Bad branding. Who approved these logos?
(because they’re the easiest?)
(trying to take the pain out of seeing the dentist?)
(This must have been a pain to get approved)
(Beta not)
(gotta go boys. Looks alot like Dick’s below)
Dick’s got the dough.
cited as world’s worst logo
They got the message:
Sinkist?
After years of fighting allegations that their logo was satanic, P&G changed to one which risked no such grief. It is now painfully boring.
(Where do you park?)
Nathan’s could use this one
Brazilian Institute for Oriental Studies (yes, that is a temple). This won bt3a’s Phallic Logo award in 2005.
Lost in Translation: Sometimes foreign brand names don’t travel well.
Sources: Google Images; crossroads; presentation Zen; get hypocritical; bt3a;
Further Reading:
Why Do All Real Estate Logos Suck So Bad? (FoREM)
What Makes A Great Logo? (The Thinker)
Successful logos Explained (William L. Haig) credible, trustworthy, forward thinking
Technorati Tags: Logos, Branding, phallic awards
haha. I had that same reaction to the seomoz crawl test. it’s a killer tool. WTF with the logo tho?
yeah what were they thinking? And no one noticed?
Ya know the graphic designers charge big bucks to design
these logo’s. The companies that approved their use for their products or services may have thought they were cute.
However, the graphic designers are laughing all the way to the bank! The Arlington logo was particularly disturbing
for any parent of young children… Although you can look at it as inocent but behind it is a sick mind… These companies were suckers! literally… This may come as a shock to some there are still decent people in the world that would prefer a clear idea or signal of what your company is about. These fail or maybe they do attract the customers they want…Whatever!
Amazing! Great finds. I had a chuckle over a couple of them.
OMG you guys are so hot and those Logos are so funny. Thanks.
While I am cracking up laughing at many of these I can’t help but consider the level of absolute “dumb” that approved these for use.
And someone actually had to pay for them.
VERY FUNNY LONG TIME XD