Here's a list of the top 25 band logos of all time. & It's a good list, but the choices seem informed as much by good design as band popularity and influence. Obviously, the theory is that one leads naturally to the other. & But I'm sure there are some hardscrabble designers out there drafting innovative logos as I write this. & As for the Spinner list, & I do agree with some of their choices, especially Public Enemy, Black Flag and Bauhaus. &
I also found this more informative list, which has similar choices (The Stones, AC/DC, Yes, and The Who) but shares a lot more information about the designers behind the logos. & The post's author, also a designer, is Koldo Barroso and he writes: &
I have noticed that some of the best band logos are related to hard rock and heavy metal bands, such as AC/DC, Motorhead, Iron Maiden, Def Lepard, and Van Halen. For some reason, all of those bands put a special care in the visual aspect and lettering. Many of them had some of the best album cover art ever, like in the case of Iron Maiden and Meat Loaf. &
Hmmm...remember all those heavy metal boys in high school who sat in the back of class, making elaborate ink drawings on their blue, hardbound notebooks? & Drawings of fire-breathing dragons, swords, and women in metal bikinis with unbelievably impressive ....mammary powers? Gee, I wonder what happened to all of them?
What are your favorite band logos?
