10 Most Famous Logos And Their Hidden Meanings

The world-famous logos are designed to indicate a lot more than simple beauty. Logos can take dual meanings in their designs. In fact, each and every line, curve and color has meaning behind it.

  1   Hyundai

Most of us think that the logo of the South Korean conglomerate Hyundai simply indicates the first letter of its name. But actually, the letter ’Н’ symbolizes two people - a client and a representative of the company - shaking hands

  2   Vaio

The first two letters (V and A) of the logo of Sony Vaio represents an analog wave symbol, whereas the last two (I and O) are similar to the numbers 1 and 0 which represents a digital signal.

  3   Apple

Rob Yanov is the logo designer of the world-famous Apple Company. He has explained how he came up with the idea. Taking a bite out of an apple was part of the experiment, and completely by coincidence he realized that ’bite’ sounded exactly the same as the computer term ’byte’.

  4   Formula 1

The white space between the letter ’F’ and the red stripes in the Formula 1 logo, we can see the number 1. The red stripes of the logo are also meant to be a graphical representation of the speed achieved by Formula 1 cars, while the black color represents power and determination, according to sportskeeda.com

  5   Beats

Beats is US based company focused on the production of audio types of equipment. The letter B in its logo looks like a person wearing headphones.

  6   Toblerone

Toblerone, owned by Mondelēz International (formerly Kraft Foods), is the famous chocolate company based in Bern, Switzerland.The logo includes a silhouette of a bear in its logo, on account of the fact that Bern is sometimes called a city of bears.

  7   Amazon

At first glance, Amazon’s logo appears to be nothing special. But it was designed with the philosophy of the company in mind. The orange arrow is similar to a smiling lip, as the company wants its customers to be satisfied and is stretched between the letters ’A’ and ’Z’, which indicates that the company sells absolutely every product ranging from A to Z.

  8   Adidas

The name Adidas is derived from that of its founder, Adolf Dassler. The company’s logo has changed over time, but it’s always included three stripes. The current configuration is three stripes at an angle which together form a triangle. This symbolizes a mountain, which in turn represents the challenges which all athletes have to overcome.

  9   Baskin-Robbins

Baskin-Robbins, owned by Dunkin' Brands, is the world's largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, best known for its 31 flavors. The pink-colored areas of the logo make up the number 31, which is the number of different flavors of ice cream that Baskin-Robbins

  10   Toyota

The logo actually represents an image of the eye of a needle with a thread passed through it, memorizing the company’s past, when it used to produce weaving machines. At the same time, the individual parts of the logo also spell out the letters of the company’s name.