21 Similar Logo Designs – Copy or Coincidence

by admin on 01. Mar, 2010 in logo design

Breach of copyright has become a prevalent issue these days. Individuals often plagiarize items that are easily accessible. The early cases of content stealing was found in the academic field where students used to copy their colleagues assignments and homework and passed them off as their own. The identical problem is present the logo industry.

You will see a large number of logo designs that either appear to be similar to others or are a definite replica. But what is the real purpose behind it? Is it that some people copy logos deliberately or it’s just a twist of fate? Regardless of the reason, you have to create a design that does not accidentally ease into the region of logo raiding.

The Dangers of Copying Logos:

Logo stealing is an escalating annoyance for logo designers, particularly after the dawn of the online world. By merely using a search engine, anyone can locate a particular logo design and copy it for their identity. Even the search engine giant Google faces a similar case of plagiarism as Chinese firm Goojje ripped off their logo design.

1. Google and Goojje:

Unique VS Stimulated Logos:

There is a wide distinction in developing an exclusive identity and oen that is influenced from another. Uniqueness is a quality that most logo designers maintain but getting influenced from an already existent design, making minute variations to it and then declaring it to be fresh and exclusive cannot be termed ‘innovation’.

On the other hand, several designers have been protecting themselves in believing that creativity can be replicated. They argue that since we observe so many things in life, we are subconsciously bound to use those images in our work. This could create a logo plagiarism through pure coincidence.

Regardless of the above reasons, observe the following logo designs and decide on which ones are purely coincidental and which are downright copy.

2. VOLVO and Quicktime

3. British Paints and Pagan Osborne

4. NBC and Nebraska ETV Network

5. Belfast City and South Hams Food & Drink

6. Blackburn Market and Barrow

7. Britney Spears’ believe

8. Quark, Alcone, Scottish Arts Council and Artworkers:

9. DoshDosh and David Airey

10. Carrier and Ford

11. BMW and BYD

12. FDA and SEGA and CNN

13. Toyota (Japan) vs Jincheng (China)

14. PEPSI and Korean Airline

15. One Spa, One, Penzeys One

16. Sun Microsystems and Columbia Sportswear

17. Sinar Mas and Airbus

18. Unilever and Swiat Zdrowia

19. Bacardi and Swiss air force logo:

20. Quiznos Sub and New Quest

21. Google Buzz and UNO

Tags: Copy or coincidence, design, dublicate logo, Game, google buzz, logo, logo design, similar logo, UNO

Logo Design of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa »

5 Responses to “21 Similar Logo Designs – Copy or Coincidence”

Violeta Ahrendes 12. Dec, 2010 at 8:32 pm #

Been looking at doing SEO and bettering the design on my site for a while, so this website has been really helpful. Clear read as well, so thank you!

Reply
Kay @ Nebraska 4G Wireless 17. Jan, 2011 at 2:59 pm #

Hi, just doing some browsing for my Nebraska 4g website. Truly more information that you can imagine on the web. Not quite what I was looking for, but great site. Have a good day.

Reply
Shila Rorick 13. Sep, 2011 at 7:06 pm #

Your blog needs help REALLY BAD! PLEASE install the Growmap Anti Spambot Plugin to stop people from filling in worthless comments using auto post bots. Go into your /wp-admin/ and click plug-ins and then search on: Growmap Anti Spambot Plugin and install it and activate it to stop any further spammers.

Reply
Table Mountain 05. Feb, 2012 at 10:09 am #

The next time I read a blog,blog like yours, I hope that it doesnt disappoint me as much as the previous one. Great job !

Reply

Trackbacks/Pingbacks

New Bears Logo Revealed | Auspuck - 31. Jan, 2012
[...] A quick google search on “similar logos” comes up with a multitude of sites on the issue at hand. Many webpages argues “that since we observe so many things in life, we are subconsciously bound to use those images in our work. This could create a logo plagiarism through pure coincidence” (21 Similar Logo Designs – Copy or Coincidence). [...]