A logo is a symbol or just a graphic mark, but it speaks a thousand words or creates a thought the moment we look at it. A band logo is a great way to “brand a band”! It should be as iconic and celebrated as the band’s music.
I can remember my college days how crazy we were to get Linkin Park’s t-shirt and badges. All those merchandise with band logos carry the legacy and inspiration with it!
Here are the 15 most beautiful Band Logos to be inspired by…
The Beatles
The “drop-T logo” drawn by Ivor Arbiter when the Beatles bought a drum kit in the shop he owned and asked for the name of the band to appear on it. The capital “B” and the dropped “T” were intended to underline the word “beat”. The black color in The Beatles logo symbolizes the immense influence and unquestioned supremacy of the legendary band.
AC/DC
The band’s name stands for “alternate current/direct current”. Its font style is gothic and is derived from Gutenberg’s Bible. The blunt combination of black and white creates an electrifying chemistry of “Ardor”,” Energy”, “Courage”, and “Perfection”.
The Rolling Stones
This “tongue and lip” logo is the most iconic T-shirt design of all time! It was created to resemble Mick Jagger’s own lips and capture the band’s “Rebelliousness”
Ramones
The eagle holds a baseball bat in one of its talons which symbolizes Johnny Ramones’s love for baseball. Arturo Vega, the man who designed this logo was widely considered as the “fifth” Ramone. He saw the group as the “ultimate all-American band”, so he decided to use the US presidential seal as the foundation for the Ramones’s official logo.
Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of The Moon Emblem
The logo depicts light passing through a prism. It creates a link with Pink Floyd’s live shows, well-known for their lighting and ideas such as “ambition” and “madness”, which were characteristic of Roger Waters’s lyrics.
Nirvana
The inspiration for the design is still a mystery! The band whose songs captured life’s complexities and contradictions had a simple emblem. It epitomizes “angst” and “forebodin”. It is just symbolized by a mere “smiley face.”!
Black Flag
The four thick bars represent the abstracted movement of a waving black flag and also compares them to pistons or the members of the band. It also signifies anarchy.
Slayer
It is a pentagram formed by four swords and a circle with its logotype in the middle. The logo appears as the swords pentagram on an eagle. It resembles the Eagle atop swastika.
One Direction
The name of the band is given in capital letters looking “unique”, “joyous”, and “relaxed”. It symbolizes street art effect!
Linkin Park
The logo featured an “LP” insignia where both the characters were written using only one line. The former Linkin Park logo forms a complete hexagon with each side representing a member of the band. But after Chester passes away the shape is no longer complete!
Guns N’ Roses
It depicts two guns intertwined with roses and a human skull. It is one of the most famous logos in the history of rock music. It was hand drawn by guitarist Slash.
The KLF
The “Pyramid Blaster” is a logo of the KOPYRIGHT LIBERATION FRONT band. There is a ghetto blaster in front of the pyramid displaying the word “Justified”. It represents the “All-Seeing Eye icon”, often depicted as an eye within a triangle or pyramid, a significant symbol of Illuminatus!
The Doors
It has simple, bold geometric shapes, reflective double-O’s and the tiny but essential psychedelic “THE.” It shows up the hippie counter culture of sixties.
Aerosmith
Black and white winged-A emblem with the stylized band name and a star over it. The widely spread wings have blue shades on the edges Color white is associated with “harmony”, “wisdom” and “confidence”, while black represents “power”, “energy” and “elegance”.
Radiohead
It is known as “Modified Bear”, “Despot Bear”, “Hunting Bear”, “Blinky Bear”. Originally inspired by the sketches and drawings of American watercolor painter Charles Burchfield. It depicts the carnivorous grin, perched ears, and large unblinking eyes.
