Logo designs in the music industry

Music logos are essential in the music industry as they are used everywhere in association with an artist or band. For example they can be used on stickers, hoodies or even on bags.

AC DC image used on a vintage poster

AC DC tattoo

AC DC mug

Logos are placed everywhere meaning that an artist or band can reach as far as they want went it comes to putting their brand out there.

There are seven types of logos which include abstract mark, mascot logo, combination mark, emblem logo, letter mark, pictorial mark and word mark.

The seven types of logos

Logos are used on merchandise, they can create a unique selling point for an artist or band , they represent ideology and convey the genre.

Music logos mean that people are able to recognise the band and artist through iconic imagery attracting more attention towards them. For example Nirvana's logo is so iconic that even people who don't listen to their music can recognise it.

The logo was introduced in 1989 and was Kurt Cobain's idea. The yellow creates a sense of positive energy and a warm atmosphere. The famous smiley face holds the connotation that the band wanted to make music that made their audience happy or it could be a symbol for the type of audience that they attract.

The font fits in well with rock genre as its hard and sharp. Putting two contrasting colours such as black and yellow makes the logo catchy in some sense as they are two different colours that go well

The contrast between the black and yellow can also have the connotation of the black being the rock created and the yellow is the happiness from the band and their fans.

My logo

With my logo I decided to go with the same theme as my draft hypothesis. I decided to carry foward the wavy text and I used the the heart beats as imagery that possibly go on to become iconic or could be used as an association with the artist.

Some examples how the logo can be used.

The logo on a tote bag

An example of the logo as a poster

The logo on a ipad cover