When creativity and technology blend together, they give birth to a masterwork which speaks for itself. Logos are meant to glorify the significance of a company and distinguish them among others. But they sometimes lead organization to controversies, which are big enough to lead the company into ruins. It’s a kind of advertisement in which the more controversial you are the more notorious you get.

Here are the fascinating stories behind the billion dollar brands and their logo designs.

This is an interesting fact that I’m sure most of you might not know. Starbucks have taken its green lady symbol’s inspiration from a siren of Greek mythology. Sirens are dangerous creatures in mythology, which used to trap sailors by attracting them with their beauty and then killed them.

You may have seen this logo but take a look at it again. You can find a ‘C’ within a ‘C’. This is so cleverly made symbol. Comedy Central logos were never so interesting previously, but this time they have shown their creativity.

Olympics logo has fallen to controversy once again but this time it’s critical than before. The ‘2012’ you can observe in the upper part of the picture somehow gives a glimpse of an obscene and objectionable act being performed. Moreover, Iran also objected London 2012 Olympics Logo to spell out ‘Zion’.

The significance of sky blue and white color in BMW’s logo symbolizes it origin from Bavaria, the German State where it was first made. Moreover, the shine and gradient effect shown in its logo design gives reference to the first rotating air propeller made by BMW.

These days, luxury sedans are taking the soul of a reckless sports car. You may not know that Volkswagen’s sedan was named after Phaeton. Phaeton was the son of Apollo, a Greek God.  Phaeton was killed in the sky of his reckless riding on the chariot allegedly by Zeus.

One of the strongest controversies, Vodafone is accused of promoting the satanic beliefs through its logo. It is said that the red color in the logo represents the satanic flag and the three six in the logo refer to the beast in the book of revelation.

The picture on the jerseys of Chicago Blackhawks is derived from their founder’s military unit, ‘Blackhawk Division’. Though it may be offensive for many after revealing the fact behind it, but there is nothing to worry about.

One of world’s best motor cars, Mercedes Benz logo speaks for its company’s mission itself. Star in the logo point towards three things. For Mercedes, it symbolizes dominance over land, water and air. Scientifically speaking they are dominating over matter in all its three states.