Nickelodeon is a cable television network for Children and teens. The network was started in 1979, and since then the branding has gone through a few changes. The splash emblem wasn't used until 1984. This variation of the logo was designed by Tom Corey and Scott Nash. The current logo is a still has the familiar orange color but the splash shape has been removed. The newer logo is better because the font still has the same friendly appearance but it isn't being crammed into a shape.
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The Adobe company was started in 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke. John Warnocks wife, Marva, designed the logo, but the logo has been modified to its current version which is red and white. I do like the new logo more than the old one, but perhaps this is because it is brighter. While the logos loosely resemble one another, they are still very different from one another. While this may have effected the logos recognition in the eye of the general public it doesn't seem to have effected to popularity of the company itself.
The Dolce and Gabbana logo, like many of fashion company logos, is very simple in design. Composed completely of type, the logo consists of a black san serif font on a white background. The company itself was founded by two Italians in 1985 and the company focuses on clothing and accessories. I love fashion but sadly I am unfamiliar with this logo, unlike those who purchase products from the company. It doesn't seem as though the logo has changed since the company was started which has most likely helped with the brands popularity and recognition.
In 1966 Richard M. Schulze started the Best Buy company, only at the time of its beginning the company was called, "The Sound of Music". The current logo is simplistic and to the point. Its bright colors make it stand out. While the logo is easy to remember, its design could be improved. The logo is meant to represent a company that sells its products for cheaper than other competitors and while the logo isn't necessarily cheap in design the typography could be improved. This is one of those cases where the designers put very large font in a very small box. With little breathing room the font becomes cramped. The constant change of the logo design may have also effected branding recognition for the company. 
The Ford logo is simple in design and font choice but it is one of the most recognizable car logos. I don't know who designed the logo but Henry Ford founded the company in 1903. The first Logo had a blockier font with a highly stylized border. I like the first logo design, but from an efficiency standpoint it may have been difficult to put on the front of hundreds of cars. The design went from one extreme to the other and by 1909 the logo had lost its stylized border and had become a simple cursive font inside quotes. The font would finally be put back inside a circle and the classic blue and white colors would be incorporated. The final logo from 1976 has a modern 3D look to it, and it even looks shiny to the viewer. The Logo has changed quite a bit over the years but it is still remained consistent enough for recognition to remain among the public.
The Angry Birds logo is one of my favorite logos because of its creative and colorful design. The design was most likely designed to market towards children but the game is also very popular among adults. The game was created by a Finnish computer game company called Rovio Entertainment Unlimited, and I while I am unsure who designed the logo, a designer or designers in the company may have created the logo. More than three colors was definitely used in the design which isn't really a bad thing in this case since the design is meant to be appealing to a younger generation. The font is very creative and bold. I like that it looks almost like the font is the birds nest. If the logo is kept the same it will help with recognition, but it is doubtful that people will forget the funny looking birds in the logo.
The Cartoon Network Logo is one that most 90's kids will recognize without a problem. The network and logo were introduced in 1992. The current logo is pictured in the far left corner and was created by an Australian digital visual effects company called Animal Logic. The font is a custom typeface that is San Serif. The logo is very recognizable but I'm not sure how I feel about the original logo. Each letter of the title is in a box and the entire logo has a stroke around it. The font is a bold san serif font that stands out and makes an impression on the viewer.
The Burger King logo is unique in that it has an illustration of the food that the company serves, and usually restaurant logos don't have this characteristic. The branding hasn't changed much over the years but the original logo looked even more like a burger than the one that is pictured here. Despite these changes the colors have remained predominately the same. It is nice that the designers chose the three primary colors for their logo because the three go very well together. This also helps with recognition, so much so that it would be difficult for any other business to use these same colors in a completely different logo, simply because people would think of Burger King when they saw it. The font is a custom typeface that is bold and San Serif.
The Baskin Robbins logo is creative, innovative and colorful, and the design is perfect for a business that sells ice cream. The newest logo which is on the far left was introduced in 2007 after the company decided to redo some of their branding. The company is well known for having 31 different flavors of ice cream and in the older logos the 31 stands out on its own. I love that the designers found a creative new way to incorporate the 31 into the design without it standing out like a sore thumb. The colors have remained similar through the years to help with logo recognition. The current logo is to the point but still fun to look at, and the color choices work very well together as well. While I am not usually a fan of putting font inside boxes or circles this is one case in which it works and still stays true to the original design.
For a classic rock fan, the Aerosmith logo is very recognizable, and perhaps even those who don't care for classic rock still would be interested in this particular logo and its design. The logo was designed by Raymond Tabano who played in the band for a little while before being replaced by Brad Whitford in 1971. The logo has a stylized A in the background and the font that the work Aerosmith is comprised of looks vaguely like smoke. The design is perfect for a rock band because it is edgy and exciting. It is also interesting because it resembles a lot of different things such as smoke, pinstripes, and tattoos. The movement of the design gives the logo character and the colors that are used help add movement. I also like how the designer put light colors on a black background because this make the design look almost like it is glowing. The design hasn't changed much from when it was created in the 1970's and this is most likely the reason that the logo is so recognizable. 
The Hollister logo is another logo that was designed for a clothing brand. The logo was designed by Abercrombie and Fitch co. and has remained consistent in design since the brand was released. The color of the logo is usually maroon which represents happiness bravery and power. The logo on the left is very similar to the design of the American Eagle Outfitters logo, with the bird at the top followed by the large text and smaller text below. The designers shouldn't have put the large heavy font on top of the smaller font, and they probably should have used a similar san serif font for the font below the larger font. A lot of clothing stores have similar branding methods and the similarities between AEO and Hollister are quite evident.