This is what the logos of major companies looked like in the Middle Ages

What did the logos of major companies and institutions look like in the past? A question we may never get an answer to…or will we?

indeed! Artist Elijah Stallone answers this very question. He, who calls himself a “medieval artist” on X, refers to his name Instagram account Corporate logos are well known today, but in a style from the 6th to the 15th centuries.

About the artist:
30-year-old Russian Ilya Denisov lives in St. Petersburg and works as an illustrator for a cryptocurrency company. The idea for the heraldry came to him while visiting medieval castles in Belarus.

Here are his best medieval slogans:

Audi

^{cars factory}

Lacoste

^{Clothing brand}

Windows

^{Microsoft operating system}

WhatsApp

^{Instant messaging service}

Tik Tok

^{social network}

IKEA

^{Furnishing set}

Instagram

^{social network}

Airbnb

^{The electronic portal for booking and renting accommodation}

cable

^{Instant messaging service}

Reddit

^{Social news aggregator}

Threads

^{social network}

brown

^{Manufacturer of small electrical appliances}

Walt Disney

^{American media company}

Kappa

^{Sporting goods maker}

Nestle

^{Food company}

Amazon

^{Online mail order company}

Harley Davidson

^{Motorcycle manufacturer}

PayPal

^{Online payment service operator}

Adidas company

^{Sporting goods maker}

Playboy

^{American men's magazine}

apple

^{Hardware and software developers and technology companies}

Ralph Lauren Company

^{Fashion company}

Spotify

^{Audio streaming service}

Puma

^{Sporting goods maker}

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