10 well-known icons with hidden meanings
Logos can be seen everywhere in shoes, bottles, shirts even on phones. These are designed in such a way that it doesn’t matter who you are you can easily understand what they are. The way they figure out the purpose of the logo is through the message which has all the information about the company.
These little things are so important that consciously it might be something really simple but subconsciously it is something that makes you buy their products. This reason why many articles suggest you create something which is well designed.
Below are 10 of the well-known businesses that have a hidden meaning in their logos you might have never known about.
Beats:
We all know the brand Beats by Dre the symbol of which is just an encircled letter b. Does it letter b resemble something? For me, it is resembling a human head wearing headphones specifically ones made by Beats.
You can see the same in the advertisement as in those they commonly include a person sitting or doing something with the side pose of them wearing a beats device whatever it might be. This makes a person think they are having fun and they look so comfortable so let’s by them.
Amazon:
When we are talking about companies from where one can get products online the one brands that come in your mind would be Amazon the reason for this is brand awareness that it will provide you with safe services at your doorstep.
The colour is another element that makes this brand unique. At the same time you are also getting the best symbol which is the smile going from a to z communicating trust and the happiness you can feel when shopping from Amazon.
BMW:
A German multinational corporation named BMW which first started with the production of aircraft engines and later got into creating luxury vehicles and motorcycles logos has a unique story of how their logo was made.
Their symbol was believed to be of a white and blue checkered plane propeller but in actual is from the flag of the Bavarian Free State with colours reversed making it resemble a propeller. This makes people know they will be receiving something amazing.
DC Comics:
If you are someone who is into comics you for sure would have heard about DC comics the famous comics that introduced famous kids comics like Superman, Batman, and Wonder women have been redesigning their custom logo for years.
Everyone was fine with all the different logos except one in 2012 DC designed a new logo in which D was being peeled revealing the letter C talking about the medium we call comics and the introduction of the comic-based movies.
Vaio:
If you are interested in technology you for sure have heard about the brand named Vaio, a company launched by Sony selling laptop which hasn’t been bought a lot because of their cost and quality of the product the customer receives.
Let’s forget about the brand the logo of Vaio which is short for visual audio intelligent organizer has a beautifully designed symbol in which is designed with the letter ‘va’ made up of analog waves and the letters ‘io’ resembles number 1 and 0.
Wendy’s:
Wendy’s a fast-food restaurant chain in the US that got famous all around the world due to its roasting tweets, there logo is made up of a farm girl on the collar of which spells the word Mom symbolizing that the food they provide is home-cooked.
Another unique thing about the company is its name as the name of the restaurant is the name of the founder Dave Thomas daughter. This is what your brand emblem should be looking like the most important thing about their brand is the cowgirl.
Domino’s Pizza:
If you are someone who loves eating pizza Domino’s pizza is one you for sure have heard about. The name of the company is what they use for their brands which is Dominos. The dots you see in there logo is the number of franchisees they opened which was supposed to be increased.
This was a plan that they stopped using and I thank them for it because let’s see currently they have opened thousands of brands and with that, the thousands of dots would have made this emblem very difficult to read.
Baskin Robbins:
Baskin Robbin is a chain of shops offering ice-cream and cakes has something unique about its restaurants which is its flavour as it offers 31 different flavours one can try from. All these different offers are what makes this brand unique from all the others.
This hidden item in their logo is the number 31 which can be seen in the curve of the letter B and the stem of R. With that the colour they use is the cotton candy colour which represents fun and energy.
Hershey’s Kisses:
The famous chocolate company which has been providing its customers with a few different chocolates like the famous Hershey candy also provides its customers with Hershey chocolate in milk and dark chocolate.
The hidden meaning in this logo design is that if you turn to see turn the head to the left and see the K and I you will be able to see a Hershey Kiss baked into it which I can able to find but if you do let me know by putting it in the comment section.
Tour de France:
Tour de France is a multistage annual men’s multiple stage bicycle race that consists of different stages making it 21 days long which is held for 23 days. It is a tour of France and other nearby countries.
This logo design of this consists of two hidden meaning the first one is the circle with a dot which resembles a bicycle wheel and the letter r which can be seen in the end resembles a cyclist which is what the race is all about.
Conclusion:
These are the 10 different well-known icons of companies that had a hidden message which if known properly represent the company for the audience. If you want to create something that matches this make sure that the logo designer sees this and uses these brands as a reference.
