Canon Logo - Design and History
![]() | Canon is a world famous company, known to most consumers for their cameras. However the company is really a much bigger entity known for its office imaging products, computer peripherals etc. The current logo (shown on the left) consists of the text Canon in bright red. |
In 1933, the original company Precision Optical Instruments lab, named their new camera Kwanon, after the Buddhist God of Mercy. The original logo shown below included the image of Kwanon with 1,000 arms and flames. Once the company found success and a world-wide market, they had to come up with a universally acceptable name. The name Canon was born in 1935 and was a perfect transition from Kwanon.
Logo Origins
![]() | Have you ever wonder why the Green Bay Packers are called the Packers or how the Nike logo was designed? Is there a subliminal message in the Fedex Logo? Well, I did have those questions and in my quest for this information, I have found some interesting information on the orgins of various logos. I hope you find this section of the website interesting. You can start by clicking the links below
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Football Commentary - US Style
![]() | Americans like to be different from the rest of the world and the World Cup football (excuse me!! Soccer) tournament in progress, I found it interesting how the TV commentary differs from what I am normally used to. Some of the terms used are described below
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What me Worry? Bush vs Alfred E Neumann
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I came across this image of a young George Bush and the first thing that crossed my mind was Alfred E Neumann from Mad Comics. Maybe its just me or does anyone else see the resemblence?
Dinesh.com crosses 100000 pageviews a month
![]() | Dinesh.com crossed a 100,000 page views a month mark this month. The site's most popular sections are listed below. I hope you find these sections useful and entertaining at the same time.
If you have a India related site, please add it to the directory. |
Business Logos
![]() | One of the more popular sections on my website is the logos section. I get a lot of email about the meanings and history behind some of the world's most famous business logos. I keep updating the site on a regular basis with new logos. This week I have added three more logos to the list |