Hot Lips

If you’re the “World’s Greatest Rock Rock and Roll Band,” you’ve simply got to have the worlds greatest band logo right? And so they do and so it is. And while the paternity of the logo seems to be in question, with John Pasche, Craig Braun, and Ernie Cefalu all claiming some portion of credit, there’s even a possibility that Dan Aldridge’s 1969 illustration for The Beatles’ “Day Tripper,” is the true father of the ubiquitous lips and tongue logo.  Over the years there’s been an endless stream of Rolling Stones logo modifications that predated the “radical” manipulation of the MTV logo. As The Rolling Stones have announced they are going back on the road with a brand-new tour performing in 16 cities across the U.S. and Canada in 2024 in support of their new album, "Hackney Diamonds," I felt the time was ripe to give it a go and present my take on the venerable workhorse. Jon Buckley Illustration is an art, design, and mograph studio specializing in insightful editorial illustration and delightful 3D rubber hose style characters appropriate for a wide range of useful situations such as publishing, branding, licensing, and other healthy activities. Not for use without written permission—All rights reserved—© 2023 Jon Buckley The Rolling Stones "Hot Lips" Logo is owned by Musidor B.V. and is registered in the UK with trade mark number UK00001051130/1, In Australia with trade mark number 292286 and the united States Patent and Trademark Office with registration number 1071347.