A simple logo design
can sometimes become dull if created without a strong and relevant
meaning. But then again, the best of the brands have simple but
effective logos. Recall the famous FedEx logo desgin .
Although it may look simple and naive to a layman, it has a brilliant
concept with a hidden message incorporated using an “arrow” between
the letters “E” and “X”. The arrow in the hidden logo denotes progress
and advancement of the company.
This is one of the biggest challenges facing logo designers.
Creating a conceptual logo design with a powerful hidden message is
more vital than making a fancy logo design. This is because if a logo
does not communicate the core meaning of the company to its customers,
the brand will be unable to sell. One of the most popular techniques
used in logo designing to create hidden logos is using negative space.
Following are 35 exceptionally creative hidden logos that have a message concealed within them. See if you can find them out.
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1 Here There:
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This hidden logo has two meanings. Reflection of the word “1here” creates the word “there” below to complete “1here there”.
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Mira:
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What would look like a human face has more to
this hidden logo. The black negative spaces on the left and right
side create two dog faces.
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Black Cat:
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If you see this hidden logo vertically, it
will spell out "Black Cat". But if u look horizontally, you will notice
that the negative space letter ‘C’ in both the words has been used to
show the eyes of a cat.
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Hide:
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This is a perfect example of negative space.
The "D" has been carefully hidden in the "HIDE". At first, the word
"HIDE" can be read with the small "D" in white, but if you watch
closely, the black space shows a "D" as well.
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AMAZING:
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A spectacular hidden logo that uses an actual maze to form the letters "M", "A", "Z", "E" , which compeltes the word "AMAZING".
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Countercurrent:
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As you can notice, the negative space
between the four arrows makes another arrow that goes the opposite
direction. It signifies the meaning of countercurrent logo.
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Helping Hands for Pets:
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This logo design is a very creative use of
negative space that shows many animals within one another. Inside the
horse you will locate a dog, a cat and a bird.
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Shit Talking:
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This is a weird but funny logo design. It
denotes to quotes that are shaped in a way to create a toilet seat in
the middle, while signifies the name of the logo.
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Old Drunk:
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Although the logo design may look like a
plump man standing, but if you watch closely, he is holding a wine
glass that can be seen in the negative space in the middle.
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Kolner Zoo:
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The hidden logo with an elephant’s silhouette
is defined by a giraffe and rhinoceros; the negative space of the
animal’s hind legs are cleverly shaped by the twin spires of Cologne
Cathedral.
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Galant Shoes:
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Bulgarian shoe manufacturer Galant has a
hidden logo with a circular black crescent and stiletto silhouette
creating a strong capital G in negative space.
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My Fonts:
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At first glance, it may not look so impressive, but if you observe this hidden logo, the letters ‘My’ shows a human hand.
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Raven:
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This creative logo designed for a Dutch
financial advice company looks like 3 ravens, but the negative space in
between contains yet another raven.
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Lion Bird:
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This is an energetic logo to
show the strength of a business. It shows that a company is lion of
their field and at the zenith as a bird.
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Zoorganic:
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This hidden logo has two messages concealed
using negative space technique. Under the wings of the eagle you can
see a horse and a wolf.
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Strength:
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Strength logo design uses a combination of
illusion and negative space to incorporate a hidden meaning. The hidden
faces are noticeable on the left and right side of the eaten apple.
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Oak Bros:
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You might see this logo design as only a
leaf, but if you watch closely, you will see three heads under the
leaf created using negative space signifying Oak bros.
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Hidden Cork:
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This hidden logo shows a wonderful play on
the letters "h" and "c" to create a wine glass. Looking vertically, it
also spells out ‘h’ and ‘C’. Also hidden in the glass is a cork.
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Safehands:
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Safehands is ideal logo for
finance and consulting. It uses the negative space to create the S and
the $ sign by showing the two hands coming in together.
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Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium:
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This hidden logo is one of the most creative
uses of negative space. What may seem as a tree is more than that. If
you look closely, you will see a gorilla face on the left side and a
tiger face on the right.
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Project X Construction:
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It is a concept logo design
for Project X Construction. It uses the FedEx concept of incorporating
the arrow between‘t’ and ‘X’
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Mother:
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Reminiscent of the Families logo, this hidden logo shows a mother and child holding hands using the letter “M”
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Hands up:
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This hidden logo is a tricky
one to understand. If you observe the letter “U”, you will see that
it shows a person with his hands up.
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The Installers:
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This logo design is for anyone who does
industrial/installing type work. The implied "I" is made up of two
doors opening away from you.
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British Telecom ‘piper’:
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Many of you might not known this. The famous
BP ‘piper’ logo has a hidden concept. The ‘listening/speaking’ idea in
this logo symbolizes one person (in red) listening and another (in
blue) speaking.
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A.G. Low Construction logo:
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In this logo, the name of
the company is written in thin, square letters that hold a great
purpose; they are designed to look like the floor plan of the house,
which happens to be the company’s specialty.
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Embrace Beer:
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This logo design uses the negative space
technique to hide two beer bottles between the letter ‘B’. the letter B
also creates an “E”.
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I Hate You:
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At first glance it may appear
to be "I heart You". But the hidden logo has a different meaning.
Amazingly the heart is twisted to spell out “Hate”.
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Truce:
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It’s somewhere in between an excellent use of
negative space and an ambigram – using a font to spell the word
“truce” that fits within itself when flipped upside-down.
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Logo:
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Using a bunch of squares,
this hidden logo has wonderfully crafted the word "Logo" out of the
boxes.This is what i call simple and sweet.
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ELECTRIC:
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This hidden logo exhibits one of the best and
clever use of negative space. Notice how a plug and a cord is extended
through the word "Electric".
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Cats:
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The cats logo design displays
imagination at its best. What may look as a cat stretching out but it
is actually ladies heels. The cat is shaped beautifully to form a
women’s sandal.
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Epirate:
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This is yet another creative hidden logo. The small cap letter “e” is shaped in a way to look like a pirate holding swords.
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Bones:
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A random and rough typography concept that uses all the letters in the word ‘BONES’, and create with half bones.
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MYSTERY LOGO:
In the end, I would like to bring to attention this
mystery logo, I’m sure there is a strong meaning behind it, but I can’t
ascertain it exactly.
For me it appears to be two wolves encircling in a way, to make the number "2"…what hidden message do you see in this logo?
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