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October 2, 2013 4:10 AM Subscribe
Logo Mashups mixed famous brand names with somebody else's famous logo. Some were subtle, others obvious, some ingenious, other hilarious and some that will change the way you look at a logo forever. And then there's the simple mashing of two brand names together for the merger that must never happen.
Given federal (U.S.) backdoors and corporate collusion, that one's probably already happened, EC. (Although there's some potential good news on that front.)
posted by ardgedee at 4:44 AM on October 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by ardgedee at 4:44 AM on October 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
Back on topic... I was kind of hoping for more pointed commentary in the logo hybrids rather than just visual puns, but the one at the "Must never happen" link made me laugh in spite of myself.
posted by ardgedee at 4:45 AM on October 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by ardgedee at 4:45 AM on October 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
F.B.I.B.M.
Is that what happens when J. Edgar goes potty?
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 5:08 AM on October 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
Is that what happens when J. Edgar goes potty?
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 5:08 AM on October 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
FBIBM.
Often working closely with the MSNSA.
posted by painquale at 5:25 AM on October 2, 2013 [11 favorites]
Often working closely with the MSNSA.
posted by painquale at 5:25 AM on October 2, 2013 [11 favorites]
Is it scary that I finding just about all of them so normal looking, despite knowing that they're mashed up?
posted by Calzephyr at 5:26 AM on October 2, 2013 [5 favorites]
posted by Calzephyr at 5:26 AM on October 2, 2013 [5 favorites]
Yeah, I was thinking mash up, and instead, it's mostly just juxtaposition of famous brand next to famous brand, not even on the FBIBM level EmpressCallipygos mentioned.
posted by Ghidorah at 5:27 AM on October 2, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by Ghidorah at 5:27 AM on October 2, 2013 [2 favorites]
It took me a minute to realize the Crocs one was not just the actual Crocs logo.
Here are some ingenious mashups of sports logos that are a bit more mashuppy than these juxtapositions.
posted by Rock Steady at 5:43 AM on October 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
Here are some ingenious mashups of sports logos that are a bit more mashuppy than these juxtapositions.
posted by Rock Steady at 5:43 AM on October 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
...or the FDICIA.
posted by jquinby at 6:01 AM on October 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by jquinby at 6:01 AM on October 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
The Wikipedia/Star Wars one wasn't all that funny, probably because it was better with AT&T.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 6:08 AM on October 2, 2013 [4 favorites]
posted by Kirth Gerson at 6:08 AM on October 2, 2013 [4 favorites]
The great thinkers/ band logos mashups are the best, though.
posted by mdn at 7:18 AM on October 2, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by mdn at 7:18 AM on October 2, 2013 [3 favorites]
There are quite a few of these I don't understand at all: Banana Republic / Atari? Or Canon/Adidas? Or Allianz/Android? Or Flickr/CBS? Is there a subtle joke I'm missing?
Or an obvious one? That'd be fine too
posted by ook at 7:23 AM on October 2, 2013
Or an obvious one? That'd be fine too
posted by ook at 7:23 AM on October 2, 2013
It's more of a visual-pun thing than being conceptually about the companies themselves. Like, say, the Banana Republic/Atari one is because "hee hee the Atari logo has curved bits in it that look like bananas".
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 7:26 AM on October 2, 2013
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 7:26 AM on October 2, 2013
Banana Republic / Atari?
Looks like three bananas -- a small republic of bananas.
Or Canon/Adidas?
Looks like three cannons in a row, all pointed up to the left
Or Allianz/Android?
Looks like an Alien (allianz)
Or Flickr/CBS?
Looks like an eye or camera lens blinking/flickering.
I love these. They are all wonderful.
posted by mochapickle at 7:29 AM on October 2, 2013
Looks like three bananas -- a small republic of bananas.
Or Canon/Adidas?
Looks like three cannons in a row, all pointed up to the left
Or Allianz/Android?
Looks like an Alien (allianz)
Or Flickr/CBS?
Looks like an eye or camera lens blinking/flickering.
I love these. They are all wonderful.
posted by mochapickle at 7:29 AM on October 2, 2013
(My favorite is the Gerbers/Gucci mashup.)
posted by mochapickle at 7:44 AM on October 2, 2013
posted by mochapickle at 7:44 AM on October 2, 2013
(Also Kohler, cause it looks like a top view of a toilet flushing.)
posted by mochapickle at 7:45 AM on October 2, 2013
posted by mochapickle at 7:45 AM on October 2, 2013
The Wikipedia/Star Wars one wasn't all that funny, probably because it was better with AT&T.
And better with Bloom County.
posted by straight at 8:16 AM on October 2, 2013
And better with Bloom County.
posted by straight at 8:16 AM on October 2, 2013
My favorite is the Gerbers/Gucci mashup.
Didn't they name her North West?
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 8:22 AM on October 2, 2013 [2 favorites]
Didn't they name her North West?
posted by The 10th Regiment of Foot at 8:22 AM on October 2, 2013 [2 favorites]
And then there's the simple mashing of two brand names together for the merger that must never happen.
Like Fairchild Semiconductor and Honeywell International to become Fairwell Honeychild.
posted by Killick at 8:23 AM on October 2, 2013 [4 favorites]
Like Fairchild Semiconductor and Honeywell International to become Fairwell Honeychild.
posted by Killick at 8:23 AM on October 2, 2013 [4 favorites]
Here are some other mashups (in color!).
posted by Kabanos at 8:28 AM on October 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Kabanos at 8:28 AM on October 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
I had to look at the tags here before I could place the Dove mashed with the Twitter text.
Very convincing-looking combinations.
posted by RainyJay at 8:34 AM on October 2, 2013
Very convincing-looking combinations.
posted by RainyJay at 8:34 AM on October 2, 2013
The Wikipedia/Star Wars one wasn't all that funny, probably because it was better with AT&T.
AT&T employees of my acquaintance actually call their employer the Death Star in conversation.
posted by immlass at 10:23 AM on October 2, 2013
AT&T employees of my acquaintance actually call their employer the Death Star in conversation.
posted by immlass at 10:23 AM on October 2, 2013
The Taco Bell one is my favorite. Maybe because I'm one of the olds.
posted by double block and bleed at 11:52 AM on October 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by double block and bleed at 11:52 AM on October 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
I'm at the Combination Pizza Hut Taco Bell
posted by mctsonic at 12:52 PM on October 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by mctsonic at 12:52 PM on October 2, 2013 [1 favorite]
Actually the way I look at the Toyota logo already changed forever when I realized that you could use it to make every (Roman capital) letter in the name by just erasing a line here or there, as if the letters were stylized and then all superimposed on one another. TOYOTA. Try it. It's way cooler than the Jockey thing.
posted by BlueJae at 2:42 PM on October 2, 2013
posted by BlueJae at 2:42 PM on October 2, 2013
Consider this vintage T-shirt, the multicolored letters a bit reminiscent of a competitor's logo. Now imagine them merged. Yeah, laugh at "Goople"--while you can.
posted by Halloween Jack at 7:19 PM on October 2, 2013
posted by Halloween Jack at 7:19 PM on October 2, 2013
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There's a throwaway line in one of the Callahans' Crosstime Saloon books when someone comes up with a scary idea for a merger: "F.B.I.B.M."
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 4:19 AM on October 2, 2013 [3 favorites]