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Nickelodeon Logo

Nickelodeon logo and symbol, meaning, history, PNG

  • It was only in 1977 that the channel was relaunched under its current name and the history of the Nickelodeon logo actually started.
  • It was the original name of the channel.
  • The letters were smooth and playful and the color palette evokes a sense of creativity and imagination, but the Pinwheel era lasted for only two years.
  • 1977 – 1979 1979 – 1980 The first logo for the new company was designed in the same year and only stayed until 1989.
  • This logo also only lasted for one year, but was pretty well balanced and executed.
  • It was a colorful and memorable version, designed by Lou Dorfsman.
  • The visual identity featured a three-dimensional globe in gradient gray and purple shades with a multicolor wordmark, horizontally placed over it.
  • Each of the rounded sans-serif letters featured its own color — from yellow to purple and green.
  • Rainbow color palette and the pinball emblem made a perfect pair in representing the new generation of the children’s television.
  • 1984 – 2009 The new era of the Nickelodeon visual identity started in 1984.
  • The main logo was composed of an orange wordmark placed on a white background, but there were many different versions created between 1984 and 2009 — white lettering on an orange blot, orange inscription with a thin white outline, and even a shortened, “Nick” version.
  • As for the typeface of the nameplate, it is a modern sans-serif with playful stencils on both letters “O”, Balloon font.
  • It does look stylish and memorable, representing the best of the channel and making it stand out from the list of its competitors.
  • 2009 – Today In 2009 the cartoon channel redesigns its logo again.

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