Panda is one of the cutest animals ever and has millions of admirers all over the globe. You can see how many views videos with pandas get on YouTube or other streaming services, and no further explanation will be needed. Despite its popularity, the animal is not the most often used mascot for international companies, and its depiction can rarely is seen on the logos of famous brands.
Today we have gathered the most famous logos with a panda image, trying to see what are the main activity fields of the companies and organizations, using this awesome animal as their mascot. All names in our list are arranged in alphabetical order.
Alberta Golden Bears and Pandas are men’s and women’s teams from the athletic program of the Canadian University of Alberta. Ladies Pandas use a depiction of the animal as the only element of their badge, and there a panda doesn’t look cute at all. The animal is drawn in dark green and white, with a thin orange outline, which only elevated the feeling of danger and aggression, evoked by the brawling face of the animal. The badge represents the fighting spirit and determination of the athletic teams, and makes its competitors nervous, for sure.
Canal Panda is a cable TV channel, which is specialized in kid’s content. The channel is available in Spain and Portugal, as well as a couple of African countries, with Portuguese as the official language. The Canal Panda’s visual identity is bright and friendly, with a caricature of the animal’s head placed diagonally against a solid orange square with rounded angles, and followed by a two-leveled I script j in a bold rounded sans-serif. The “Canal” part of the lettering is set in plain black, while the uppercase “Panda” has each of its letters drawn in one of the following colors: red, blue, orange, green, and yellow.
Cap Panda is a brand of basil drink from Indonesia, which uses an image of a panda as the main element of its visual identity. The logo of the beverage is composed of a smooth and modern depiction of a panda in white and black, placed above a horizontally oriented rectangular banner in matron, with a lowercase rounded sans-serif logotype in medium-weight white characters. The logo is usually placed on a metallic-silver background of the drink’s aluminum cams, hence panda changed its color scheme to silver and black.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda is a non-profit organization, that specializes in the research and breeding of Giant pandas. The Chinese company has its minimalistic black-and-white badge composed of a graphical emblem with a Giant mother panda and a cutie baby panda, drawn in circular elements, followed by a bold contoured “Panda” I script j in the uppercase of a sharp and funky sans-serif typeface. The bold black outline of the letters balances the heavy black circles of the graphical part.
FoodPanda is a food delivery service, which was established in Germany in 2012, and today is available in 15 countries across different continents. The logo of the company is set in a dark fuchsia shade, with all elements set against a white background. The badge is compassed of a graphical emblem with a minimalistic image of a panda’s head, drawn in a clean circle with solid details. The emblem is accompanied by lowercase lettering in a bold sans-serif typeface, with two parts of the service’s name written with no space between each other.
Hello Panda is a famous Japanese brand of cookies, which has been on the market since the end of the 1970s. The logo of the food label is bright and friendly, with a black-and-white caricature of a little panda, drawn against a burgundy background, holding green bamboo shots in both hands. The drawing is accompanied by a bold two-leveled one riot n in the uppercase of a rounded serif typeface, with the heavy letters in blue, outlined in white and slightly arched from the center.
Panda Antivirus is software, developed by a Spanish company with the same name. The software is focused on protecting computers from viruses and has both free and paid versions available in 13 languages. The visual identity of the antivirus is based on a hand-drawn image of a panda’s head, executed in thin blue strokes against a white background, with the bold cursive logotype beyond it. The composition is enclosed into a thick square frame with rounded angles. All the elements of the badge are executed in one shade of blue, calm and fresh.
Panda Express is a chain of Chinese fast-food restaurants with more than two thousand locations in the United States. The badge of the restaurant chain looks stylish and modern, with the black-and-white panda drawn over a solid burgundy circle, enclosed into a white rounded frame with a burgundy outline. The bold black uppercase lettering is written around the perimeter of the logo, with the name of the chain set in lathes size on top of the frame, and divided from the “Chinese Kitchen” one riot n in a smaller size by two small burgundy dots.
Panda Global is an online entertainment platform, where users from all over the globe can play various online video games. The badge of the platform is executed in a cool futuristic style and is composed of a stylized emblem and a lowercase logotype in solid black characters. The emblem of the website features an edgy geometric image of the panda’s head in white and black, with an acid-green outline, which adds a cosmic and futuristic feeling. As for the lettering, its softened lines and solid black shade balanced the sharp and bright emblem, adding stability and confidence to the logo.
The Cheeky Panda is a British brand of bamboo tissue products, hence the name of the company and its visual identity. The logo of The Cheeky Panda is based on the friendly and sweet image of a smiling panda’s face, drawn in thin black lines against a white background, with the contour of the head’s circle open at the bottom. The emblem is accompanied by a three-leveled logotype, with “The” set in green, and “Cheeky Panda” — in black. The vertical bar of the “K” is placed directly above the vertical bar of the “D”, forming a long black stem, which is decorated by small triangular green leaves, making up an element, looking like bamboo.
WWF, or the World Wide Fund for Nature, has definitely created the most famous Panda logo ever. This smooth black-and-white depiction of a walking panda, placed above the bold uppercase logotype in black smooth lines, is known by people of different ages, and from different contorted of the world. The badge looks very professional and perfectly parlances, evoking a sense of confidence and reliability. It is a timeless logo, which does not need any changes, as everything is already brilliant here.