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Leaders in retro logo design, and art-deco style logos, by a team of talented logo designers - who wrote the book on Logo Design.
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Retro logo design for these businesses
- Retail retro logo designs
- Service business retro logo design
- Art deco logo design for contractors
- Contractor retro logo design
- Retro styled logo designs for restaurants
- Retro style logo designs for retail
- Retro and art deco style logos for service businesses
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Graphic D-Signs can create stunning retro-styled logo designs for your business. A quality retro logo design can say a lot about your business - and give the viewer a unique appreciation for the quality known of businesses from the mid-century. Retro logos are wholesome, they instill confidence - and the designs resonate well with the viewer. The sense of nostalgia in retro logo design is comforting. Not only that, but retro logo design and art deco logo design can communicate longevity - the feeling that the business has been around for a very long time. As a logo design genre, retro logos is probably our most favorite type of logo design for small businesses. It takes a lot of research - but retro logo design is very rewarding.
Our retro logo design and art deco logo design work begins with a conversation with the client, and research into their market, and core client base. We then craft several retro logo design concepts, all hand rendered. We never use clip art.
Once the retro logo is designed, you can feel confident that our crew can than also build the rest of your marketing in a similar style - whether it be a web site, brochure, or stationery.
Graphic D-Signs President and Creative Director, Dan Antonelli, personally oversees the retro logo design process. With a unique background in traditional sign painting, coupled with a BA Degree in Advertising, Dan is an expert on logo design for small businesses. Dan Antonelli, is
also the author of Logo Design for Small
Business, and Logo Design for Small Business 2, which contains over 175 logos he created at
the Graphic D-Signs studio, as well as tips and strategy for effective
and striking small business logo design. Dan also gives lectures and workshops on logo
design and branding, and is a frequent feature writer for several trade magazines.
Retro logo design samples and art deco logo design samples.

Retro logo design sample, for an Air Conditioning & Heating Company based in California. They get a great response from their trucks, which are based from the logo.
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Fun retro logo design sample for a glassworks company who wanted their logo to resemble a retro German Beer style. |

Retro logo design sample, for famous pork store in Brooklyn, NY. This logo won a few awards for us.
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Fun retro logo design sample for an established electrical contracting company. The drop shadow on the lettering uses different shading to help create the illusion of depth. A more common technique employed by sign painters. |

This retro-styled logo design was for a chain of dry cleaning stores in Rhode Island. They've had nothing but positive feedback since we integrated the new brand. |

The retro logo design uses a hand-lettered script to capture the old-time sign painting feeling. |

A sign company in Long Island hired us for this cool retro-styled logo design. We added some modern-day effects to this to make the style fresh. |

Fun logo for a landscape and garden center. This retro logo was actually made into a sign as well.
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Fun, retro logo with a lot of panels, which create depth. Unique color scheme also plays homage to the mid 30's. |

Retro logo design need not be too busy, as shown here in this simpler design for a maker of bridal gowns.
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This retro artwork was commissioned by a company that was opening a soda shoppe. Note the detail in the lettering, shown at right. This prismatic-styled effect on the lettering was a technique employed by many sign painters in late 30's. All the lettering for this logo was built from scratch.
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This retro logo design was created for a dairy distributor here in NJ. Note the detail of the illustration, shown at right. This artwork was entirely built by hand - and employs common 'posterizing' techniques that sign and billboard painters used to employ.
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This retro styled logo design was illustrated from scratch. Note the detail in the drop shadow, at right.
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This retro artwork was for a new restaurant in Oklahoma. We employed some neat layering here to give the design some depth. |

Fun retro-themed logo for sign company in Arizona.
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Retro logo design for landscape company. Hand drawn lettering, with inline.
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This retro logo pays homage to the style often employed by guilds, and union logos in 20's and 30's. Lettering hand drawn, as well the illustration.
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Designed to show the old-world craftsmanship of yesteryear, this retro logo design uses a hand drawn illustration and layered panels. |

Retro themed logo for landscape firm. The sunburst behind the tree was a common trait of art-deco styled logos.
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A nice hand-drawn script gives an element of nostalgia to this tailor's new logo. |

Cute, retro styled illustration on this logo helps foster a positive image of this contractor's business. |

Stylized illustration, coupled with the retro font usage makes for a fun logo for this property management company.
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More of a art-deco stylized logo design, this is a simple, but effective design.
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Employing many art-deco techniques popular in mid to late 50's, this logo design is a clever brand for a plastic surgeon in Miami.
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Panel based retro logo design, with fun illustration.
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