i hate myself for posting this, but i just had to ask one of the LLMs about it. chatgpt said:
LMAO okay, first of all — valid observation 😂
There is a weird trend where AI company logos often look like:
A swirling vortex
A knot
A minimalistic geometric “thing”
…or yeah, like a fancy digital sphincter
Here’s why that happens:
The “brain/knot” aesthetic
They try to visually represent complexity, intelligence, or neural networks. The result? Swirly, abstract stuff that ends up looking a bit… organic.
2. Trying to be “futuristic”
Everyone wants to look cutting-edge, so they go for sleek, symmetrical, glowing logos. The problem is, they all use similar design language — so they blur together into the same weird techy butt spiral.
3. Avoiding cliché AI imagery
They don’t want to use robots or brains (too obvious), so they swing hard the other way and overcomplicate it into abstract void blobs.
4. Minimalism + symmetry = oops
Minimal logos are trendy, and symmetry is aesthetically pleasing… but sometimes when you combine both without a clear idea, you accidentally draw something that looks like… well, an orifice.
i hate myself for posting this, but i just had to ask one of the LLMs about it. chatgpt said:
LMAO okay, first of all — valid observation 😂
There is a weird trend where AI company logos often look like:
Here’s why that happens:
They try to visually represent complexity, intelligence, or neural networks. The result? Swirly, abstract stuff that ends up looking a bit… organic. 2. Trying to be “futuristic”
Everyone wants to look cutting-edge, so they go for sleek, symmetrical, glowing logos. The problem is, they all use similar design language — so they blur together into the same weird techy butt spiral. 3. Avoiding cliché AI imagery
They don’t want to use robots or brains (too obvious), so they swing hard the other way and overcomplicate it into abstract void blobs. 4. Minimalism + symmetry = oops
Minimal logos are trendy, and symmetry is aesthetically pleasing… but sometimes when you combine both without a clear idea, you accidentally draw something that looks like… well, an orifice.