General Motors' logo GM is taken from the first letters of the first two words of its English name (General Motors Corporation). The Ford Motor Company logo comes from the signature style commonly used by founder Henry Ford, with white letters on a blue background. Because founder Henry Ford liked small animals, the logo designer painted Ford's English name into a pattern that looked like a little white rabbit. The eye-catching silver flying logo on the water tank cover and the golden Chrysler seal engraved on the water tank cover marked the beginning of a new era in automotive engineering and design. In the following years, this flying logo appeared on almost all current Chrysler cars. In 1951, the logo was changed to a round shape, which was once all the rage. However, as public preferences changed, the company no longer used this logo after 1957. In 1955, the silver flying logo and the violet badge were re-adopted, and two years later, the two patterns were merged.