The tuning forks in their logo represent the relationship between the three pillars of their business — technology, production and sales, as well as the musical elements of melody, harmony, and rhythm.
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Yamaha — In 1887, the Japanese company was established as the Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd., which manufactured organs.
The "VA" is designed to look like an analog waveform, while the "IO" is binary code.
Vaio — The logo for Sony's now discontinued computer range represents the brand's integration of analog and digital technology.
The design is a tribute to the Swiss town where the chocolate was developed: Bern, known as "The City of the Bears."
Toblerone — See the dancing bear in the mountain?
FedEx — The FedEx logo cleverly hides an arrow in its negative space to imply efficiency and forward motion.
The ovals also combine to form every letter of the company's name, with the "T" for Toyota being the most obvious.
Toyota — The intersecting ovals of this logo are symbolic of the trust between Toyota and its customers. The three ellipses depict the heart of the customer, the heart of the product, and the ever-expanding technological advancements and boundless opportunities that lie ahead.
They also form the shape of San Francisco's famous Golden Gate Bridge.
Cisco — The IT company uses lines to represent electromagnetic waves.
The white quarters represent a propeller, while the blue sections symbolize the sky.
Though BMW was forced to stop producing aircraft in 1918 by the Treaty of Versailles, it held on to its heritage with its logo.
BMW — The German car company was established out of an aircraft manufacturing firm in 1917.
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