AVID:Oldest logos by type
From the Audiovisual Identity Database, the motion graphics museum
General
Type | Logo image | Company name | Debut date |
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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 | |
Solid non-black background | SECMEI | 1908 | |
Scenic background | Solax Studios | 1911 | |
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 |
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Film | Edison Manufacturing Company | 1894 | |
Technology | Kinemacolor Film | 1908 | |
Animation | Paramount Cartoons | July 21, 1927 | |
Television | W2XBS | 1932 | |
Home entertainment | Castle Films | 1935 | |
Commercial tag | Bulova | July 1, 1941 | |
Cinema | Odeon Theatres | 1945 | |
Video games | Namco | September 15, 1979 | |
Online | Wild Brain | October 14, 1997 |
Country and territory
Main article: AVID:Oldest logos by country and territory
Animal
Main article: AVID:Oldest logos by animal
Object
Main article: AVID:Oldest logos by object
Language
Main article: AVID:Oldest logos by language
Continents
Continent | Logo Image | Company's Name | Debut Date |
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North America | Edison Manufacturing Company | 1894 | |
South America | Arbu Film | February 1, 1917 | |
Asia | Shochiku | April 8, 1921 | |
Europe | Star Film Company | 1896 | |
Africa | Orient Films | December 30, 1934 | |
Oceania | Australasian Films Limited | June 20, 1927 |
Technique
Type | Logo image | Company name | Debut date |
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Live-action | Nordisk Film | October 3, 1907 | |
Traditional animation | Kalem Company | December 7, 1907 | |
Stop-motion | Argentina Sono Film S.A.C.I. | February 20, 1935 | |
Scanimation | WNED | 1966 | |
CGI | NBC | January 1, 1976 |
Other
Type | Logo image | Company name | Debut date |
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Cultural icon | Lux | 1906 | |
Popular character | Terrytoons | Late 1931 | |
Pop culture reference | Looney Tunes "Bosko's Picture Show" (MGM logo) | August 26, 1933 | |
Parody | GGRC International | July 25, 1962 | |
Stock footage | J.B. Productions | June 3, 1966 | |
Film and television footage | PNR Pictures | December 16, 1983 | |
Celebrity | International Rainbow Pictures | April 4, 1980 | |
Concept from another logo | RCM Productions Incorporated | November 3, 1941 | |
Audio from another logo | GGRC International | July 25, 1962 | |
Visuals from another logo | British Burma Film Company | 1940 | |
Classical music | Lumiton | May 19, 1933 | |
Library music | Internacional Filmes Ltd. | February 22, 1945 | |
Popular music | TV One | April 1, 1975 | |
Film and television music | Associated Artists Productions Cartoons | 1956 | |
Swearing | NBC Television Network (CBS blooper reel variant) | 1962 | |
Nudity |
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CEI-Incom | December 4, 1951 |
Flashing images | Merdeka Filem Setudio | December 2, 1964 | |
Jump scare | Zespół Filmowy X | January 9, 1973 | |
Graphic violence | XacatraX | 1980s | |
Sexual activity | Red Tape Productions | 1980 | |
360° | Valve Corporation ("The Lab") | April 5, 2016 |