{"id":97063,"date":"2014-12-01T20:22:39","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T04:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/?p=97063"},"modified":"2025-08-22T20:19:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T03:19:44","slug":"famous-brand-logos-and-the-stories-behind-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/famous-brand-logos-and-the-stories-behind-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Famous Brand Logos and The Stories Behind Them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you ever wonder why the logos of the brand you love are the way they are?\u00a0Here are 7 stories behind 7 logos we see everyday.<\/p>\n<h3>Adidas<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/famous-brand-logos-and-the-stories-behind-them\/adidas\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-97064\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"365\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97064\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Adidas-550x365.png\" alt=\"Adidas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Adidas-550x365.png 550w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Adidas-947x630.png 947w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Adidas-900x598.png 900w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Adidas.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEver wonder that ADIDAS might have a full form beneath those letters? There are being rumours that there is a full form behind the word ADIDAS and it is \u2018All Day I Dream about Sports\u2019. Fascinating, isn\u2019t it? But the real story behind it is that, the name came after the founder of this brand, Adolf Dassler. Moreover the logo represented by the stripes denotes the mountain to achieve higher goals.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Apple<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/famous-brand-logos-and-the-stories-behind-them\/apple\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-97065\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"680\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97065\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Apple-550x680.png\" alt=\"Apple\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Apple-550x680.png 550w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Apple-509x630.png 509w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Apple-546x676.png 546w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Apple.png 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe half bitten Apple logo denotes the \u201cTree of knowledge\u201d and it represents the famous forbidden fruit from the story of Adam and Eve.<\/p>\n<h3>Baskin Robbins<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/famous-brand-logos-and-the-stories-behind-them\/baskin-robbins-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-97066\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"275\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97066\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Baskin-Robbins-550x275.png\" alt=\"Baskin Robbins\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Baskin-Robbins-550x275.png 550w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Baskin-Robbins.png 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe all know the famous ice-cream company Baskin Robbins. Ever wonder how the name came for this brand? It was named after Burt Baskin and Irv Robbins who first started the company in 1953. Moreover you can see a number \u201831\u2019 inscribed within the logo, which represents the manufacturer\u2019s famous slogan \u201931 Flavours\u2019.<\/p>\n<h3>Google<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/famous-brand-logos-and-the-stories-behind-them\/google-set-to-change-logo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-97067\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"185\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Google-Set-To-Change-Logo.png\" alt=\"Google Set To Change Logo\"  \/><\/a><br \/>\nGoogle was first known as \u2018BackRub\u2019. When the company thought of renaming it, they first came up with \u2018Googol\u2019 which means a large number with first digit 1 followed by 100 zeros. But again in 1998 they renamed their company name to \u2018Google\u2019 itself, which now millions of people from all around the world use it.<\/p>\n<h3>Mercedes Benz<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/famous-brand-logos-and-the-stories-behind-them\/mercedes-benz\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-97068\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1649\" height=\"1278\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97068\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mercedes-Benz.jpg\" alt=\"Mercedes Benz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mercedes-Benz.jpg 1649w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mercedes-Benz-550x426.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mercedes-Benz-812x630.jpg 812w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Mercedes-Benz-872x676.jpg 872w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1649px) 100vw, 1649px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis logo has a star-like symbol which represents that the company has its products running on land, sea and up in the\u00a0air. Means the company has its hands on transporters like cars, ships and even aeroplanes.<\/p>\n<h3>Toyota<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/famous-brand-logos-and-the-stories-behind-them\/toyota\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-97069\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"372\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97069\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Toyota.jpg\" alt=\"Toyota\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Toyota.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Toyota-550x330.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThis logo is created by merging three ellipse of different sizes all together. This represents the hearts of customer, the product and the heart of the development over the field of technology.<\/p>\n<h3>Volkswagen<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/famous-brand-logos-and-the-stories-behind-them\/volkswagen\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-97070\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1017\" height=\"932\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-97070\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Volkswagen.jpg\" alt=\"Volkswagen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Volkswagen.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Volkswagen-550x504.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Volkswagen-687x630.jpg 687w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Volkswagen-737x676.jpg 737w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1017px) 100vw, 1017px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe symbol of this company represents its name itself, V for \u201cVolks\u201d and W for \u201cWagen\u201d. And the germen meaning for the words Volks and Wagen are \u2018people\u2019 and \u2018car\u2019 respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you ever wonder why the logos of the brand you love are the way they are?\u00a0Here are 7 stories behind 7 logos we see everyday. 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