Monday, 25 November 2013

Everything You Need To Know About The Apple Logo

Paul Rand
The American graphic designer Paul Rand was born Peretz Rosenbaum in New York in 1914. Paul Rand was a true pioneer of American graphic design, developing numerous memorable logos for distinguished firms such as Westinghouse, Next Computer, IBM, United Parcel Service (UPS), and the American Broadcasting Company (abc) as well as Yale University and apple.
From 1929 until 1934, Paul Rand studied in New York at Pratt Institute, the Parsons School of Design, and the Art Students League. Paul Rand's early works reveal the influence of the European avant-garde of the day, Cubism and Constructivism as well as the Bauhaus and Rand also applied their design principles to graphic design.
From 1936 until 1941 Paul Rand was art director of "Esquire" and "Apparel Arts “magazines. Between 1938 and 1945 Rand designed the much admired covers of "Direction" magazine. From 1941 until 1954 Paul Rand worked for the New York advertising agency William H. Weintraub, where he collaborated with the copywriter Bill Bernbach. From 1956 Paul Rand freelance as a graphic designer and consultant for Westinghouse and IBM.
In addition, Paul Rand was a professor of graphic design at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Paul Rand wrote several important books on design, including "Thoughts on Design" (1947), "Design and the Play Instinct" (1955), "A designer's Art" (1985), and "Design, Form and Chaos" (1993).


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Creativity (what is new or different from the way it has been done in the past?)

The apple logo has a very unique history. The earliest logo was Sir Isaac Newton sitting under a tree where he derived his theorems of gravity. The apple itself in the Apple logo today symbolizes the identity of the Apple brand. The apple logo just before we look at today, consist of seven colours just like a rainbow speaking of the separation of white light and the introduction of colors to the IT products. The apple logo today also pays tribute to the legend Alan Turing who had committed suicide after eating a cyanide-laced apple. The modern and unique design enables the Apple logo to stand out from the rest of the motifs to signify the quality standards of its produces. The modern and unique design enables the Apple logo to stand out the rest of the motifs to signify the quality standards it produces as it is clear and very simple.

Use of emotional elements (what are they?)
The apple logo creates a lot of emotion towards people and the society first of all the colours in the logo are easily detectable and attracts people intention easily then we have the apple with a bite taken from its right side. It also features a leaf tilted toward the right hand side. When people look at the apple logo they think of the apple store, the friendly people dressed in bright coloured clothing, a clean atmosphere in which everything is well-designed. Furthermore, when we interact with customer service in-store or via phone support, they get the same feelings.

Quality of the message (clear or muddy, important or trivial)
The message of the apple logo is hidden and quite muddy the bite taken from the right side of the apple is the history of the legendary, Alan Turing who had committed suicide after eating a cyanide-laced apple. Many people do not know the history of apple logo they think that apple logo is here only to represent the company, it product and its qualities. The old logo as a complete different history it was “was Sir Isaac Newton sitting under a tree where he derived his theorems of gravity” whereas the new not represents Alan Turing. An apple is what the entire Apple logo consists of, speaking for its identity on its own.

Use of spiritual elements (what are they?)
The simple logo of the apple with colours inside it has a lot of meaning. The apple appears in many religious traditions and folktales often as a mystical or forbidden fruit. The six colours inside of the apple logo are red for angry, blue for calmness, orange for peace, yellow for wisdom and green for nature they are the colour found in a rainbow. The word apple was used as a generic term for all (foreign) fruits other than berries, but including nuts in the 17th century.

Use of challenging elements (what is challenging and why?)
He surely has done a lot of analysis and research before reaching his final as the logo has made a great success everyone around the world knows about the apple logo and his designs too. The designer had to make sure that the logo does not affect any one and can be uses for years without having an effect on the society

Craftsmanship (what is done to perfection?)

The craftsmanship in this logo is the balance, rhythm and texture use for the making of the logo. The position of the element use and colour should be well balance, and also in harmony.  The first logo of the apple was a painted logo Paul Rand had to know where and how to place the logo inside of the apple logo. He also had to decide which part has to be bitten so that the logo appears natural. With the advance of technology the apple logo is re-design on the computer.

Use of humor or entertainment (what are they?)
The apple logo is seen in a lot of movies and comics too for example the Simpsons and South Park which are great comics in the USA and also around the world.  We can see the apple logo use as a forbidden fruit in many story books. People say that the apple products are just like a forbidden or magic apple as everyone one has one of its products or want one but can’t afford it as it is quite expensive.

Commercial Success (what is its impact on other designers and society in general?)
The apple logo has made a great success, everyone around the world can identify the apple logo even six years old child can identify it. Apple has even t-shirt and other accessories with the apple logo printed on it and people enjoy buying these items.  We people sees the apple logo they think about the quality and the price as apple products are quite expensive. Apple is considered has a luxury item or product.

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