There’s a reason we’re so invested in movies and watching something play out on a screen versus reading a book about the same topic.
![logo-animation-examples-1](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/53/hubfs/logo-animation-examples-1.jpg?width=595&height=400&name=logo-animation-examples-1.jpg)
Motion is exciting to us, and often conveys a message difficult to express through text alone.
Granted, watching animated logos all day isn’t quite as fun as binge-watching The Office, but nonetheless, it still often wins in a contest against its static alternative -- doesn’t it?
Here, we’ve compiled a list of some of the coolest animated logos businesses are using today. These logos are so sleek and pragmatic, they’ll likely inspire you to beg for a redesign of your own company logo.
If you don’t believe me, let the exploding Skype name speak for itself.
1. Shazam
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/53/hubfs/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-5.gif?width=599&name=26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-5.gif)
Image courtesy of Oleg Turbaba.
2. Skype
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/53/hubfs/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-18.gif?width=596&name=26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-18.gif)
Image courtesy of Pivotal.
3. Nike
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/53/hubfs/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-2.gif?width=610&name=26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-2.gif)
Image courtesy of JustCreative.com.
4. FedEx
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/53/hubfs/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-10.gif?width=598&name=26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-10.gif)
Image courtesy of JustCreative.com.
5. Lux
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/53/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-15.gif)
Image courtesy of Mucho.
6. Spotify
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/53/hubfs/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-21.gif?width=599&name=26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-21.gif)
Image courtesy of Oliver Keane.
7. Feral Sphere
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/53/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-1.gif)
Image courtesy of Mind Design.
8. Brikk
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/53/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-17.gif)
Image courtesy of Gun Karlsson.
9. Sello
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/53/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-19.gif)
Image courtesy of Latham Arnott.
10. Untime
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/53/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-12.gif)
Image courtesy of Tony Pinkevich.
11. Firefox
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/53/hubfs/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-13.gif?width=576&name=26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-13.gif)
Image courtesy of Latham Arnott.
12. Flight PR
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/53/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-14.gif)
Image courtesy of Dia.
13. OpenView
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/53/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-7.gif)
Image courtesy of Pentagram.
14. Cub Studio
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/53/hubfs/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-23.gif?width=587&name=26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-23.gif)
Image courtesy of Fraser Davidson.
15. Ugmonk
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/53/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-6.gif)
Image courtesy of Seth Eckert.
16. Arzábal's Food Truck
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/53/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-20.gif)
Image courtesy of Behance.
17. Two Twelve Studio
Image courtesy of Behance.
18. Scout
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/53/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-3.gif)
Image courtesy of Dave Chenell.
19. Fuzbiz
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/53/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-24.gif)
Image courtesy of Mattias Peresini.
20. AMA
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/53/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-4.gif)
Image courtesy of David Stanfield.
21. Ikea
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/53/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-9.gif)
Image courtesy of Nikita Melnikov.
22. Hypercompact
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/53/hubfs/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-16.gif?width=603&name=26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-16.gif)
Image courtesy of Evgeny Skidanov.
23. Slingshot
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/53/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own.gif)
Image courtesy of Anastasiia Andriichuk.
24. CrowdStrike
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/53/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-22.gif)
Image courtesy of Seth Eckert.
25. Google
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/53/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-11.gif)
Image courtesy of Adam Grabowski.
26. Glug
![](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/53/26%20Animated%20Logos%20to%20Inspire%20Your%20Own-8.gif)
Image courtesy of Marcus Chaloner.