best/worst corporate logos

[SGladwell]

Originally Posted by tiger02

I don't really want to derail the discussion, but the government does provide quite decent health care for its employees...

Exactly. And with far less bureaucratic overhead than the supposedly more efficient private sector does. My point, which I assumed was obvious, is that the government, not Starbucks, ought to be insuring Starbucks' employees rather than forcing them to rely on that company's current generosity.

But back to logos. Here's the evolution of one of my favorites, and it's from a country that does healthcare much better than we do as a society.

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My favorite is the middle one, for reasons that have already been discussed. (No color to clash with the car's color, and so on.)

 

[Nantucket Red]

Originally Posted by chrisc

I wasn't quite sure if the Goddess of Speed was the logo of Packard at some point or not, considering the ever changing logos during the early years. There's nothing more that I miss on cars than the elegant (or sometimes brash) hood ornaments. Of course if they did it now it would come off as a bit tacky.

Packard "Doughnut Chaser" and distinctive radiator cowl shape.

 

[Etienne]

Originally Posted by SGladwell

My favorite is the middle one, for reasons that have already been discussed. (No color to clash with the car's color, and so on.)
That it still the one they use on the front of their cars, if I am not mistaken:

 

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[LabelKing]

 

[Thracozaag]

Have always loved the Mont Blanc logo.

koji

 

[Brian SD]

All from the ingenious hand-made archives of Michael Schwab.

 

[designprofessor]

Originally Posted by Brian SD

All from the ingenious hand-made archives of Michael Schwab.

I second the vote on Schwab, we had an exhibition of his work several years ago.

 

[Tokyo Slim]

Originally Posted by LabelKing

I knew this would come up eventually... My retort is :

Microsoft: Its like Switzerland on acid! Speaking of the Swiss...

 

[zjpj83]

Originally Posted by Nantucket Red

Packard "Doughnut Chaser" and distinctive radiator cowl shape.

I like my buddy's Duesy's Lalique lady better...

 

[Nantucket Red]

Originally Posted by zjpj83

I like my buddy's Duesy's Lalique lady better...

The Doughnut Chaser is actually my least favorite of the Packard hood ornaments. I far prefer a Lalique hood ornament to any other kind. My favorite is the Chrysis.

 

[zjpj83]

Originally Posted by Nantucket Red

The Doughnut Chaser is actually my least favorite of the Packard hood ornaments. I far prefer a Lalique hood ornament to any other kind. My favorite is the Chrysis.
This is my friend's. It's saucy.

 

[Nantucket Red]

Originally Posted by zjpj83

This is my friend's. It's saucy.

Congratulate your friend on his exquisite taste.

 

[acidboy]

how about the camel cigarette logo with the alleged silhoutte of a man with an erection?

 

[Kent Wang]

I submit my own: