Gmail logo and symbol, meaning, history, PNG
- In spite of their differences, all the logos have always been based on the same “Envelope M” theme.
- Meaning and history The project was developed by Google employee Paul Buchheit, who started working on it in 2001.
- He made the first version of the product in one day, as it was based on the code of his earlier creation, Google Groups.
- Originally, the service was used within the company.
- Old logo 2004 The original logo was created by Dennis Hwang, who made almost all of the Google doodles at the time.
- Interestingly enough, the logo of Gmail was developed literally the night before the launch of the service.
- 2004 – 2009 The original logo for Gmail featured a combination of the Catull type (for the “G”) and the Myriad Pro type.
- Yet, the lowercase “a” in the typeface looks somewhat strange, so Hwang decided to choose a cleaner sans-serif type for all the other letters.
- 2010 – 2013 It’s not that easy to spot the difference between the 2004 and the 2010 versions unless you compare them side by side.
- The 2010 emblem has the text “by Google” aligned to the right side, as well as somewhat different colors and proportions.
- 2013 – 2020 The 2014 logo made its debut on the mobile application version of Gmail.
- The “M” that appears as a little envelope is the distinctive feature of the design.
- While in the previous versions, the “Envelope M” was incorporated in the word “Gmail,” now it acquired the status of an independent symbol and can be used not only with the “Gmail” text but as a standalone icon, too.
- Even when it is a part of a larger logo, the “M” is no more incorporated into the name of the service but placed before it.
- The iconic white and red envelope is replaced by a stylized letter “M”, standing for “Mail”, in the official Google colors — blue, red, yellow, and green.
- The calm color and traditional shapes of the letters balance a bold and bright emblem, making the whole logo look professional and strong.
- Icon Throughout the years, the famous mail service of Google has been using a red and white envelope as its icon.
- It was a very direct and simple representation of the application purpose, which could be used on its own or as a part of the official Gmail logo.
- In parallel with the Google icon, the Gmail one is now a bold stylized letter “M”, which repeats the shape of the envelope, composed of five segments, each in its own color — blue, dark red, classic red, yellow, and green.
- Color While historically, the Gmail logo image was built of all the colors used in the logo of its parent company, today, it only includes red, grey, and white as the background color.
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