rmackman Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Kind of a neat story:http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-oldest-company-logos-in-america-175348145.html "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Interesting read, but some of the examples were reaches.... especially Union Pacific, and John Deere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadSeed84 Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Yea John Deere definitely isn't really the same at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theSLVRBCK Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I understand what that they were trying to show logos that had maintained key elements to their design over the years, but to me, if you change the design as much as John Deere and Union Pacific has, then it is not the same logo and shouldn't be on this list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Surprised the P&G "man on the moon" logo wasn't mentioned. They don't use it on public branding anymore, but it still exists on their shipping boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leggman01 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I understand what that they were trying to show logos that had maintained key elements to their design over the years, but to me, if you change the design as much as John Deere and Union Pacific has, then it is not the same logo and shouldn't be on this list.agree...mostly on-topic, there is a great history of the john deere logo here http://www.deere.com...trademarks.page - the mark has changed pretty dramatically over the years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 John Deere still has a leaping deer as their logo--sure the colour has been added, and the details have changed--but at it's heart, it's a leaping deer, I'd say it counts for the purpose of the list.i don't think their intention was to be as detailed or as picky as some of you. Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 See I'd be far more interested in what the oldest actual logo still in use is. For that its Johnson & Johnson, and GE and almost Coca-Cola and Dupont. Still a cool list for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadSeed84 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 John Deere still has a leaping deer as their logo--sure the colour has been added, and the details have changed--but at it's heart, it's a leaping deer, I'd say it counts for the purpose of the list.i don't think their intention was to be as detailed or as picky as some of you.Thats like saying the timberwolves have always had the head of a timber wolf as their logo, so its the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianoknight Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 I will disagree on Union Pacific, but only because that article only showed the first logo from 1886. Within about 18 months, the railroad adopted a logo that is nearly identical to today.For what it's worth, UP's website has a fantastic historical section on their various logos over the years.http://www.up.com/ab...plogo/index.htm1886188818892002-present 5th in NAT. TITLES | 2nd in CONF. TITLES | 5th in HEISMAN | 7th in DRAFTS | 8th in ALL-AMER | 7th in WINS | 4th in BOWLS | 1st in SELLOUTS | 1st GAMEDAY SIGN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Bunky Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I always thought the Prudential logo was a mountain, not a rock. Now the Prudential Center nickname makes more sense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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