Lufthansa Logo

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The Lufthansa logo soars into the sky like a bird. The carrier is ready to deliver passengers anywhere in the world quickly and easily. The emblem shows special protection and insurance in the air. All flights with the airline are completely safe.

Meaning and History

Although the air carrier officially appeared in 1953, the time of its entry into the aviation arena was delayed by two years, so in fact, it has been operating since 1955. Moreover, its name, which is based on the logo, is taken from another company, which ceased its activities eight years before Lufthansa’s emergence. The prototype name is Deutsche Luft Hansa. In both the first and second cases, the emphasis is on the German word for “air” and the name of the historical union Hanseatic League. The logo designer is Otto Firle. In general, the company currently has three personal identification marks.

What is Lufthansa?

It is a European aviation concern and one of the largest aviation enterprises in the world. Lufthansa is based in Germany and is one of the four founders of the Star Alliance.

1953 – 1963

The first logo depicts a bird typical of an air carrier because its activity becomes immediately clear when you look at the icon. The flying silhouette looks like several representatives of the feathered world at once – a stork, a crane, a heron, each of which is found in Europe. The bird has long legs, neck, and beak. Spreading wings are spread and laid back: this indicates that the bird is flying. Her subtle body is stretched into a string and directed upwards, personifying the aspiration to heaven. Below is the name of the company in large letters. All elements are located in a blue rectangle.

1963 – 2018

In 1963, the airline changed its logo style. The developers have circled the bird and placed it in the center of the circle. In doing so, they made the lines wide and visible. The in-flight icon is located to the left of the Lufthansa wordmark. The color of all elements has become a deep blue.

2018 – today

The structure of the current version of the logo is an identical repetition of the previous one. The only difference is in the thinner lines and the darker blue color. The company changed the strokes’ width and length, making the letters narrower and more expressive, and removed the bottom serif from the “a.” The typeface creator is Hannes von Döhren, the author of the logo design is Ronald Wild.

Font and Colors

All Lufthansa visual identity signs use the meaning of the German word for “air” in the name. For this, the developers used the image of a bird resembling a crane. It is he who has an elongated neck, long legs, and a narrow beak. The silhouette directed upward indicates the rise of the aircraft into the air. Moreover, the air carrier does not want to lose its usual image, therefore in every possible way, it avoids a radical change of the logo, correcting the existing version. Martin et Karczinski developed the latest version. For the successful redesign, the company logo was honored with four awards: in 2018 – the Reddot Award Winner, Corporate Design Priest, and German Brand Award; in 2019 – the German Design Award Winner.

The typeface used for the name of the airline is as similar as possible to Helvetica Black. It is a strict and sleek serif typeface with the same letters and nothing deviating from the standard. The color scheme is as laconic and monochrome as possible. It only includes a combination of white (background) and dark blue (icon, text). Previously also used deep yellow.

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