Origin of the Apple Logo
Interesting BGR article on the origin of the Apple logo.
Sleek, simple, and instantly recognizable, Apple’s logo became one of the most recognizable symbols in the world.
Some of the things I found interesting…
- Steve Jobs chose “Apple” while on a fruitarian diet after visiting an apple orchard.
- The first logo in 1976, Featured Newton under an apple tree, added by Wozniak to symbolize innovation.
- The Turing theory was Debunked. The myth that the bitten apple honors Turing (who died with a half-eaten apple nearby) is false.
- The rainbow colors indicated the new color display Macintosh, not a tribute to Pride or Turing.
- Designer Rob Janoff denies Newton and biblical interpretations. While he finds the Turing story compelling, he’d never heard of Turing when creating the logo.