20 Famous Logo Designs

If there is one thing that we can learn from famous logos like Nike’s “Swoosh” or FedEx logo, it is that the logo does not have to be complicated to be effective.

Hopefully, our collection of famous logo designs will help prove that simplicityis the key to a memorable logo.

01 - Coca-Cola Logo

The famous Coca-Cola logo was created by John Pemberton’s bookkeeper, Frank Mason Robinson, in 1885.

02 - Audi Logo

The Audi emblem is four overlapping rings that represent the four marques of Auto Union. The Audi emblem symbolizes Audi amalgamation of Audi with DKW, Horch and Wanderer: the first ring represents Audi, the second represents DKW, third is Horch, and the fourth and last ring Wanderer.

03 - Apple Logo

The Apple logo was created in 1976 by Rob Janoff. The rainbow color theme was used until 1998.

04 - USA Network Logo

USA Network logo from 2005 to present.

05 - Pepsi-Cola Logo

Pepsi-Cola logo has changed many times over the years. The logo that is used right now was introduced in 1984.

06 - Walt Disney Logo

07 - IBM Logo

This IBM logo was designed by graphic designer Paul Rand in 1972.

08 - Nike “Swoosh” Logo

The Nike “Swoosh” is a design created in 1971 by Carolyn Davidson, a graphic design student at Portland State University.

09 - Nintendo Logo

10 - Puma Logo

The logo that we see on the side of all Puma shoes was introduced in 1958.

11 - AT&T Logo

12 - Atari Logo

13 - Google Logo

The current official Google logo was designed by Ruth Kedar, and is a logotype based on the Catull typeface.

14 - FedEx Logo

The FedEx logo is notable for containing a hidden right-pointing arrow in the negative space between the “E” and the “X”.

15 - Adidas Logo

The company registered as adidas AG (with lower-case lettering) on 18 August 1949. The company’s clothing and shoe designs typically feature three parallel stripes, and this same motif is incorporated into Adidas’s current official logo.

16 - McDonald’s Logo

17 - Starbucks Logo

The logo is an image of a “twin-tailed siren”.

18 - LEGO Logo

19 - Chanel Logo

Chanel logo is an overlapping double ‘C’ - one facing forward and the other facing backward.

20 - American Broadcasting Company Logo