Exactly what IS the Toyota logo suppose to be??

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  1. Beachnut

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    Ok,, DUMB Newb question here, for sure!o_O

    What IS that strange triple circle they call the Toyota logo, suppose to be? I mean,, H is for Honda, H is for Hyundai, Ford is Ford, Bow tie, or Chevy, is Chevrolet, Mazda is M, on and on. But someone please explain how Toyota is something like a tire, with a halo on it, inside another circle??:)
     
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    Um...I've always looked at the 3 circle/oval thing that you described as forming a "T" = Toyota, and I'm sure a lot of people look at it as a "T" for toyota, so no idea what your mix-up with the emblem is
     
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    Maybe that's IT!!:) You have to be SMASHED:confused: out of your gordo_O to get that Toyota Logo to look like a "T"!:sleep: Cause stone sobeer, it still looks more like a tire standing up, with a halo on it, inside another big circle to me. Hic, hic, hickup!:ROFLMAO: I'll have another one of thoose,, please!:cool:

    Cool global emblem site- link though. Zoom, woosh,, but still, tire with a halo....

    Maybe if i look at it cross eyed??:censored: or, upside down?? :notworthy: Nope....;)

    So no one really knows when the new logo came about? I remember it as a red T when I was a kid.
     
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    It should be obvious: Toyota.jpg
     
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    I believe the logo on the back of the car has been designed to represent and reflect the logo on the steering wheel.
     
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    From there:

    The two perpendicular ovals inside the larger oval represent the heart of the customer and the heart of the company.​
    ....​
    The outer oval symbolizes the world embracing Toyota.​
    .....​
    The space in the background within the logo exhibits the "infinite values" which Toyota conveys to its customers: superb quality, value beyond expectation, joy of driving, innovation, and integrity in safety, the environment and social responsibility.​

    Oh dear. I think I'm going throw up.

    IT'S A BIG ROUND PRETTY LETTER T, TOYOTA! STOP MAKING UP ALL THIS NONSENSE. AND FIND THE MARKETING COMMITTEE THAT WROTE THIS, LOCK THEM UP, AND THROW AWAY THE KEY!
     
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    The fourth picture there put something into my head that really shouldn't be there.

    T.jpg


    Puerile? Moi?
     
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    Now were all rolling on the floor with a good belly laugh!!! NOW we really know what they were thinking when they made that emblem.... NOT!!!:)

    hkmb thank you. I did not see that description on the video of the emblem. I wonder how much they paid the guy that came up with that logo, and wonderful "simply poetic lines"? ;) :LOL: :giggle:

    MJFrog It took me a while, but I DID see the Toyota in there! Nice job! No idea how you could manipulate it like that! Nice work!

    Maybe we should come up with a New logo for our Toyota??? Any idea's? (Besides the one above)...:rolleyes:
     
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    Lots.

    I was watching a very old episode of QI the other day, and they referred to this old case from 2003:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_yorkshire/2935427.stm

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    Education bosses overseeing a university merger have defended paying consultants thousands of pounds to create a new name. ​
    The University of Bradford and Bradford College are joining together to create an institution with up to 50,000 students. ​
    But after more than three months and £20,000 the study produced three alternative names - Bradford University, University of Bradford and The University of Bradford. ​



    That's more than US$ 30,000.
     
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    Sometimes the most OBVIOUS lessons are the mo$t expensive to LEARN.
     
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    The emblem is so well known that they don't need to spell out Toyota on their cars anymore. I would call that a successful design.
     
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    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    My NAVY rating symbol (ET) is:
    [​IMG]

    Due to its similarity with the unfortunate Toyota logo, I've given both the same name:

    Crossed A$$holes.
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    Aviation Fire Control Tech here! (AQ) :)
    [​IMG]
     
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    Put "wings" on that 'electron' and you have my NAVY rating symbol (AT).

    That'd make Toyota an aircraft manufacturer too?!?
     
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    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    AT.... "ET" with a light duty chit.
    AQ...."GM" with a high ASVAB score. :)

    That would be Mitsubishi or Kawasaki. ;)


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    I believe it spells Toyota. You have see the letters in the symbol


    iPhone ?
     
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