# logo (branding)

A visual sign for a product or organization.

- Computed level: L12 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: logo

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [visual](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-visual.perceptual), [sign](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-sign.symbolic), [organization](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-organization.administrative), [products](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-products.goods)

**Through:** The visual part together with the symbolic sign forms an image that marks a product or organization.

**Novel properties:**
- identifying mark
- organizational symbol
- product indicator

## Examples
- Apple Inc. uses a bitten apple silhouette in monochrome to identify its products worldwide. *(business)*
- NATO adopted a stylized compass rose in white on blue to represent the alliance in official communications. *(institutions)*
- The 1974 Bell System logo, known as the 'globe,' symbolized AT&T's telecommunications monopoly before divestiture. *(technology)*

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-logo.branding.json*  
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