AVID:Oldest logos by type

From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum

General

Type Logo image Company name Debut date
In-credit logo
Edison Manufacturing Company 1894
Opening logo
Edison Manufacturing Company 1894
Standalone logo
Pathé Frères October 29, 1904
Closing logo
Pathé Frères October 29, 1904
Animated logo
Nordisk Film October 3, 1907
Logo variant
Pathé Frères (gold variant) December 7, 1907
Color logo
Gaumont 1908
Logo with sound
Istituto LUCE 1924
Logo with a fanfare
Istituto LUCE 1924
Logo variation
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ("Davy Jones' Locker") December 9, 1933
Logo with dialogue
NBC 1943

Medium

Type Logo image Company name Debut date
Film
Edison Manufacturing Company 1894
Technology
Kinemacolor Film 1908
Animation
Universal Cartoons September 2, 1929
Home entertainment
Castle Films 1935
Television
BBC Television Service November 2, 1936
Commercial tag
Bulova July 1, 1941
Cinema
Famous Players Theatres 1954

Country

Main article: AVID:Oldest logos by country

Animal

Main article: AVID:Oldest logos by animal

Technique

Type Logo image Company name Debut date
Live-action
Nordisk Film October 3, 1907
Traditional animation
Kalem Company 1907
Stop-motion
Argentina Sono Film S.A.C.I. February 20, 1935
Scanimation
WNED 1966
CGI
Mississippi ETV 1978

Other

Type Logo image Company name Debut date
Popular character
Terrytoons Late 1931
Pop culture reference
Looney Tunes "Bosko's Picture Show" (MGM logo) August 26, 1933
Parody
GGRC International 1962
Concept from another logo
Nassour Studios May 27, 1949
Audio from another logo
GGRC International 1962
Visuals from another logo
Televisão Regional de Loures 1985
Swearing
NBC Television Network (CBS blooper reel variant) 1962
Nudity
Zespół Filmowy Syrena August 6, 1963
Flashing images
Merdeka Filem Setudio 1964
Graphic violence
XacatraX 1980s
Sexual activity
Red Tape Productions Early 1980s
360°
Valve Corporation ("The Lab") April 5, 2016
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