The symbol’s roots go back much further, however, as emblem of the Order of Calatrava, one of Spain’s four religious societies of knights in the 12th century.

Its reptilian logo is one of the most iconic symbols in the sporting and fashion world. It dates its origin from the time Lacoste won a wager with the captain of the French Davis Cup team in 1927.

Its reptilian logo is one of the most iconic symbols in the sporting and fashion world. It dates its origin from the time Lacoste won a wager with the captain of the French Davis Cup team in 1927.

The Apple logo is one of the most iconic symbols in the world, but there are still many things people don't know about it ...

This is the symbol of the Visconti family, and dates back to the crusades, when Otone Visconti fought a noble Saracen knight. Beating the knight, he took the symbols from his shield.

Rdio's logo uses the negative space inside the "d" and the "o" to show a semibreve and a crotchet, two common musical note symbols. (Rdio went bankrupt in 2015.) Rdio ...

Here's every image, symbol, and meaning depicted in the black and white logo: 1) The most obvious, as stated above, is the three-pronged steel trident. 2) The Tribute in Light.

In short, the logo "symbolizes a world open to everyone," according to the PyeongChang 2018 official website. It's a message achieved through layering the symbols with multiple meanings.

Without any other context, you can perhaps ID dozens if not more logos of carmakers, retail chains and consumer goods. But how many watch brands can you recognize based on an abstract symbol alone?