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Christmas logos don’t have to be typical or cliched. In fact, there are many ways to keep them interesting without adding too much clutter to a logo. See how!

The fastest growing startups and the ones with the most impact on the business world and a new breed of financial technology startups need new logo designs!

Photography Studio Logos - Photography is both an art and a profession. As such, photographers must walk a fine line between pleasing their customers, remaining true to their artistic impulses, [...]

When you think of top 10 insurance brokers, you expect them to have slick and impactful logos. Here are the top 10 culprits and their horrible logos.

Top 10 Spicy Logos - The following logo designs take on a rather difficult food concept – spiciness – and portray it well in a visual image.

Construction is a pretty straightforward industry. These ten logos are great examples of using creativity & style to represent a rather concrete profession.

Almost everyone wears jeans, and most of us have our favourite brands. Because clothing & fashion is an industry with immense brand loyalty, building a brand and a logo design that invite a [...]

If you are like many people in the UK, there is a good chance that you visit a grocery store often. As modern people find more and more that they don’t have the time to run from butcher to baker [...]

People all over the UK run to their local chippy when it’s time for a quick meal or a treat. This has led to a wealth of different fish and chip shops in just about every town. The following UK [...]

Who could ever have predicted that coffee would become the hip drink in the UK? It seems there are coffee shops on just about every corner in London and all over the country. These coffee shops [...]

London is a place of many landmarks, with enough sites to fill up even a year long holiday. Because there is so much to see and do, many of these landmarks are using logo design and branding to [...]

Furniture Brands - What makes people buy furniture? Although most items in the home do not have a visible logo design, brand is an important factor.

Here are a few biotechnology logo designs that do a great job of selling biotechnology for the innovative and extremely necessary field that it is.

You may not think of logo design as having a distinct texture, but this seems to be somewhat of an up and coming trend in the industry. More and more designs are being created to have a tactile [...]

Soccer may have had a slow start in the United States, but it is gaining popularity almost by the second. Here are 10 FIFA world cup logos.

Who would ever think that insects could become commonplace in logo design? While these animals don’t seem cute, cuddly, trustworthy, or any of the other qualities that usually inspire logo [...]

Top 10 Jungle Themed Logos: The following logos will make you think of the jungle, in all its balmy, tropical charm.

Top 10 New Vintage Logos: The following logos are some modern designs with strong vintage flair.

Top 10 Animal Image Identities: Sometimes it makes sense to have an animal in your logo design but only sometimes.

Top 10 Urban Logos that are undeniably urban, showing multiple different ways to use this trend with success.

Top 10 Dotted Logos: These logos manage to be unique and timeless even though using a very stylish, contemporary design style.

These Top 10 Wordplay Logos are text-only, but keep it interesting and unique, just as a professional logo should.

If you have ever looked at some of the world’s most famous logo designs, you may have noticed that many of the world’s best-known corporate images are very simple. In fact, in many cases, they [...]

Math Logos Symbols are becoming increasingly trendy in logo design. Part of this is due to the fact that they (up until recently) are only occasionally used in graphic design and thus seem [...]

More and more we are seeing leaves in logo designs. Whether this is due to the popularity of the eco-movement or another factor, some of these designs go beyond the usual and instead are [...]

Everyone wants to be a star nowadays, which may be why star logos are all around us. This shape denotes excellence, quality, and at times alternative culture. The following ten-star logos [...]

Top 10 Transparent Logos: There was a time when transparency was somewhat of a no-no in logo design. While they certainly make for attractive and meaningful logos, images with multiple layers [...]

Top 10 Guitar Logo Designs: Few of us play guitar, but almost all of us will recognize many of these logo designs. From industry leaders in guitar manufacturing to little-known music teachers, [...]

Top 10 Similar Logos: Having a logo that is similar bordering on identical to another can be a branding nightmare. Because the entire point of a logo design is to set your company apart from the [...]

Top 10 Modern Art Logos: When you really look at it, some of the world’s most iconic logos are reminiscent of modern art. Think of the ultra-stylized Nike swoosh, for example. There are several [...]

Top 10 Classic Video Game Logos: Why is a Classic Video Game brand from decades ago relevant today? Many of these identities have survived longer than the companies that they represent, becoming [...]

Top 10 Wave Logos: A wave is more than a result of the tides; it is a symbol of movement and change. Just as the tide brings in fresh water, a wave logo design represents an influx of fresh [...]

Top 10 Art Supply Logos: Children around the country are well entrenched in summer, but many parents are already dreaming of sending their little ones of for the day once again. The following ten [...]

Top 10 Cool Logos: If you are like most of the Northern Hemisphere, nothing seems as far away as the cool of winter. These cool logos or cool logo design, carefully crafted to bring thoughts of [...]

Top 10 Forward Thinking Logos: Food is no longer just a way of nourishing yourself; for many people, it’s a way of living and a general philosophy. The following companies and the food logos that [...]

Top 10 Sun Logos: Depending on your area, the sunshine may be all that you see when you look outside this time of year. However, the sun is also a popular symbol of heat, energy, and power. The [...]

Top Ten School Logo Designs: We have talked on this blog about high school logos before, but these almost always mean large public university logos. However, schools from elementary to trade [...]

Almost everyone wears jeans, and most of us have our favorite brands. Because this is an industry with immense brand loyalty, building a brand and a logo design that invites a following is a [...]

Company Logos with Power: The Top Ten Fuel and Energy Industry Logos Gas stations tend to be clustered in the same area and to offer the exact same product at a price that differs by just [...]

We have posted a few times on changes in logo design makeovers and branding, but more great logo design examples just keep coming. Here are ten of our current favorites, along with why we think [...]

Top 10 Local Restaurant Brands – When most people write about restaurant logos, much of the emphasis is placed on either national or nationally known establishments. However, there are many [...]

There was a time when bloggers logos and writers logos were a fringe group sharing their feelings about politics and their recipe for awesome peanut butter cookies. While we have nothing against [...]

We don’t think a lot about florist logos, but there is no doubt that they have an impact on consumer behavior. A florist logo design tells you what kind of designs to experience from the [...]

Simple Logo Design: We tend to focus more on logos with a lot of frills because there is simply more to talk about. However, few consumers think about how the simple, iconic logo designs and [...]

Loving Heart Logos – What’s in a heart? Not only is this shape a representative of love and affection, it also is the life force of the human body. A heart can have extremely positive [...]

Green is more than a color: it is the quiet calm of nature, a representative of health and safety, and even a lifestyle movement. Few colors are as expressive or as heavily loaded with meaning as [...]

There was a time when bars and other drinking establishments paid very little attention to branding. The assumption was that people were there to drink, not to buy into a brand. However, we have [...]

There are several advantages to having a black and white logo design. First, it can hint at sophistication. Second, it gives a factual, ‘black and white’ image. From a practical standpoint, black [...]

There was a time when being vegetarian or vegan meant a life of salads and lentils. However, businesses catering to this niche market are finding huge success. Here are the top ten vegetarian and [...]

We see punctuation all around us, yet most of us think very little about it. However, punctuation can be very powerful in communicating emotion and speaking patterns, be it a pause or a sense of [...]

Neon logos used to be popular due to their resemblance to the most commonly used signs of their times. However, they went out of mode and the style was seldom seen again until very recently. We [...]

Every competent logo designer will tell you that use of color is a very important part of your logo design and your brand. Colors invoke very powerful emotions and can have a greater effect on [...]

Golf is a huge international sport, with people from all over the world planning vacations and fun weekends spent on the green. This makes golf brand logo designs very important because they must [...]

Color can be very communicative in logo design, with every hue having a distinct meaning. For this reason, colors are chosen very carefully. When a single color is used in a logo, you can bet [...]

Do you think about what type of golf clubs you buy? If you are like many golfers, a great deal of daydreaming is dedicated to this topic. People buy a certain brand not just for its technological [...]

With more and more nonprofit and government entities finding success in marketing themselves like private industry, the people who manage American landmarks are beginning to turn their eye on [...]

Racing is a logo oriented industry. There is a huge potential for publicity if a sponsored racer wins or otherwise receives media attention. On the other hand, it can be a real challenge to make [...]

With the economy in less than stellar shape, city tourism agencies must be more vigilant than ever in marketing their area as a place for a vacation. For many, this has meant adopting a city logo [...]

Psychedelic logo designs are one of the hot trends right now, but many questions how long this will last. There is a high chance that this genre, like any trend, will soon become as dated as [...]

Mosaics are hot in the art world and home decoration logos right now, and they are a booming trend in logo design as well. As with any trend, this type of logo can be executed in an overly [...]

Top 10 Sushi Logos – Sushi restaurants are white hot in the United States, with restaurants popping up in even the most mundane towns all over the nation. However, these restaurant logos [...]

Many people think that all newspaper logos are the same: archaic type in basic black and white. However, a closer look reveals that there are differences—some subtle, but others very bold—that [...]

As we have discussed on top 10 logo design trends of 2009, origami logo designs are a hot trend right now. With more designs and more creative ones, popping up all over the world, we thought this [...]

World’s Fair logos must be on top of their game. Not only must they appeal to people in their area, they must reach out to an international audience. A World’s Fair also must appeal to the [...]

Many people have heard of Web 2.0 logos, but few understand exactly what the Web Application Logo genre entails. As with many forms of graphic art, this type of logo design is best understood by [...]

If you are like most Americans, you encounter these logos every day on everything from reams of paper to correction tape. However, most people don’t stop and think about them, which may be why [...]

Why do film festivals need logos? Just like a business, a festival must be aggressively marketed in order to find success and get the word out about their brand. Festivals have the unique problem [...]

There’s a good chance you don’t choose your church based on its logo design. Many people make this decision based on denomination, location, and other decisions. However, there is a sizeable [...]

Are you ready to feel warm for a few minutes? These tropical logos may not give you a tan, but they will definitely bring up images of warm sand and palm trees. These travel logos are all very [...]

Skateboarding brands are generally thought of as being run in a way that is counter to consumer culture, but they must follow the same basic branding rules as every other company. Like more [...]

How do you buy a musical instrument? In this uber-competitive industry, image reigns supreme. Because logo design is a huge part of brand image, it is easy to see why the following ten musical [...]

Chemicals are all around us, so much so that we rarely even think about them. Chemicals are in the products we use to clean out houses, the fuel we pump into our gas tank, and the products we use [...]

Alcohol beverages are popular throughout most of the world, making this a huge global industry. However, this is an image-conscious industry where a drink must have not only a certain taste, but [...]

Whether you personally like it or not, political lobbies are a part of the American political landscape. These organizations must focus intensely on public image, both to rally support and [...]

Stopping for coffee and a donut on the way to work is something of a tradition for many people. However, how do these people choose which donut shop to drive through? While location, convenience, [...]

A lot has been written about the logo designs of different car companies, but what of the many stores that offer products and accessories for these expensive machines? As you will see in the [...]

What must a theme park logo design convey? In some cases, family friendly fun is the desired brand. For others, a sense of technological thrill and superiority are the main message. Whatever the [...]

What is an ambigram? Simply put, it is a word that is creatively drawn so that it forms the same word when viewed from another angle. There are many variations of the ambigram, but the following [...]

Almost everyone in the United States wears denim on a regular basis, and most of these people also have a favorite denim brand. Some of this customer loyalty is due to the fit and cut of the [...]

‘Blue collar’ is not just a socioeconomic class, but a term that millions of Americans identify with. Many companies began to realize the power of ‘blue collar’ marketing when the Blue Collar [...]

Most people don’t associate Sin City with logos, but there are plenty of great logo designs to look at when walking Las Vegas’ busy streets. These logos are intended to entice people planning [...]

Most people love steak and are more than willing to try the fare at an old-fashioned steakhouse. However, there are so many competitors in this niche market of the restaurant field that having a [...]

Everyone knows what the Google logo design looks like, right? However, few people realize that Google has a variety of programs, each with a logo that stands on its own while also tying in to the [...]

If you are one of the many Americans planning to lose weight as a New Year’s resolution, you aren’t alone. With over half of the nation obese or overweight, dieting is big business in the United [...]

Almost everyone owns a pair of sunglasses. While this decision is based on more than fashion alone, many people make this decision with brand sensibility in mind. Eyewear logos are very visible [...]

Board games are one of the classic all-American pastimes, with a stack of them in just about every family’s closet. Although the game playing experience is certainly an important part of [...]

Rebranding is a necessity for any company that wants to be relevant over a span of decades. Whether it is your business that is changing or your customer base, changing your logo design gives you [...]

Everyone loves luxury brands and their luxury logos, even people who cannot really afford them. This is because most luxury brands are selling not just a product, but a dream. Whether you are [...]

Americans have recently rediscovered tea, with the formerly dowdy drink now being given the same respect as coffee and even fine wine. As such, a variety of tea companies new and old are courting [...]

Literary publishing is one of the most lucrative businesses on the globe. Even with digital media becoming the most renowned superstar of our age, at the end of the day many people turn to an [...]

Cigar logos are different from just about every other food and drink logo. They tend to have highly detailed designs, although as we will see there are notable exceptions. Because this item has [...]

What is negative space? In everyday terms, it is a design term for creating the illusion of an image without actually drawing it. Negative space can be used in a clever way to create interesting [...]

What makes a high energy logo? There are a variety of ways to communicate the movement and vigor. A high energy product needs a dynamic, energetic food and drink logos just like these top 10 [...]

People can live without jewelry and watches, yet most people wear both often, on a daily basis in fact. Jewelry logos are selling an expensive product that has no physical use, but is nonetheless [...]

As with so many companies, the public doesn’t see the face of most superheroes. Unlike most companies, these masked defenders of the common good cannot put out press releases or embark on [...]

Makeup is a uniquely appearance oriented industry, with millions of women all over the globe striving to improve their own appearance using this product. This makes branding very important, as [...]

Perhaps no target customer is more brand-conscious than the teenager. Most teens have their favorite clothes labels and will wear the logo prominently displayed on every article of apparel they [...]

Organic food is big business in the United States, with more and more people looking for a cleaner, greener alternative to conventional processed foods. While many organic food companies started [...]

Buying home and kitchen appliances is a confusing process for most people. There are so many options in the United States, each with its own set of special features. For many people, this [...]

In the dead heat of summer, few things sound as good as an ice cream cone, sundae, or frozen yogurt. If a summer treat company has a cool, refreshing cafe logo, they can be sure that their [...]

Many people don’t think about the branding behind store logos because they don’t have national advertising campaigns. However, these products definitely have a recognizable brand, one that is [...]

Much has been said about the logos of major gaming platforms, from X-Box to the Nintendo Wii. However, these are not the only logos on a video game box. In fact, game design companies are big [...]

Anti-aging and skin care is huge business in the United States. People are willing to pay hundreds and even thousands of dollars for a skin treatment or skin cream that appears to offer a [...]

Everyone wants perfect teeth; the difference is the product that we believe will give us this attractive feature. Many people choose a product based on brand loyalty, based on the promise made by [...]

Outward Bound: The Top Ten Winter Sports Logos Winter sports are big money, and there are a lot of choices available to this increasingly savvy group of consumers. This means that the logo of a [...]

What’s in a logo? Auto insurance companies use insurance company logos to portray the positive emotions that they hope their policyholders feel, including security or friendliness. From [...]

Buying Convenience: Top Ten Mini-Mart Logos Mini-marts are emporiums of impulse purchases. They offer products that people don’t actively shop for, but merely ‘pick up’ while they are in transit [...]

Americans love their pets, and many are more than willing to put their money where their mouth is. Pet food and products have become big business, and a growing segment of the logo industry as [...]

Why do you buy your favorite snacks? Many people insist that it is the flavor, but logo designers and marketing consultants know that having an effective logo along with a cohesive brand can be a [...]

People think of museums as places to learn about art and the world, but even these nonprofit corporations must brand and market themselves like global businesses with charity logo designs. [...]

While rebranding is a necessary step for most companies as people and societies evolve through the decades, some logos seem to withstand the test of time (see Top 5 Rebranding Mistakes). The [...]

Over the counter medications are selling more than a pill or syrup with a prescription from a clinic. They are also selling a solution to many of life’s most vexing problems: headaches, colds, [...]

Playing with a Logo: Sports League Logos that Go the Extra Mile Nowhere is the role of a sports logo design more important than in major league sports. The sports logo must not only rally players [...]

Symbolism on Wheels: The Top Ten Biker Logos Motorcycle riders tend to be very brand loyal when it comes to their bikes. Many enthusiasts have a favorite brand and simply will not deviate from [...]

10 Website Logos that Get Hits Websites are all around us in our digital age. While many of these websites represent businesses that have physical locations, others are purely digital domains, [...]

Logos with Global Impact: Ten logos from the United Nations The United Nations is a global organization that is known to almost everyone on the planet. The UN features many different [...]

Citizens as Audience: US Government Agency Logos and What They Are Trying to Say Few people think of government agencies as being like a corporation, but in fact the two have much in common. [...]

Tasty Design: The Top Ten Breakfast Cereal Logos Why study cereal logos? When it comes to food and drink logo branding, breakfast cereals are pulling out all the stops. From bright colors to [...]

Playing with Design: The Top Ten Toy Logos Often, just as much time and money go into developing a logo and brand image for a toy as went into actually developing the toy. This is because toy [...]

Logo Couture: Top Ten Wearable Places to Put a Logo Americans are a logo oriented people, especially when it comes to logo apparel. Everywhere you look, there are clothing items covered with [...]

The Logo on Every Street Corner: The Hidden Meaning Behind the Traffic Signs You See Every Day Many people do not believe that travel logos are all around them, having a subconscious effect on [...]

Selling a Nation: Political Logos in the United States Politicians are constantly trying to sell themselves, which is why political logos are so powerful and well-designed. While the United [...]

Education as a Brand: Top Ten American College Logos Although few people think of their university as a brand, that is in fact what many have become. Colleges can make big money by selling [...]

Lean and Clean: Product Logos from Around the Home Although you probably don’t realize it, there are more logos around your home than on even the most comprehensive logo website. This is because [...]

International Appeal: The Top Five Lessons Your Can Learn from Global Logos Have you ever wondered how a company grows from a small business to an international giant? The logo is at least one [...]

Branding the Man: Presidential Campaign Logos that Changed American History Can custom logo design have an effect on a nation’s history? In the case of presidential elections, absolutely! While [...]

Branding a Country: Ten Interesting and Meaningful National Flags Logos are all around us, so much so that few people give any thought to them. One good example of logos that have a daily [...]

Tickets to Success: Top Ten Entertainment Business Logos The entertainment industry is a field where customers usually buy the product before having even seen it. They must trust the company [...]

Design That Makes a Difference: The Top Ten Charity Logos Why would a charity need a logo? In modern times, successful non-profits are run with the same shrewdness and professionalism as the most [...]

Ten Vacation Logos that Take You Away The key goal of vacation-related logos is to inspire trust. After all, it takes an immense amount of trust to pay large sums of money in advance to visit a [...]

Restaurant Identities – How do you choose a restaurant? Often, this decision is based on the quality or type of food, the location, or the restaurant’s location. Some people carefully [...]

Sports Teams Logos - A collection of top 10 sports teams logo designs from around the world with a review of the design along with insights and design tips.

Then and Now: 10 Different Olympics Logos and Why They Worked for Their Time Once a mere sporting contest, the Olympic Games are now a major event that receives worldwide attention and coverage. [...]

10 Children’s Logos that Work–and Why While advertisers once marketed exclusively to parents, children are now a consumer force to be reckoned with. There are special foods, clothing, [...]

Pulling in an Audience: 10 TV Channel Logos That Attract Viewers Out of the hundreds and even thousands of networks out there, most people return to just a handful of favorites every night. This [...]

What makes a logo green? For some companies, it is the use of earth-centric colors such as bright green and sky blue. For other organizations, using a traditionally eco-friendly graphic such as a [...]

What exactly makes a coffee shop logo or a cafe logo stand out? The answer depends on the coffee shop and the people it is trying to pull in. For some coffee houses, excellence might mean [...]

Why is software logo graphics so important? Even if you don’t own a software-related company, there is much to be learned from the logo graphics used in some of the most profitable software logos [...]

Is change always for the better? When it comes to logos, the answer is: sometimes. Corporate branding is one subject that companies take very seriously. The only way to be successful in this [...]

A collection of the top 10 media companies and their media logo designs. These media companies are the giants of the media and entertainment world. They shape what we see and how we see things. [...]

Here are the top 10 Beauty Spa Salon logos:   Fiori Skin Care Spa Logo Fiori Skin Care spa, located in Atlanta, Georgia, specializes in providing the latest technologically advanced [...]

Bring In Sales with a Unique Boutique Logo Do you own a boutique? Whether you are selling haute couture, funky alternative jewelry, or upscale children’s clothing, your boutique has almost no [...]

  SideStep.com SideStep is a meta search engine for travel: it searches and consolidates results from more than 200 travel websites. The site searches more than 150,000 hotels and 600 [...]

A rock band simply cannot be successful without a good music logo design. Your success is dependent on the perception of the people you will work with, including venues, music industry [...]

A collection of the top 10 pizza companies and their logo designs. Almost everyone loves pizza and there are great pizza franchises around every corner. If you are in the market for pizza logos [...]

A collection of the top 10 web 2.0 related blogs and their logo designs. Web 2.0 technology is here to stay and every day we see a new web 2.0 start up offering a new service or an old service in [...]