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Wonder what the real story is behind the famed Apple logo? Creativebits interviews Rob Janoff, the man who designed the now-iconic apple-with-a-bite logo back in 1977, and he sets the record straight about just what the apple is supposed to mean and why there's a bite taken out of it. ...
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Interview with Apple logo designer Rob Janoff
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Apple Corporate, Apple HistoryThere's a great interview at SimpleBits today with Rob Janoff, designer of the Apple logo. That simple Apple with the chunk bitten out is as iconic as the company and products it represents. The logo has undergone several tweaks over the years, from the original rainbow to the aqua version that accompanied the original iMacs to the glassy version we see today.
Fanatics will remember that the logo was introduced with the Apple II in 1977. Rob talks about this and other insights into the design's ...
ExtraBITS for 10-Aug-09
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us —
... Original Apple Logo Designer Explains the Bite -- Wonder what the real story is behind the famed Apple logo? Creativebits interviews Rob Janoff, the man who designed the now-iconic apple-with-a-bite logo back in 1977, and he sets the record straight about just what the apple is supposed to mean and why there's a bite taken out of it. (Posted 2009-08-07) ...
Apple logo designer dishes on history
Macworld —
... Even people who aren’t Apple fans recognize the company’s distinctive, iconic logo; it ranks up there with the Nike swoosh or NBC peacock. But most probably aren’t familiar with the story behind the design. First created in 1977, the Apple logo was the handiwork of Rob Janoff, an art director at advertising and public relations firm Regis McKenna. In a lengthy interview with Creative Bits’s Ivan Raszl , Janoff talks about the history behind his classic design, including dispelling many of the rumors around it, such as the significance of the apple’s bite. Says Janoff: Anyway, ...
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