It can be hard to find inspiration for logo designs, especially when it comes to a logo that will not only look great in theory but will look the part on your promotional merchandise. That's why we've gone on a search for some great looking logos that will look fantastic printed - so you have some added inspiration when working on your own!

1. Create impactful logos for promotions.
2. Customise logos for different products.
3. Maintain consistency and simplicity.

Logo Designs Perfect For Merchandise

Our first example is the Cinema Cafe logo above that flawlessly blends both elements of the business into one simple, seamless logo design. The film wraps in a mug shape ensuring that there's nothing about the logo

Unearthed, a 1950's footage of hard rock candy being made by hand. Rock Candy has never gone out of taste or style. They taste fantastic, and their endless possibilities of flavour and colour (not to mention their beautiful patterns!) make rock candies some of our best selling promotional products. Small wonder, when they are so easy to package as well as personalise! But if you have ever wondered how they used to make the candy, wonder no more.

• A 1957 video demonstrates the complex and time-sensitive process of making rock candies by hand.
• Rock candies are visually appealing confections with a satisfying texture.
• Their popularity stems from their unique appearance, nostalgic value, educational potential, etc.

Making Confectionery The Old Fashioned Way

We're not strangers to promotional pens of varying styles and prices. After all, we stock budget plastic pens here right through to premium Parker brand units. But luxury producer Mont Blanc's latest addition to their catalogue could well be the world's most expensive promotional pen -- and with good reason!

Luxury Pen With Unique Features

Mont Blanc's one-of-a-kind promotional pen pays tribute to Johannes Kepler, 16th century mathematician and astronomer, best known for bridging the gap between astrology and astronomy. It's fitting then that this refined pen is adorned with astrological symbols as well as an abundance of jewels (set to look like the Milky Way). And when we say there's a lot of jewels we mean it -- 5,294 sapphires and 570 diamonds! That's why this pen is worth 1.5 million

Here at Cubic Promote we're no strangers to premium luxury items. We've blogged about the most premium pen in the world, luxury branded footwear, and even the deluxe iPhone options available for those rolling in bling. But luxurious brand Louis Vuitton, best known for their frequently imitated handbags, have gone one step further by producing the world's most expensive mouse pad!

• Louis Vuitton has produced a premium leather mouse mat priced at $514AU, showcasing the potential value of branded office supplies.
• Mouse mats offer benefits such as improved tracking, comfort, and desk protection for computer users.
• Customizing mouse mats with your company logo is an effective way to promote your brand and enhance your workspace.

It isn't often a day goes by without someone not using the humble Post-It note, whether that be a hardworking (or procrastinating!) student or a corporate office minion. Despite all the developments in technology that make our lives easier,  the Post-It note still remains a prominent desktop mate for us to go about our everyday business.

Few would give a passing thought to who we can thank for the sticky yellow pieces of paper, so if it wasn't Romy and Michelle who attempted to pass themselves off as the inventor, who was?

How Did the Invention Occur?

Like many other origin tales, this was a happy accident:

It was the year 1968. Dr. Spencer Silver, a chemist at 3M Company, was busy working to develop a strong adhesive. Ironically, he ended up inventing a one of a kind adhesive that, whilst sticky,

Last week we covered 5 inventive ways of using sticky notes in a fashion other than just leaving a helpful reminder. Some of them were rather unusual for what is essentially a small piece of paper with a thin stripe of glue along one edge. You'd think such a simple thing wouldn't be so endlessly versatile. You'd be wrong. Today, we're going to cover five more unusual and clever uses for one of the most surprisingly helpful inventions of the twentieth century.

1) Create Your Own Calendar/Organiser - For those with a love of DIY and who enjoy having a nice large calendar/organiser to work with, why not try creating your own handy little calendar with sticky notes? Plenty of space to jot down reminders and dates on, and peel them away

Lollipops are the kind of confectionery we all take a bit for granted. I mean let's face it, they've been around our entire lifetimes so it feels almost as though they've always existed. But the reality is that someone had to come up with everyone's favourite candy-on-a-stick... so who was it?

1. Ancient origins evolved into modern treat.
2. Lollipop manufacturing transformed by automation.
3. Promotional products industry embraces lollipops.

Lollies: The Origin

Archeologists suggest a form of lolly-on-a-stick has been around for several thousand years, though these early lollipops wouldn't have resembled the colourful promotional lollipops we're used to seeing today.

While we're all familiar with the standard embroidery we see on promotional polo shirts or on fashionable caps, did you know that embroidery isn't limited to simple text designs? UK-based artist Chloe Giordano is helping to show the potential of embroidery as an art form with her unique woodland animal designs.

• Embroidery allows for complex and artistic designs, elevating its potential in branding and promotional items.
• The technique offers numerous benefits, including a professional appearance, durability, and customization options.
• Businesses can leverage embroidery to create visually appealing and memorable merchandise that enhances their brand image.

The school lunch bag is a daily American tradition getting traction in Australia as people look at using less plastic in their everyday routines. Taking the humble brown paper bag to the next level is Dominick Cabalo: father and artist extraordinaire, now turned kind of customising!

• Dominick Cabalo started customizing his son's lunch bags with creative art to help him make friends and spark conversation at school.
• Unique lunch bags enable personal expression, making them more enjoyable to use and easier to identify in shared spaces.
• Customized lunch bags can inspire others to adopt reusable options, promoting environmentally friendly practices and healthier eating habits.

Now that 2016 is behind us, I thought I do a recap on some of the Fresh logo changes that have happened with some of the most popular companies in Australia and around the world. What is interesting about most of these companies that have done with a logo change, is that their original logo was actually quite sharp and recognizable to begin with already. The tweaks done in 2016, would have been to make them even more smarter!

1. Logo changes can refresh a brand.
2. Consider reasons and rollout strategy.
3. Keep the logo simple, consistent, versatile.

Major Branding Logo Changes

The instagram logo with the polaroid looking camera is super recognizable and in my eyes, extremely cute as well. The new logo though brings it to another dimension with a totally different feel to it. Both the old and the new logo are full colour logos which make them pop out when personalised onto