A well designed company logo provides a unique brand
identify that is fundamental to consumer recognition and
service differentiation. It requires mammoth marketing
efforts to establish a logo in the minds of the consumers.
However we have witnessed the change of these logos
into something new. This paper explores the reasons
behind logo change and also investigates if there is a fit
between what the companies wish to project through a
logo change and what the consumers perceive.

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