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Sometimes. I buy artbooks, mini-reference, and genre fiction, and those tend to be subject to a certain consistency in certain imprints.
I know that X series of books from Y non-fiction line, even if they all have different authors, will be at roughly the same standard of quality and style (those Oxford Very Short Introductions, for example). And for fiction, sometimes a particular imprint will have a particular style (e.g. Baen is basically your go-to publisher for a certain kind of milSF).
Whoever handled the comedic fantasy/sf acquisitions for Ace in the late 80s and early 90s seems to have had almost exactly my taste in comedic fantasy/sf most of the time, and I do look for that spine logo when I'm in the used bookstore, because there's a really good chance that I'll enjoy a comedic fantasy/sf from them if it was published during that period.
Similarly, when looking for e-books to buy, I find that certain publishers tend to have a fairly good selection of stuff I'm more likely to like in particular niches (e-Reads seems pretty good for reprinting backlist fantasy authors I end up enjoying, though their sf selections are a lot more hit-and-miss), so I look for their imprint/"brand" when browsing the store to see if they've added more items/new authors that I can potentially try.
But it only works to a certain extent, as I've picked up some duds from my trusted "brands" and some very good things from previously-unknowns. But in many cases it does provide a fairly reliable bare minimum assurance of a certain level of production quality and potential enjoyability.
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