YouTube logo and symbol, meaning, history, PNG
- The service has been around since 2005.
- The visual identity of the world’s most famous online video portal has been pretty consistent throughout the years and fully based on the original version, created in 2005, until 2017, when the new symbol appeared.
- 2005 — 2011 The very first logo for YouTube was introduced in 2005 and boasted a logotype, split into two parts: the simple black “You” with the first letter capitalized, and the “Tube”, written one white and placed on a gradient three-dimensional rectangle with rounded angles.
- The logo started looking more serious and trendy, showing power, passion, and progress.
- In this version the “Tube” part has no outline and shadow, looking plain and simple, it became strong and elegant at the same time.
- 2015 — 2017 The redesign of 2015 made the red element darker again, the composition and the typeface of the logotype remained untouched, but with the change of the color the mood also changed — now the emblem looked exquisite and serious.
- The logotype with “Y” and “T” capitalized is still executed in the same sans-serif typeface, but now both parts are written in black and placed on a white background, on the right from a red emblem.
- The new emblem featured the same shape of a softened horizontal rectangle, but instead of the lettering, there is a white triangle, pointing to the right, and resembling the “Play” button.
- Shape Just like all previous versions, the current one consists of the black “You” and white “Tube” on the red “vintage TV screen”.
- The “curved” shadings were removed, and now the screen part looks completely flat.
- Emblems “icon” Like the regular YouTube logo, the icon has undergone several modifications.
- While the earliest versions included the name of the project given in two lines, since 2011 the icon has been featuring a play button.
- The proportions of the triangle and the rectangle were altered in 2013, while the shade of red had changed several times until the button was colored pure red in 2017.
- Color The YouTube logo uses three colors: white, black and red – a combination, which creates an appealing mix.
- Icons The red and white icon has already become one of the most recognizable graphical emblems ever created.
- Though there is nothing new at all in the YouTube icon, all together, the elements of the emblem create a powerful and eye-catching image.
- The whole logo was dramatically changed in 2017, and its icon, which previously consisted of white lettering on a red background, became geometric and cool.
- A red “Play” button appears to the left of the company name, reflecting the site’s specificity of watching and downloading videos.
- A complete reflection of the service’s purpose, focus, and values.
- And, of course, the “play” button for all the video content YouTube has to offer to millions of users from all over the globe.
PNG Design and Logo Download
