Inspiration – Microsoft Access Logo Facts, Meaning, History & PNG

Microsoft Access Logo

Microsoft Access logo and symbol, meaning, history, PNG

  • Download PNG Microsoft Access Logo PNG Microsoft Access is a part of the Microsoft Office suite, specialized in database management.
  • The software was developed in 1992.
  • Meaning and history The Microsoft Access visual identity changed with the whole Microsoft Office design concept and had eight different versions during its existence.
  • 1992 – 1993 The original Microsoft Access logo was designed in 1992 and stayed with the program only for one year.
  • It was composed of a white and blue table with the yellow key on it and a “Microsoft” lettering above it.
  • 1993 – 1995 In 1993 the “Microsoft” inscription is removed from the icon and the contours of the table and the key are refined.
  • 1995 – 1999 The redesign in 1995 removes the “A” and makes the key more yellow, while one table is replaced by two sheets of different sizes, which keep the original blue and white color scheme, with additional yellow details.
  • 1999 – 2003 In 1999 the modern icon is designed — a dark red detailed key is placed diagonally inside a white square with the dark red outline and rounded angles.
  • 2007 – 2010 In 2007 the contours of the key are modified and it is now placed on a pink square with its upper left corner rounded.
  • 2010 – 2013 The letter “A” appears on the 2010 Microsoft Access logo version.
  • It is executed in a bold sans-serif typeface with the use of fuchsia color.
  • The “A” is placed over the white key on a pink background.
  • The white letter “A” is placed on a dark red square which hides the part of a white cylinder, which is horizontally divided into three equal parts by dark red lines.
  • The logo is composed of a square badge with the letter “A” in it and a cylinder, consisting of three layers, each of them featuring its own shade of red.

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