Jt logo and symbol, meaning, history, PNG
- Download PNG Jt Logo PNG The Japan Times is the largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper in Japan.
- Its headquarters are located in the Kioicho Building in Tokyo.
- Since 1987, when the company was founded, the JT logo has gone a long way to get the sleek look it has now.
- At any given time, it reflected the design trends of its era.
- While the second New York Times logo (1857) looks a little different, it still preserves its Gothic script – the style copied by the Japanese Times.
- A Gothic script was used by other newspapers of that era, The Times of London, for instance.
- So, it was only natural to capitalize on the recognizable visual brand identities of the already popular newspapers.
- The already recognizable Gothic script remained.
- 1920s In 1918, the word “& Mail” was added both to the name of the newspaper and its logo.
- Also, over the 1920s, the type was growing heavier.
- 1940 The lettering “& Mail” was replaced by “and Advertiser.” The Gothic type returned.
- 1943 The name was changed to “Nippon Times” because the word “Japan” was forbidden (due to its English origin).
- 1956 The old name returned, while the Gothic font was replaced by a modern one.
- The geometric sans-serif hinted at the youthful energy of the late-1950s.
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