Band Logos

Before designing my own artist logo i wanted to look at some of the logos from the bands i have looked at to give me inspiration and so i am able to see the popular characteristics of an alternative rock genre logo.

Linkin Park:

I like the simplicity of this logo but also how the image lows almost like an optical illusion as we look at the symbol. There has been a lot of conspiracy theories that this logo suggests that the band is involved with the 'Illuminati' which is a theory that there are 3 groups who control the decisions of the entire world and are controlling political parties and aim for a world with one political party and one currency and members of this group have elite power.The immediate contrast between the black and white follows a code and convention of alternative rock and also keeps the design simplistic and therefor easy to print onto merchandise and be easily represented as its not too complicated.

Radiohead:

This logo is from the band radio head. The logo originated from a song they did called 'Hunting bears' and the simplistic yet catchy design has stuck. The bear has the name 'Modified bear'. I like how they have almost created their own character and mascot for their band as it gives their merchandise a personal twist and also gives them more of a likability and enables them to create more recognition as we will notice the bear and the band. I like how they have used black and white as the colour stand out and are bold and eye catching. The simplistic design also is attractive to look at with the use of simple shapes and pattern making the image leasing to look at and easily memorable.

30 seconds to mars:

Now. This logo has a lot of theories behind it as the band has not specified it meaning. These are a few possibilities of the 'Triad' logo. The triad is an image used in Pythagoras which is the symbol for 3 (there are 3 band members in the group) so this could be where they have got the idea from. Also the triangle could be a symbol of the pyramid which is the symbol of belief in something as the band could seem inspirational for many challenge growing teenagers and young adults. The number 3 is said to be the number of life because its is the only number which has a 1.The beginning, 2.The  middle and 3.End. Again this simplistic design is very easy to remember and easy to use and print onto merchandise as the design is not too complicated. Also fans used there hands in concert to create the sign and this shows dedication and respect to the band.

Pixies:

The pixies logo consists of the band name in a readable bold yet patterned font with a unique twist making the font readable yet interesting. Also on the 'P' for Pixie they have a small illustration of a wing to suggest the mythical fairy like creature which shows recognition to the band of the origination of the name. Also the simple bold font allows the band name to be readable and yet not look too plain and boring.