At the branding studio of Graphic D-Signs, we 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. See below for retro logo design samples or view our other portfolio of retro logo designs here.
Our retro logo design and branding or 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. Click here to learn about our process, and how it works to get a retro brand for your business.
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 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. For more reasons why you should choose GDS as your retro branding design agency, click here:
Below are some examples of retro logo design, and for even more sample designs, click here to be taken to our retro logo design gallery or some additional vintage themed logos can be found here by clicking here.
Retro-themed logo design for a tailor in Chester, NJ. Illustration work all done from scratch.
Retro-themed logo design a bar in Hoboken NJ.
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. View their case study here.

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. View their case study here.
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, retro logo with a lot of panels, which create depth. Unique color scheme also plays homage to the mid 30's.
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.

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.
This retro artwork was for a new restaurant in Oklahoma. We employed some neat layering here to give the design some depth.
Retro logo design for landscape company. Hand drawn lettering, with inline.
Designed to show the old-world craftsmanship of yesteryear, this retro logo design uses a hand drawn illustration and layered panels.
A nice hand-drawn script gives an element of nostalgia to this tailor's new logo.
Stylized illustration, coupled with the retro font usage makes for a fun logo for this property management company.
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.
This Long Island based dance studio hired us for a art deco themed logo design for their new studio.
Retro themed logo design and brand identity for ice cream parlour in the UK.
Retro themed vehicle wrap design and brand identity for Allegiance Heating and Cooling in Chicago.
Fun retro logo design sample for a glassworks company who wanted their logo to resemble a retro German Beer style.
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.
The retro logo design uses a hand-lettered script to capture the old-time sign painting feeling.
Fun logo for a landscape and garden center. This retro logo was actually made into a sign as well.
Retro logo design need not be too busy, as shown here in this simpler design for a maker of bridal gowns.


Fun retro-themed logo for sign company in Arizona.
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.
Retro themed logo for landscape firm. The sunburst behind the tree was a common trait of art-deco styled logos.
Cute, retro styled illustration on this logo helps foster a positive image of this contractor's business.
More of a art-deco stylized logo design, this is a simple, but effective design.
Panel based retro logo design, with fun illustration.