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Transformers Logo

Transformers logo and symbol, meaning, history, PNG

  • 1984 – 1989 The very first logo for Transformers was created in 1984 and stayed with the brand for five years.
  • It was a gradient blue and red inscription with metallic and black details, which made it look three-dimensional.
  • The new logo featured the inscription, which is also placed in two levels, but now the “Formers” part was placed right under the “Trans”.
  • The inscription was executed in a custom bold and italicized sans-serif typeface, with the letters featuring a horizontal tricolor palette and a double black outline.
  • The red, white, and blue color of the brand’s palette made the whole image look fresh and delightful.
  • Though the thin outline became light blue, which contrasted with a white black shadow of the wordmark.
  • 1993 – 1999 The emblem comes back to the Transformers visual identity in 1993.
  • The logotype itself was redrawn and now featured a bright red color of its square italicized sans-serif letters capitalized which were outlined in yellow.
  • Now the wordmark was set in one line and executed in a bold custom sans-serif typeface with the yellow letters in a very thin black outline.
  • The letters featured sharp geometric cuts of the lines and smoothly rounded angles, which added dynamics and energy to the logo.
  • 2001 – 2007 The redesign of 2001 brought a new blue and black badge to the brand.
  • The logotype in gradient blue was outlined in the same color and placed on a black badge, which repeated the contours of the inscription.
  • The new emblem featured a bold narrowed sans-serif inscription in a custom typeface, with its sleek and stable letters written in dark red.
  • Some edges of the lettering are cut diagonally, others are shortened, making the contours open, and all these small details make the laconic brand’s logo unique and recognizable.
  • In the Marvel Comics, the image is referred to as the “Autobrand” and is considered to resemble the face of the Last Autobot.
  • Also, we should point out that in the original animated series, the same symbol referred to the Quintesson slave brand.
  • The Autobot symbol has not stayed the same, it has been given a quite a few facelifts depending on the visual concept of the series.
  • Decepticon emblem Most certainly, the source of the emblem was Soundwave’s toy’s head.
  • As for the cartoon series, it probably came from the same source as the Autobot symbol.
  • Color The current wordmark is given in red, while the previous one featured several shades of metallic grey as well as a black outline.

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