diff --git a/Make/makedirdefs b/Make/makedirdefs
index aceb0b312..b01e7c952 100644
--- a/Make/makedirdefs
+++ b/Make/makedirdefs
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ DEMOS_DIRS = \
 	osgimpostor\
 	osglight\
 	osglightpoint\
+	osglogo\
 	osgmultitexture\
 	osgoccluder\
 	osgparticle\
diff --git a/VisualStudio/Demos/osglogo/osglogo.dsp b/VisualStudio/Demos/osglogo/osglogo.dsp
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..30de5692f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VisualStudio/Demos/osglogo/osglogo.dsp
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+# Microsoft Developer Studio Project File - Name="Demo osglogo" - Package Owner=<4>
+# Microsoft Developer Studio Generated Build File, Format Version 6.00
+# ** DO NOT EDIT **
+
+# TARGTYPE "Win32 (x86) Console Application" 0x0103
+
+CFG=Demo osglogo - Win32 Release
+!MESSAGE This is not a valid makefile. To build this project using NMAKE,
+!MESSAGE use the Export Makefile command and run
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE NMAKE /f "osglogo.mak".
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE You can specify a configuration when running NMAKE
+!MESSAGE by defining the macro CFG on the command line. For example:
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE NMAKE /f "osglogo.mak" CFG="Demo osglogo - Win32 Release"
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE Possible choices for configuration are:
+!MESSAGE 
+!MESSAGE "Demo osglogo - Win32 Release" (based on "Win32 (x86) Console Application")
+!MESSAGE "Demo osglogo - Win32 Debug" (based on "Win32 (x86) Console Application")
+!MESSAGE 
+
+# Begin Project
+# PROP AllowPerConfigDependencies 0
+# PROP Scc_ProjName ""
+# PROP Scc_LocalPath ""
+CPP=cl.exe
+RSC=rc.exe
+
+!IF  "$(CFG)" == "Demo osglogo - Win32 Release"
+
+# PROP BASE Use_MFC 0
+# PROP BASE Use_Debug_Libraries 0
+# PROP BASE Output_Dir "Release"
+# PROP BASE Intermediate_Dir "Release"
+# PROP BASE Target_Dir ""
+# PROP Use_MFC 0
+# PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 0
+# PROP Output_Dir "Release"
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Release"
+# PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
+# PROP Target_Dir ""
+# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /GX /O2 /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MD /W3 /GR /GX /O2 /I "../../../include" /D "WIN32" /D "NDEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD BASE RSC /l 0x809 /d "NDEBUG"
+# ADD RSC /l 0x809 /d "NDEBUG"
+BSC32=bscmake.exe
+# ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
+# ADD BSC32 /nologo
+LINK32=link.exe
+# ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386
+# ADD LINK32 /nologo /subsystem:console /pdb:none /machine:I386 /out:"../../../bin/osglogo.exe" /libpath:"../../../lib"
+
+!ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "Demo osglogo - Win32 Debug"
+
+# PROP BASE Use_MFC 0
+# PROP BASE Use_Debug_Libraries 1
+# PROP BASE Output_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP BASE Intermediate_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP BASE Target_Dir ""
+# PROP Use_MFC 0
+# PROP Use_Debug_Libraries 1
+# PROP Output_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Debug"
+# PROP Ignore_Export_Lib 0
+# PROP Target_Dir ""
+# ADD BASE CPP /nologo /W3 /Gm /GX /Zi /Od /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /YX /FD /c
+# ADD CPP /nologo /MDd /W3 /Gm /vd0 /GR /GX /Zi /Od /I "../../../include" /D "_CONSOLE" /D "_MBCS" /D "FL_DLL" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /FR /YX /FD /c
+# ADD BASE RSC /l 0x809 /d "_DEBUG"
+# ADD RSC /l 0x809 /d "_DEBUG"
+BSC32=bscmake.exe
+# ADD BASE BSC32 /nologo
+# ADD BSC32 /nologo
+LINK32=link.exe
+# ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
+# ADD LINK32 glut32.lib glu32.lib opengl32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /nodefaultlib:"libcmt" /out:"../../../bin/osglogod.exe" /pdbtype:sept /libpath:"../../../lib"
+# SUBTRACT LINK32 /incremental:no
+
+!ENDIF 
+
+# Begin Target
+
+# Name "Demo osglogo - Win32 Release"
+# Name "Demo osglogo - Win32 Debug"
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\..\..\src\Demos\osglogo\osglogo.cpp
+# End Source File
+# End Target
+# Begin Group "Resource Files"
+
+# PROP Default_Filter "ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe"
+# End Group
+# End Project
diff --git a/VisualStudio/VisualStudio.dsw b/VisualStudio/VisualStudio.dsw
index 3c8d1faf0..13205c7ef 100644
--- a/VisualStudio/VisualStudio.dsw
+++ b/VisualStudio/VisualStudio.dsw
@@ -567,6 +567,36 @@ Package=<4>
 
 ###############################################################################
 
+Project: "Demo osglogo"=.\Demos\osglogo\osglogo.dsp - Package Owner=<4>
+
+Package=<5>
+{{{
+}}}
+
+Package=<4>
+{{{
+    Begin Project Dependency
+    Project_Dep_Name Core osg
+    End Project Dependency
+    Begin Project Dependency
+    Project_Dep_Name Core osgDB
+    End Project Dependency
+    Begin Project Dependency
+    Project_Dep_Name Core osgGA
+    End Project Dependency
+    Begin Project Dependency
+    Project_Dep_Name Core osgGLUT
+    End Project Dependency
+    Begin Project Dependency
+    Project_Dep_Name Core osgUtil
+    End Project Dependency
+    Begin Project Dependency
+    Project_Dep_Name Core osgText
+    End Project Dependency
+}}}
+
+###############################################################################
+
 Project: "Demo osgimpostor"=.\Demos\osgimpostor\osgimpostor.dsp - Package Owner=<4>
 
 Package=<5>
diff --git a/src/Demos/osglogo/Makefile b/src/Demos/osglogo/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e19dba034
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Demos/osglogo/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+TOPDIR = ../../..
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedefs 
+
+CXXFILES =\
+	osglogo.cpp\
+
+LIBS     += -losgText $(OSG_LIBS) $(GLUT_LIB) $(GL_LIBS) $(X_LIBS) $(OTHER_LIBS) 
+
+INSTFILES = \
+	$(CXXFILES)\
+	Makefile.inst=Makefile
+
+EXEC = osglogo
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makerules 
diff --git a/src/Demos/osglogo/Makefile.inst b/src/Demos/osglogo/Makefile.inst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43fa16890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Demos/osglogo/Makefile.inst
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+TOPDIR = ../..
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedefs
+
+CXXFILES =\
+	osglogo.cpp\
+
+LIBS     += -losgText $(OSG_LIBS) $(GLUT_LIB) $(GL_LIBS) $(X_LIBS) $(OTHER_LIBS) 
+
+EXEC = osglogo
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makerules
diff --git a/src/Demos/osglogo/osglogo.cpp b/src/Demos/osglogo/osglogo.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83ebd202a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Demos/osglogo/osglogo.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+#include <osg/Geode>
+#include <osg/ShapeDrawable>
+#include <osg/Material>
+#include <osg/Texture2D>
+#include <osg/Geometry>
+#include <osg/MatrixTransform>
+
+#include <osgUtil/Tesselator>
+#include <osgUtil/TransformCallback>
+
+#include <osgText/Text>
+
+#include <osgGA/TrackballManipulator>
+
+#include <osgGLUT/Viewer>
+#include <osgGLUT/glut>
+
+#include <osgDB/ReadFile>
+
+#include <osg/Math>
+
+osg::Geometry* createWing(const osg::Vec3& left, const osg::Vec3& nose, const osg::Vec3& right,float chordRatio)
+{
+    osg::Geometry* geom = new osg::Geometry;
+
+    osg::Vec3 normal = (nose-right)^(left-nose);
+    normal.normalize();
+
+    osg::Vec3 left_to_right = right-left;
+    osg::Vec3 mid = (right+left)*0.5f;
+    osg::Vec3 mid_to_nose = (nose-mid)*chordRatio*0.5f;
+    
+    osg::Vec3Array* vertices = new osg::Vec3Array;
+    vertices->push_back(left);
+    //vertices->push_back(mid+mid_to_nose);
+    
+    unsigned int noSteps = 40;
+    for(unsigned int i=1;i<noSteps;++i)
+    {
+        float ratio = (float)i/(float)noSteps;
+        vertices->push_back(left + left_to_right*ratio + mid_to_nose* (cosf((ratio-0.5f)*osg::PI*2.0f)+1.0f));
+    }
+    
+    vertices->push_back(right);
+    vertices->push_back(nose);
+
+    geom->setVertexArray(vertices);
+
+
+    osg::Vec3Array* normals = new osg::Vec3Array;
+    normals->push_back(normal);
+    geom->setNormalArray(normals);
+    geom->setNormalBinding(osg::Geometry::BIND_OVERALL);
+
+    geom->addPrimitiveSet(new osg::DrawArrays(GL_POLYGON,0,vertices->getNumElements()));
+    
+    osgUtil::Tesselator tesselator;
+    tesselator.retesselatePolygons(*geom);
+
+    return geom;
+    
+}
+
+osg:: Node* createTextBelow(const osg::BoundingBox& bb)
+{
+    osg::Geode* geode = osgNew osg::Geode();
+
+    osgText::PolygonFont*   polygonFont= osgNew  osgText::PolygonFont("fonts/times.ttf",20, 3);
+    osgText::Text*          text = osgNew  osgText::Text(polygonFont);
+ 
+    text->setText("OpenSceneGraph");
+    text->setAlignment(osgText::Text::CENTER_CENTER);
+    text->setAxisAlignment(osgText::Text::XZ_PLANE);
+    text->setPosition(bb.center()-osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,(bb.zMax()-bb.zMin())));
+    text->setColor(osg::Vec4(0.37f,0.48f,0.67f,1.0f));
+    osg::StateSet* stateset = text->getOrCreateStateSet();
+    stateset->setMode(GL_LIGHTING,osg::StateAttribute::OFF);
+ 
+    geode->addDrawable( text );
+
+    return geode;
+}
+
+osg:: Node* createTextLeft(const osg::BoundingBox& bb)
+{
+    osg::Geode* geode = osgNew osg::Geode();
+
+    osgText::PolygonFont*   polygonFont= osgNew  osgText::PolygonFont("fonts/times.ttf",100, 3);
+    osgText::Text*          text = osgNew  osgText::Text(polygonFont);
+ 
+    text->setText("OpenSceneGraph");
+    text->setAlignment(osgText::Text::RIGHT_CENTER);
+    text->setAxisAlignment(osgText::Text::XZ_PLANE);
+    text->setPosition(bb.center()-osg::Vec3((bb.xMax()-bb.xMin()),0.0f,(bb.zMax()-bb.zMin())*0.2f));
+    text->setColor(osg::Vec4(0.37f,0.48f,0.67f,1.0f));
+    osg::StateSet* stateset = text->getOrCreateStateSet();
+    stateset->setMode(GL_LIGHTING,osg::StateAttribute::OFF);
+ 
+    geode->addDrawable( text );
+    return geode;
+}
+
+osg:: Node* createGlobe(const osg::BoundingBox& bb,float ratio)
+{
+    osg::Geode* geode = osgNew osg::Geode();
+
+    osg::StateSet* stateset = osgNew osg::StateSet();
+
+    osg::Image* image = osgDB::readImageFile("land_shallow_topo_2048.tif");
+    if (image)
+    {
+	osg::Texture2D* texture = osgNew osg::Texture2D;
+	texture->setImage(image);
+	texture->setMaxAnisotropy(8);
+	stateset->setTextureAttributeAndModes(0,texture,osg::StateAttribute::ON);
+    }
+    
+    geode->setStateSet( stateset );
+    
+    // the globe
+    geode->addDrawable(new osg::ShapeDrawable(osgNew osg::Sphere(bb.center(),bb.radius()*ratio)));
+    
+    
+    osg::MatrixTransform* xform = new osg::MatrixTransform;
+    xform->setAppCallback(new osgUtil::TransformCallback(bb.center(),osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,1.0f),osg::inDegrees(30.0f)));
+    xform->addChild(geode);
+        
+    return xform;
+}
+
+osg:: Node* createBox(const osg::BoundingBox& bb,float chordRatio)
+{
+    osg::Geode* geode = osgNew osg::Geode();
+
+    // front faces.
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(4),bb.corner(6),bb.corner(7),chordRatio));
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(7),bb.corner(5),bb.corner(4),chordRatio));
+
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(4),bb.corner(5),bb.corner(1),chordRatio));
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(1),bb.corner(0),bb.corner(4),chordRatio));
+    
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(1),bb.corner(5),bb.corner(7),chordRatio));
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(7),bb.corner(3),bb.corner(1),chordRatio));
+
+    // back faces
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(2),bb.corner(0),bb.corner(1),chordRatio));
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(1),bb.corner(3),bb.corner(2),chordRatio));
+
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(2),bb.corner(3),bb.corner(7),chordRatio));
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(7),bb.corner(6),bb.corner(2),chordRatio));
+
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(2),bb.corner(6),bb.corner(4),chordRatio));
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(4),bb.corner(0),bb.corner(2),chordRatio));
+
+    return geode;
+}
+
+osg:: Node* createBoxNo5(const osg::BoundingBox& bb,float chordRatio)
+{
+    osg::Geode* geode = osgNew osg::Geode();
+
+    // front faces.
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(4),bb.corner(6),bb.corner(7),chordRatio));
+
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(1),bb.corner(0),bb.corner(4),chordRatio));
+    
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(7),bb.corner(3),bb.corner(1),chordRatio));
+
+    // back faces
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(2),bb.corner(0),bb.corner(1),chordRatio));
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(1),bb.corner(3),bb.corner(2),chordRatio));
+
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(2),bb.corner(3),bb.corner(7),chordRatio));
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(7),bb.corner(6),bb.corner(2),chordRatio));
+
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(2),bb.corner(6),bb.corner(4),chordRatio));
+    geode->addDrawable(createWing(bb.corner(4),bb.corner(0),bb.corner(2),chordRatio));
+
+    return geode;
+}
+
+osg::Node* createLogo()
+{
+    osg::BoundingBox bb(osg::Vec3(0.0f,0.0f,0.0f),osg::Vec3(100.0f,100.0f,100.0f));
+    float chordRatio = 0.5f; 
+    float sphereRatio = 0.6f; 
+
+    // create a group to hold the whole model.
+    osg::Group* group = new osg::Group;
+
+    // create a transform to orientate the box and globe.
+    osg::MatrixTransform* xform = new osg::MatrixTransform;
+    xform->setDataVariance(osg::Object::STATIC);
+    xform->setMatrix(osg::Matrix::translate(-bb.center())*
+                     osg::Matrix::rotate(-osg::inDegrees(45.0f),0.0f,0.0f,1.0f)*
+                     osg::Matrix::rotate(osg::inDegrees(45.0f),1.0f,0.0f,0.0f)*
+                     osg::Matrix::translate(bb.center()));
+
+    // add the box and globe to it.
+    xform->addChild(createBox(bb,chordRatio));
+    //xform->addChild(createBoxNo5(bb,chordRatio));
+
+    // add the transform to the group.
+    group->addChild(xform);
+
+    group->addChild(createGlobe(bb,sphereRatio));
+
+    // add the text to the group.
+    //group->addChild(createTextBelow(bb));
+    group->addChild(createTextLeft(bb));
+
+    return group;    
+}
+
+int main( int argc, char **argv )
+{
+
+    glutInit( &argc, argv );
+
+    // create the commandline args.
+    std::vector<std::string> commandLine;
+    for(int i=1;i<argc;++i) commandLine.push_back(argv[i]);
+
+    // create the viewer and the model to it.
+    osgGLUT::Viewer viewer;
+
+    viewer.setWindowTitle(argv[0]);
+
+ 
+    // configure the viewer from the commandline arguments, and eat any
+    // parameters that have been matched.
+    viewer.readCommandLine(commandLine);
+    
+    osg::Node* node = createLogo();
+
+    // add model to viewer.
+    viewer.addViewport( node );
+
+    // register trackball maniupulators.
+    viewer.registerCameraManipulator(osgNew osgGA::TrackballManipulator);
+    
+    viewer.open();
+
+    viewer.run();
+
+    return 0;
+}