claim ownership of creating these logos. I just collected these from the Net and hopefully you will find this collection useful. Please let me know if you have any more such parodies and I will add them to the collection. If you think that this is your copyright, I will gladly remove it from my site or provide a reference. Enjoy! |
Worlds Best Brands and Logos Article Count: 26
What makes a brand great? There is no easy answer for it. However, companies around the world spend millions and millions of dollars every year trying to get to the top or retain their position in the branding race. Although, I do not work in advertising and marketing, I have been very fascinated by the design of corporate logos and while some are just plain and boring, some have a very long history behind the logo. This section of the website attempts to document the history of some of the world's most recognized brands. You can select from one of the categories below.
According a 2007 Business Week survey, the top 10 brands are listed below
1. Coca-Cola
2. Microsoft
3. IBM
4. General Electric (GE)
5. Nokia
6. Toyota
7. Intel
8. McDonalds
9. Disney
10. Mercedes-Benz
Please visit the main History of Logos page to see the history of over 150 logos.
Miscellaneous Logos - Design and History Article Count: 9
The logos listed here are ones that I have been unable to categorize but found them to be interesting nonetheless. Eventually these logos will get a category. If you have any information about the history of some these logos, please contact me.
NBA Logos - Design and History Article Count: 33
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I am big sports fan. Its not like I remember every sports stat or remember every game, but I do like to watch sports on the TV and the NBA is one of my favourite league to watch. This section of the website contains the design and history of the NBA teams such as the Lakers, Spurs, Pistons and all the NBA teams. The fabled Jerry West, otherwise known as "Mr.Clutch," is the player in profile on the official NBA logo. As his biography on NBA.com points out, "West is widely regarded as one of the greatest guards in the history of the game. Not especially gifted by height or athleticism, he was a notoriously driven player who broke his nose nine times and often had to be carried off the court. " I hope you find this section of the site entertaining. If you have some information about NBA logos you would like to share, please send the information. Some of the information and logos were used from Chris Cramer's Sport Logo page. |
Beer Logos Article Count: 1
Bere is argaubly one of teh msot poupular alocoholic bevreages on the palnet. All aruond teh wolrd, teh bgi and smlal bere manuafcturers aer competing to build the brands in the market place. This section of the website aims to describe the history and meaning behind some of the most popular beer logos in the world. I may not have the history and meaning behind all the logos, but I will be attempting to researching and adding that information in on a regular basis.
Restaurant Logos Article Count: 7
People love to eat out these days. Have you ever looked at a restaurant logo and wondered about that logos origins. If you have not, maybe its time you did. This category contains the design and history of restaurant logos. If you would like me to include a logo, please send me a note.
Bank Logos Article Count: 1
Cable and TV Logos Article Count: 1
Clothing Logos Article Count: 2
Clothing brands are a status symbol today. Most clothing companies such as Gap, Calvin Klein etc make the most of putting their logos on any clothing item that they make. Think of all the free advertising you are doing for them. This section describes the origins of some of the popular clothing logos. If you have any information about the history of some these logos, please contact me.
Rock Band Logos Article Count: 1
India Logos Article Count: 10
Football Logos Article Count: 8
Football is by far the most popular sport in the world, except in the United States where they refer to football as Soccer. People around the world are passionate not only about their own countries, they are at times more passionate about their local clubs. Some football clubs such as Manchester United, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Arsenal and their players are household names around the world. This category of the website lists the logos of some of the popular Football logos from various leagues around the world including the American version of Football, the NFL. If you have any information about the history of some these logos, please contact me.
Major League Soccer - MLS
National Football League - NFL
Non Profit Organization Logos Article Count: 4
A lot of the non-profit organizations have some very interesting logos. This category of the website will examine the history, orgins and design of some of the famous non-profit organizations such as Green Peace, Austism Speaks etc. If you have any information about the history of some these logos, please contact me.
Information Technology (IT) Logos - Design and History Article Count: 5
I work as a Software Engineer and so obviously IT logos are part of my everyday job. The history behind some of the logos is very rich and interesting like the IBM logo which has gone through changes over the years before settling down on the current logo. The design of the Sun Microsystems logo is something I find very simple, yet brilliant. This section of the websites covers the design and history of some of the most recognized logos in the IT industry. I hope you find this section useful.
Travel Logos Article Count: 42
Hotel Logos Article Count: 2
This section contains details of the design and history of some of the popular hotel logos. If you have any information about the history of some these logos, please contact me.
Airport Logos Article Count: 1
More and more airports around the world are rebranding and positioning themselves as businesses or corporations. This section contains details of the design and history of some of the popular airport logos. If you have any information about the history of some these logos, please contact me.
Online Travel Agency Logos Article Count: 1
Car Rental Company Logos Article Count: 1
Car Logos - Design and History Article Count: 28
Most people are fascinated by fast moving cars and want to own these cars. This section of the website covers the design and history of some of the most famous car logos such as the Ferrari Logo, the Lamborghini logo and the common logos such as the Toyota Logo and the Ford logo. I hope you find this section of the website informative. If you have a recommendation for a logo, please send me a note.Â
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Airline Logos Article Count: 8
There are over 1500 airlines in the world today and while its hard to list the history of each airlines, I will attempt to uncover the history and meaning of some of the most well known airlines in the world in this section of the history of logos. I do not wish to make this section into a laundry list of logos with no information. I hope to have articles here that have some real content. If you have any information about the history of some airline logos, please contact me.
Monument Logos Article Count: 1
A lot of monuments and other tourist attractions have become mini corporations and have their own logos. This category on my site aims to discuss the design of these logos. If you have any information about the history of some these logos, please contact me.