hi friends,

I am keen in studying what does a logo tell about the company, what does it represent? Does it symbolize - company's formation, culture and its future. For this I would like to study some well known company logos.

I need this for the purpose of self-study, so kindly help me with some serious replies without any promotional type content or links. Also Corporate logos used here will be just for the study purpose and they might be the registered trademarks of the respective companies.

Thanks in advance.

Lets follow this format for Famous Logos

Logo Image (small in size, just for reference) :

Tag Line:
Name of Company :
Country :
Type of Industry :

Got Famous for:
Popularity - National/International :

Your Views about Logo:

Any comment with Graphology aspect, will be highly appreciated!

Name of Company :  Wal-Mart
Country : United States
Type of Industry : Whole-sale, one-stop shop

Got Famous for: The Wal-Mart Smiley Face
Popularity - National/International : International

Your Views about Logo: I know of very few people who are not familiar with either the name or the smiley face.  Nowadays when one sees the eye catcher they immediatly associate it to this company.  Though the company is quickly shooting themselves in the foot over legal matters, the company itself is a very good look into how large corporations work.  The logo catches the eye of a passerby and the colorations attract their eye towards the large amount of merchandise inside.  The smiley lets them know that they are extremely customer friendly (save for a few stores that have been getting dealt with), and with the added savings customers know that they are appreciated.

Walmart Logo :

Walmart Tagline : Save Money Live Better

Logo Image

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Name of Company : Nike

Country : USA

Type of Industry : Shoes,Sports Wear

Got Famous for: Simple :Nike has revolutionized the sportswear industry. Endorsed by superstar athletes , Nike is complimented by its mission of ‘bringing inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world’.

Popularity - National/International : International

Tag Line:Simple, Fluid and Fast. These are the words used to describe the “Swoosh” in the Nike logo.

SWOOSH logo represents the wing in the famous statue of the Greek Goddess of victory, Nike, who was the source of inspiration for many great and courageous warriors. According to legends, a Greek would say, "When we go to battle and win, we say it is Nike."

Your View: well i think its simple and easy recongizable n have great meaning though ,but frankly i don't understand y company keep on experimenting with its logo color ,few days back it was Orange logo in white background n now its white logo in black bg.i dunno if when u register trademark is it with color u have to specify  :)

Logo Image :

Tag Line: “Think different.”
Name of Company : Apple Inc.
Country : United States
Type of Industry : Consumer electronics industry.

Got Famous for: Recently famous for "iPhone 3G" released this year..
Popularity - International

Your Views about Logo:

We all know that Apple is one of the leading companies in the world of computing. Its logo is also well famed. Do you know how the story behind the Apple logo?

The first Apple logo portrayed Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree with a ribbon bearing the company name. This was designed by Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne way back in 1976. Soon designer Rob Janoff changed the logo into a multicolored apple with a bite seized . The apple commemorated the discovery of gravity while the colors honored Newton's theory of the separation of colors. The apple symbolized the fruit of the tree of knowledge in the story of Adam and Eve.

Today, the Apple logo appears in metallic and chrome colors. It is one of the logos, which does not bear the company name! Found it interesting? Join in with the stories of some other famous logos...

 Aye.  I had forgotten that they adopted the new slogan.  Thanks for the reminder.