Discovery Channel

1985–1987
The Discovery Channel's very first logo ran from 1985 to 1987, consisting of a television screen picturing the map of the world, and it has "THE Discovery CHANNEL" written on it in Gill Sans font.

1987–1995
For two decades, starting in 1987, the channel's logo incorporated the Discovery wordmark rendered in the Aurora Bold Condensed font (the familiar wordmark that would last until the 2008 rebrand) with a circular shape in front of it. The circle usually took the form of a rising sun, or an animated version of the Vitruvian Man.
 * Youtube: Discovery Channel continuity and idents- 1988
 * Youtube: Discovery Channel 1987 Launch

1995–2001
On September 19, 1995, the channel's name was simplified to "Discovery Channel", dropping "The" from its name. A globe became a permanent part of the logo, and an underline was added to the bottom of the logo. During this time, the company started expanding and launched several new networks. Many of the sister networks used logo designs similar to the one used by Discovery, often incorporating the globe and using the same typeface. Networks that had logos based on Discovery's included Animal Planet, Travel Channel, Discovery Science, Discovery Wings and Discovery Home & Leisure. They also launched a new tagline, "Explore Your World".

2001–2008
The logo was changed slightly in 2000 when the word "Channel" was moved into the underline, and the globe was altered to focus on the Pacific Ocean instead of any continents (the Americas can be seen on its right and Australia on its left).

2008–2009


On April 15, 2008, before the season premiere of Deadliest Catch, Discovery Channel debuted a new logo, and a new tagline ("The World is Just Awesome"). The logo was designed by Boston-based design firm Viewpoint Creative, and replaced the longstanding Aurora Bold Condensed font in the logo with the Gotham font. The globe has been merged with the "D" in "Discovery". A combination of the "D" in the wordmark and the globe is sometimes used separately, primarily as the channel's logo bug during its programming.
 * Viewpoint Creative - Discovery Logo Mark and Identity Package
 * 72and Sunny - The World is Just Awesome
 * Vimeo: Discovery Rebrand Montage

2009–2013
Discovery was rebranded again in February 2009 by Royale. They also altered the logo slightly by modifying the globe again, making the word "CHANNEL" bigger, and completely detaching the globe from the D. The modified logo was rolled out to Discovery's international channels during the first half of 2009. This logo is still used for the holding company, Discovery, Inc., as well as the channels Discovery Family, Discovery en Español, and Discovery Familia. A modified version of the Discovery font is still used for Discovery Life, with the Gotham font still used for American Heroes Channel.
 * Royale
 * Art & Business of Motion
 * Taxi
 * VFXTalk

2013–2016
In mid-2013, Discovery began de-emphasizing the 2009 logo in favor of using the D and globe symbol by itself on-air, with "Discovery" written underneath in print and social media. The network adopted the new tagline "Grab Life By The Globe". 6 different globes were used to reflect the channel's programming: Earth, Ice, Gold, Fire, Water and Metal. This design approach was extended to promotional material such as trailer endboards.

2016–2019
As part of a graphical refresh in July 2016, the D symbol and "Discovery" text is now encased inside a circle.

2019–present


On April 1, 2019, Discovery Channel debuted a new logo, and a new tagline ("The World is Ours"). The globe icon was moved to the middle of the D, and the font changed to a slimmer, more compacted font.


 * The Hollywood Reporter