When somebody drives through a town, what might they see? Buildings, billboards, and signs may come to mind. What might they see on the buildings, billboards, and signs? Most of them would probably contain a logo. A logo is a symbol or other design adopted by an organization to identify itself. Designs for logos and thoughts of logos have always been evolving and changing throughout time and many companies choose to modernize themselves in the culture of the time period they are in by changing and tweaking their logo to be more appealing. There is plenty of evidence to back these statements as many famous companies have had logos that have changed and developed over time. Something one can notice when researching logo evolution is that companies either tend to shine up their logos to look more futuristic or they can simplify the logos. 3 famous companies can come to mind. Apple, Volkswagen, and Pepsi.
When one is asked about top computer companies one of the first companies that comes to mind is Apple. A lot of people can easily recognize the iconic logo that is known today. Believe it or not, the iconic apple with a bite missing out of it was not always the logo for Steve Jobs’ computer conglomerate. The original logo was designed by Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne and it depicts Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree which is supposedly how Newton thought of the theory of gravity when an apple fell from the tree and struck him in the head. That logo only lasted a year from when it was created in 1975. In 1976 Steve Jobs hired a graphic designer to create a more “modern” logo. Thus, the apple logo was born. The designer, Rob Janoff created the iconic “rainbow apple” logo that stood from 1976-1998. It is the apple ...
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...he bold faced, large text is replaced by simple lower cased text. Pepsi followed a different route then Apple and Volkswagen. As stated above companies tend to modernize and shine their logos (Volkswagen, Apple) or they tend to take the route Pepsi took by dumbing the logo down, if you will, with simple line art.
Many different companies on top of the three discussed above change their logos from time to time. Re-branding is a natural part of running a company and many different people do it. You can also see the two tendencies that companies have when rebranding of shining the logo to look futuristic, or making the logo into simple line art to make it more of a simple shape. The three companies mentioned above clearly show those two re-branding tendencies when somebody looks at the logo evolutions. Logos, like the companies they represent, evolve and change.
Logos mostly refers to the structure and content of the text itself. When working with logos the meaning and logic of the film itself has to come into play. In the movie Of Mice and Men, Lenny continued to get into trouble, causing George to have to relocate them. George always knew that Lenny was going to get them in trouble due to all of the stunts he pulled and the fact that he was constantly forgetting things that were important. At first, the theme of the movie was fairly happy-go-lucky, then Lenny’s story of why they were there got out and he began to cause trouble again. When he started to cause trouble again, the movie turned more ominous. Eventually George had to kill...
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Visual Understanding of logo design. Universal Studio’s have had 11 developments of their logo in between 1914 and 2013. The first five of which are very rare to find. One of the first elements recognizable throughout the 11 developments is that they have continually kept the use of a globe within the centre of the logo. This represents the global relevance of the brand.... ...
Strong brand images must have certain criteria to fulfill to create an understanding within the audience. In todays society clear aspects must be memorable. Brand awareness must be recognized to create this memorable quality. Rolls Royce demonstrates this quality through its mascot on the front of its hood. For a brand to be memorable it must hit certain aspects. The audience must be able to recall it. The ability of a companies branding to stick is key for being beneficial. An article in Fashion Drive magazine in (2012) talks about the image that appears on each hood of a Rolls Royce vehicle. “One of the first things we notice about any car from Rolls-Royce is the winged mascot that stands in front of the car. Although, the meaning of it may symbolize many different things to many diff...
Apple Inc., was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne on 1976, is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers. Its best-known hardware products are the Mac line of computers, the iPod media player, the iPhone smartphone, and the iPad tablet computer. Its consumer software includes the OS X and iOS operating systems, the iTunes media browser, the Safari web browser, and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites.
In almost every part of the world Apple and at least one of their products is known. The Apple brand started in the 1970s. Three men founded the organization in 1976, to produce a computer that every citizen could use personally (Sohail, 2010). The first item released was the Apple 1 personal computer kit made by Steve Wozniak (Sohail, 2010). Through the 70s, Apple concentrated on developing storing technologies such as the floppy disk and the use of color, graphics, and spreadsheets used for business (Sohail, 2010). Apple was about to have their first major product release with a million dollar ad campaign. This was the release of the Macintosh personal computer, which also led to Apple’s great reputation (Sohail, 2010).
It was Steve Jobs who made Apple leave the garage and make leaps and bounds in the world of technology. Steve Wozniak made the first prototype, but it was Jobs who “saw the potential” in his computer and persuaded Wozniak to sell it (Peterson 106). Even though that first computer saw very little success, Jobs knew that Apple had potential and so released the Apple II. From the beginning Jobs knew what the consumers wanted, and where computers were going to take the world; he had a vision of the opportunities in technology and saw that Apple needed to move in a different direction. In 1984, one year before he left, Jobs finished the Macintosh computer system. He was pushed from his original computer design project, “the Lisa”, and then raced to release the Mac first, but the Lisa was released to the public first. Although the Lisa came out first, the Mac “[became] synonymous with Apple, mark[ing] a…revolution in…personal computing,” (Peterson 106).
The history of Apple began thirty years ago, when the two friends, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak decided to found their own company for the production and release of computers.
Apple is “the world’s most colorful company,” Linzmayer, Owen . Apple Confidential 2.0. 1st. San Francisco, CA: No Starch Press, 2004. When looking at its meager beginnings Apple’s influence on the media could only be described as unique. Their product, style, and overall beliefs make the Apple Corporation a multi-billion dollar company with a general appeal for all ages. It is getting harder and harder to be an individual, so with Apple you can “rise above the norm” and be unique. Recently, this unique corporation has taken the media by storm, with their new line of products. Right along side these new products are a full line of new commercials to go along with them. These new commercials spawned from years of creative marketing done on Apple’s part. Studying the history of Apple is necessary to understanding their influence upon us today.
Apple is a company that has been round for many years. There are over 55 million people who use an apple product or are considered to have at least one apple product in their home. The apple products range from larger devices such as there amazingly known Mac books which are there computer based system to there much small hand held based device called the iPhone. That device allows a person to make calls all while have the convent amenities that a laptop would have. They also have the very popular iPod as well as Apple TV. They have expanded into an empire that everyone is trying to become as well as beat. As many people know there is history and hard work that has to take place in order for a business to be successful. Many people will refer to the success of apple as the underdog company that made despite the odds. Founder Steve Jobs was a regular person with a dream. He started of building an Apple computer in his parent’s living room and later moved to the garage true to lack of space. Later on in his building career a neighbor of Steve Jobs introduced him to Stephen Gary Wonzniak. Wonzniak was an engineer and Jobs was a market maven and together they have the skills to build and properly promote. The computer they were trying to promote was fairly expensive computer. Jobs was so dedicated to this idea of transforming this computer from what it was to something that is able to be sold to the public he reached out to Bill Hewlett and asked him to donate some parts for a class projects .
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Apple Inc. was established by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak on April 1, 1976 as a computer designer, developer and seller company. However, the company shifted its focus from only personal computer to include other consumer electronics such as portable media player and mobile phone in 2007. Apple Inc becomes one of the most popular makers in its field since it seems that its popularity has increased according to a report on www.statista.com that Apple Inc’s products sales was generally increasing throughout the first quarter of 2006 to the first quarter of 2014. On the one hand, it has increased its revenue from about 14 billion US dollars to more than 170 billion US dollars in 2013. All in all, the company is highly successful corresponding to its products’ development and their sales growth in world’s market.
The relationship between a brand and its logo can either greatly benefit or hurt the brand’s image. A logo should be more than the brand’s name written in a normal fault. Brands that have a direct relationship between the brand’s product and the design of their logo are not only more visually appealing, but the audience can easily create a connection between the logo and the product that's being provided. On the opposite end, a bad logo can just as easily make the audience dislike the brand as much as it can make them like it. The most well known of these types of logos is probably FedEx.
Apple Inc, founded in 1976 by Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne, and Steve Jobs, headquartered in California, is a multinational technology giant. Developing, designing, creating consumer electronics, computer software, online services. Well-known for the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers, Siri and the IOS operating systems transfer and sync on all Apple devices with just one click. Consumers like myself are fascinated with all things Apple. Apple fashioned an assortment of devices and programs that are not only visually cool but also easy to use and makes my life easier.
In its simplest form, corporate identity is a function of design that includes the name of the organization, its logos, the interior of the buildings, and visual identification such as uniforms of the staff, vehicles and signage. For a long period, graphic designers have remained highly influential been hugely influential in two regards, in that they articulated the basic tenets of corporate identity formation and management and succeeded in keeping the subject on the agenda of senior managers. Currently, symbolism, or design, has assumed a greater role and has moved on from merely increasing organizational visibility, to a more serious position of communicating corporate strategy (Ollins, 1978). There were now three main types of visual identity such as Monolithic (single brand visual), Endorsed (parent brand endorsing a sub-brand) and Branded (a plethora