In 1987, Microsoft adopted its current logo, the so-called "Pacman Logo" designed by Scott Baker. According to the March 1987 Computer Reseller News Magazine, "The new logo, in Helvetica italic typeface, has a slash between the o and s to emphasize the "soft" part of the name and convey motion and speed." Dave Norris, a Microsoft employee, ran an internal joke campaign to save the old logo, which was green, in all uppercase, and featured a fanciful letter O, nicknamed the blibbet, but it was discarded.
Microsoft's logo with the "Your potential. Our passion." tagline below the main corporate name, is based on the slogan Microsoft had as of 2006. In 2002, the company started using the logo in the United States and eventually started a TV campaign with the slogan, changed from the previous tagline of "Where do you want to go today?."
Reference:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft#Logos_and_slogans
Monday, July 30, 2007
Microsoft Logo History
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ReplyDeleteI think that the little slash between the o and s is the half part "left side" of pyramid, the pyramide is to symbolise a masonic emblem "the pyramide with the eye" found on the one-dollar bill, called the great seal of the united states of america