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Graphic symbols and elements we see in famous logos today are a result of numerous techniques studied in the last couple of centuries. Considering the evolution of our society and its demands the old Instagram logo, introduced in 2010, might just not cut it today. The original Apple logo with its realistic style drawing looks way too complicated and forgettable for us, while the old Starbucks logo shows some indecency in it. We, as a society, are more used to simplistic style these days. Also, since we've gotten better at understanding symbols, famous logos changed taking in mind our demands.
Take a look at this list compiled by Bored Panda for example. In it, you'll find some of the world's most famous logos, both how they look now and how they looked in the beginning. While you probably recognize all of the contemporary ones, many of their original counterparts aren't so easy to identify.
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Apple
#3
Mozilla Firefox
#4
Starbucks
#5
Walt Disney
#6 Google
#7
Nokia
#9
Canon
Yugan Talovich 8 years ago
So Canon started out as Kwanon, Guan Yin, what Westerners call the Buddhist goddess of mercy. Only Guan Yin is asexual, and not a god.
#10
Amazon
Caramel000 8 years ago
Realised that the new Amazon symbol buys you stuff A-Z looking at where the arrow is going
#11
Nintendo
#13 Twitter
#14
Volkswagen
#15
Coca Cola
#16
Snapchat
#17
Playboy
Amanda Panda 8 years ago
I remember back in the day when girls would tan, everyone had those little bunny stickers they would put on before they laid out, and would flaunt their little tan tattoo lol Anyone else remember that?
#19
Kentucky Fried Chicken
#20
Discovery Channel
Anirudh Sharma 8 years ago
So discovery channel started back when people still believed in a flat earth!
#21
Burger King
#22
Adidas
#23
Shell
#24
Ikea
#25
Nestle
#26
Mcdonald's
#27
Pepsi
Andzia Grabowska 8 years ago
Is it me or the first pepsi logo is simmilar to the current coca-cola?
Aaron Chavez 3 years ago
Pepsi was made by the same company that made coca cola
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Amber Ridgdill 8 years ago
My favorite explanation of the current Pepsi logo is a person in a red shirt and blue jeans with their gut sticking out lol
Abigail Radley 6 years ago
it looks like its been written with the hand the person's not used to writing with AKA my left hand
#28
At&t
Ani Asnever 8 years ago
I don't know why it never occurred to me that AT&T was short for anything.
#29
Fedex
#30
Ge Healthcare
#31
Heineken
#32
Mazda
#33
Visa
#34
Adobe Systems
Jelmer Jellema 8 years ago
Probably just used Photoshop to make the first one because they thought indesign was too expensive for just one logo.
#35
Pampers
#36
Nissan
#37
Lay's
#38
Microsoft
#39
Eskimo
#40
Kodak
#41
Samsung
#42
Audi
#43
British Airways
Morten Petersen 8 years ago
British airways was called - British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and had a completely different logo. check out british airways homepage they have some cool fotos from the early days.
#44
Dell
#45 Instagram
#46
Procter And Gamble
#49
Walmart
Jim Hubbard 8 years ago
I thought it was Kurt Vonnegut's a*****e painting.... 99d5ec6e3b...526d61.jpg 
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Marcus McArthur 8 years ago
Would be interesting to see some of the logos in between the first and current. Like Apple, for instance, with their multi colored apple from the early 90's.
Sharon Richardson 8 years ago
That's what I was told when I drew the Mastercard Logo years ago
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get in 8 years ago
Do you think if some color was added to SOME of the old logos they would look better?
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Abby Kleerekoper 8 years ago
Half of these logos are made up. The Coca-Cola advert definitely was always in the distinctive script. The website even tells their story!
Lucia Aprodu 8 years ago
Nissan and Lay's seem to have gone backwards in time. Their initial logos are so in tune with today!
Marcus McArthur 8 years ago
Would be interesting to see some of the logos in between the first and current. Like Apple, for instance, with their multi colored apple from the early 90's.
Sharon Richardson 8 years ago
That's what I was told when I drew the Mastercard Logo years ago
Load More Replies... get in 8 years ago
Do you think if some color was added to SOME of the old logos they would look better?
Load More Replies... Abby Kleerekoper 8 years ago
Half of these logos are made up. The Coca-Cola advert definitely was always in the distinctive script. The website even tells their story!
Lucia Aprodu 8 years ago
Nissan and Lay's seem to have gone backwards in time. Their initial logos are so in tune with today!
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