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with the large “B” and elongated “T” that appeared on Ringo Starr’s drum kit from 1963 from through 1967. Without a doubt, this is the best-know logo in rock music history.

Fascinating history behind it ,which I wrote about in the Nov. 1997 issue of Goldmine magazine. Very classy logo, though inconsistent. There were six versions, all slightly different, with the best one appearing on Ringo’s drum kit beginning in about 1966.

Amazingly Apple kept using various versions of it until the mid-’90s after which it has pretty consistently used the 1966 version.

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Thanks a lot for adding your own favourites to the list. I’m looking forward to publishing the outcome of your help.

i think,one of my favorite logo is NIKE….it so unique,simple and easy to identify with.i guess the mathematical sign of correctness(i.e NIKE LOGO) means :mark of quality,mark of excellence,etc
or do you have more you want me to know about the logo?
i will appreciate it,cheers

I must say that I really love the “bp” logo. It’s very clean, simple, energetic, symmetrical, fresh and was WAY ahead of it’s time. Especially with the “everything is green” effort that is being crammed down our throats. Oh, and the colors are beautiful and harmonious as well. I actually don’t like bp gas, but I love the logo every time I see it. I never get sick of it. What’s weird, is the fact that I also LOVE the “Shell” logo as well. Maybe because I know the whole story of it’s creation from Mollerup’s book. I can’t believe I just voted for two GAS logos. But that’s my choice and I’m sticking with it.

Todd ~ Publisher of DesignDump.com

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I have two favorites and a third that has a very interesting development.

My main favorite logo is Mother & Child logo. The clever use of typography depicting the unborn child in its mothers womb just works perfectly.

The second logo on my list is the FedEx logo. This again is very clever use of typography and also negative space (the arrow made by E and x).

The third logo I would like to mention is the Shell Oil logo.
The development and redesign of this logo just shows a very successful evolution through style and time. Each logo is right for its era.

Thanks for reading.

Dan

I’ll be publishing a round-up of your favourite logos very soon (hopefully within a week or two).

Trish,

Why do I have a feeling some horror logos will crop up with corporate mergers? Maybe it’s the current 3Dish trends we’re seeing more of.