In the good old days, banks, building societies and financial institutions represented solidity, security and trust. professional logo design reflected that, often being throwbacks to designs or symbols developed hundreds of years ago.The distinctive Black Horse logo of Lloyds TSB for example had its beginnings in 1677 when it was thought of by Humphrey Stockes, a goldsmith and ‘keeper of the running cashes’. In 1884 Lloyds absorbed the Lombard Street bank of Barnetts, Hoares, Hanbury & Co who had inherited the symbol and this marked the beginning of the bank’s association with the black horse. (more…)
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Logos that are used for finance
Saturday, December 19th, 2009Tags: Banking Company, Barnetts, Black Horse, Custom Logos, Design Style, Finance Sector, Financial Institutions, financial logos, Hanbury, Hoares, Horse Logo, Lloyds Tsb, logo design, Logo Examples, Lombard Street, Professional Logo Design, Regaining Trust, Sector Time, Solidity, Stockes, Throwbacks, trendy logos, Visual Identity
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