Company milestone · 1976-04-01
Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne founded Apple Computer Company as a partnership. Wayne drew its first logo, Isaac Newton under an apple tree. [1] [2]
Apple Logo
বাংলায় পড়ুনLogo files, variants & history · AI, PNG · updated 29 days ago
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Brand profile
About Apple
Consumer electronics, software and online services company
Apple Inc. is an American technology company that designs consumer electronics, software and online services. It was founded as Apple Computer Company on 1 April 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne.
Company: Apple Inc.
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Apple logo files at a glance
Apple has 20 downloadable files in AI, PNG in this archive. 10 logo records are catalogued; that is not the number of verified redesigns.
PNG renditions reach 3,310 pixels on the longest side.
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Brand heritage
Logo history & brand milestones
Logo changes documented in the cited sources from 1976 to the move to single-colour logos in 1999. Later glossy renderings are not listed because their dates come only from secondary compilations. Company and product dates are labelled separately from design changes.
Logo milestone · 1977
Rob Janoff of the agency Regis McKenna designed the bitten apple with six colour stripes, which almost immediately replaced Wayne’s illustration. [1] [3]
Logo milestone · 1999-08-27
Apple dropped the striped scheme and moved to single-colour logos nearly identical in shape. Some 1998 products already carried other colour variants. [1]
Research sources
- Marketing of Apple Inc. (section “Logo”) ↗ · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
- Ronald Wayne ↗ · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
- Interview with Rob Janoff, designer of the Apple logo ↗ · Creative Bits, 2020-07-30 · accessed 2026-09-24
- An interview with Rob Janoff, designer of the Apple logo ↗ · Revert to Saved, 2011-02-23 · accessed 2026-09-24
- Typography of Apple Inc. ↗ · Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-24
Compiled 2026-09-24 by AI-assisted source review. Each statement links its sources; an editor has not yet independently confirmed them.
Earlier records come from the existing archive; their labels and dates are kept as recorded and are not cited.
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Apple logo 2017–2023
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All 10 logo records for Apple
Colour sample
Sampled artwork colours
Black (primary sample)Primary
- HEX
- #000000
- RGB
- 0, 0, 0
Text contrast on white21:1 · AAA
Text contrast on near-black1.11:1 · Fail
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Design context
Logo design & typography notes
Janoff has said the bite was added for scale, so that the shape would read as an apple rather than a cherry, and that the pun on “byte” was a coincidence.
Janoff said the stripes referred to the Apple II’s ability to display colour; he has described the order of the colours as having no particular plan.
From the researched record (AI-assisted source review); see research sources.
Researched typography noteThe apple symbol has no lettering. Typefaces Apple has used beside it: Motter Tektura before 1984, Apple Garamond from 1984, Myriad from 2002 and San Francisco from 2015 (apple.com from January 2017).
Logo type: pictorial
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Reference
Frequently asked
Who designed the Apple logo?
Bitten-apple logo (1977) is credited to Rob Janoff (Regis McKenna). First logo (Newton illustration) (1976) is credited to Ronald Wayne. The designer of the specific file version shown on this page is not recorded. [1] [2] [3]
Can I use the Apple logo?
Download for identification, news and comparison. Commercial use needs the owner's permission. This page never grants a licence. Always check the owner's brand guidelines.
When did Apple change its logo?
1977: Rob Janoff of the agency Regis McKenna designed the bitten apple with six colour stripes, which almost immediately replaced Wayne’s illustration. 1999-08-27: Apple dropped the striped scheme and moved to single-colour logos nearly identical in shape. Some 1998 products already carried other colour variants. [1] [3]
What file formats are available for the Apple logo in this archive?
Available file formats: AI, PNG. Dimensions, source and usage conditions are listed for each file below.
Visual neighbours
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Same company
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Listed because the archive records the same company.
Same industry
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Provenance
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- Source date
- 2026-08-02
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SimilarLogo. “Apple logo record.” Updated 2026-09-25. https://similarlogo.com/brand/apple/
Record Change log (4)
2026-08-27Imported 23 original files (13 items) from the owner's WordPress archive snapshot 2026-08-02. Rights: editorial/reference only.
2026-08-27History collage archived: Some Apple Event Logos
2026-08-27History collage archived: Apple One Services Logos
2026-08-27History collage archived: Apple Evolution and History
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