Famous Logos With Hidden Messages

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Everyone loves a good mystery, puzzle, or suspenseful book or movie. Who would ever think you could finds such things in a corporate logo design? Well we here at Ellev have broken out the Scoobie snacks and done the research for you to find out the hidden symbols and messages in some of the world’s most well known logos and brands. Let the mystery unraveling begin!


FedEx take pride in advertising their speed and delivery accuracy, and subliminally promote this in their logo with a hidden arrow between the “E” and the “X”. We made note by making the arrow black.

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It is a little well-known fact, but the BMW brand has a background in aviation. The white section of the logo represents the moving propeller while the blue section represent the sky. Take note in this illustration from a 1929 BMW aircraft magazine with the history of the logos that we at Ellev had put together for you.

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And the mystery continues…Amazon has one of the most interesting and intriguing logos of almost all of the big corporations. Originally the logo idea for Amazon.com was a graphic representation of the Amazon river. Eventually the logo was changed to contain the golden arrow which points from the “A” to the “Z” implying that they sell everything from “A to Z”. This logo change is much less literal in it’s message and subsequently works much better. Some have also said that the arrow actually looks like a smiley face which is the face you get from the great shopping deals you get from shopping at Amazon.com. We at Ellev Advertising Agency like both those ideas!

Feel free to contact us at Ellev when you’re ready to design your mysterious logo!

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A Sampling of Famous “Aha!” Moments

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When do you have your best idea moments?  In the middle of the night?  In the shower?  While driving to work?  Most every famous “Aha!” moment has occurred when it was least expected.  Bill Gates had a huge Aha! moment when he realized he would have to sell his product before he could even make it with software and hardware pre-sales are commonplace now days. Go Pro founder, Nick Woodman, found his inspiration for his Go Pro cameras when a sturdier set up was needed for when he wanted to take pictures of himself surfing.

Check out this very cool infographic to see how other great inventors, famous founders, and very successful people found their inspiration and came up with their “Aha!” moments and ideas that they’d go down for in history for!

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Hater for Facebook

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‘Hater’, the answer to Facebook’s ‘Like’ button it’s like Instagram for everything you hate. Finally an app Ellev can use for bad design!

But it’s not all about negativity as you might hate something so much you want to change it, which is the complete opposite of what happens when you ‘Like’ something.”

The free app is available on iTunes.

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Fascinating Business Cards Of The World’s Most Famous People

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Business cards can be surprisingly insightful—especially if they bear the names of history’s most famous personalities.

Several fascinating name cards of the world’s most well-known people have surfaced on the internet—including contemporary tech legends and important historical figures.

From Mark Zuckerberg’s provocatively worded card to Houdini’s intriguing piece of triangular cardboard, these will make valuable additions to any business card collector’s stash.

You may want to keep every business card you receive from now on—because you never know which of the names printed on them will become famous in the future.

 

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