Apple Logo History

A look at the origin and evolution of the Apple logo. Special thanks to everyone in the live stream that helped me edit this video!

[myapplezone]

Great video Matt. The live stream was fun, informative and you were a great host!

[Doug]

It was fun watching you make this video! Thanks Matt!

[ethanhsiungbasstrombone]

Microsoft fanboy: Apple's logo is iconic? More like ironic.

Apple fanboy: Why are you complaining when all your logo are just four boxes?

[MatthewPearce]

@Nicholasc99 Nope, the bite was first, then later the "a" was placed in the cut out. Read any of the interviews from its designer, Rob Janoff, if you want to learn more about it.

[Twiggztravesty]

If you look at 0:50 and 1:02, when hes talking about the introduction of the new logo(with bite taken to show scale), it also has the imposing "a", in the word apple, as part of the machines logo

[MatthewPearce]

The designer of the logo, Rob Janoff, actually has done countless interviews explaining the origin of the bite. It 100% has nothing to do with Turing.

[AndresRd]

yay! adding the boot-up video portion was my idea from the USTREAM! awesome video, it was great watching one of the best youtuber's making such a clean video.

[BRENNANSTECHBITE]

Thanks for the history lesson Matt, I love these types of videos on your channel!

[patten]

You honestly amaze me at how much you know and research for your videos. Great job!

[davemalave]

how do you create that background behind the images of the logos, its not plain, did yo ad a light in after effects, or is it just vignette?

[technoguy]

Great video, Matt! I love how Apple has made their logo so iconic that it is instantly recognizable by anyone, even if they don't know anything about technology at all.

[AppleTalker]

This is such an interesting and unique video! I've never seen a youtuber make an actual video with logos!! Love it Matt!

[TrueDisney]

Can you make a tutoral on how you made your youtube channel background

[modcaleb]

Fun fact about the newest apple logo, the stem that pops out of the top of the apple fits perfectly into where there is a bite taken out of it.

[ChrisBrideauMedia]

Checked out a few of your videos and being a Mac guy, I find them really interesting and well put together. You got my Sub. Cheers from Canada.

[DugansChemistry]

What font did Apple use in the original logo (The one on the Apple II), a good example is on the disk II?

[MatthewPearce]

@plumbinggurl Some interesting trivia for you: The Apple logo actually predates the LGBT flag by about a year, but there is a rumor that Apple considered changing the logo at some point in the late 80s because of the possible association. Another interesting fact is that unlike the rainbow flag, the colors on the Apple logo are out of spectrum order (something that a lot of people try to read into). In any case I decided both of those were too minor and anecdotal to mention.

[MSComputerVideos]

That was great. I feel special that some of my idea made it into the video.

[MatthewPearce]

There is actually a lot of great Microsoft/Windows history that I would like to make videos about one day. I just don't have the time right now, though. I even own the MattsMicrosoft channel name for it.

[tipoomaster]

When was that Apple carrying case from?