The definition of rebus is “a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables, e.g., two gates and a head is a rebus for Gateshead.”
Something a bit like this, by Mother‘s New York office.
Shown here.
Perhaps the most well known rebus logo, for a 1981 poster by Paul Rand.
And a few crude Rand-inspired alternatives.
