Audiovisual Identity Database (abbreviated as AVID, formerly Closing Logos Group Wiki or CLG Wiki) is a wiki, archive and collaborative database dedicated to describing on-screen production logos, bumpers, warning screens, boot screens, trailers and idents currently hosted on Miraheze. It was founded in 2007 as a spinoff of the Yahoo! Closing Logos Group.[1]
C.L.G. Wiki[]
2007[]
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Designer:
Eric S.
Typography:
Unknown
Launched:
2007
This and the next four logos could only be seen as part of the graphics on the wiki's homepage during their respective time periods.
CLG Wiki[]
2007–2008[]
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May–July 2008[]
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July–October 2008[]
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Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Century Gothic
Launched:
July 2008
October–December 2008[]
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Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Century Gothic ("CLG") Britannica ("Wiki")
Launched:
October 2008
2008–2009[]
July–December 2008[]
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This logo was used in tandem with the previous two logos until their respective retirements.
This is also the first logo to be used as a banner.
2008–2009[]
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April–August 2009[]
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2009–2011, 2015–2018 (Fandom wiki)[]
2009–2010[]
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Designer:
Phil Q.
Typography:
Century Gothic
Launched:
2007 (creation) 2009 (first use)
The CLG squares were based on the Yahoo! group's logo originally designed by original CLG owner D.L. Chandell.
2010–2011[]
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This logo was still used on the Dream Logos Wiki until 2014.
This was confirmed to be designed by Nicholas Aczel and was created using style presets from older versions of Adobe Photoshop.
2015–2018 (Fandom wiki)[]
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Designer:
Phil Q.
Typography:
Century Gothic
Launched:
2007-2010 (creation) May 2015 (first use)
In May 2015, the CLG Wiki attempted to migrate to Wikia (now known as Fandom). This move was not well-received, and was later aborted.
This logo was originally designed between 2007-2010 for the CLG Video Network, by Hodgepodge creator Phil Q.
This logo was still used for the Dream Logos Wiki on WikiFoundry until its shutdown in 2020.
2014–2015[]
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2015–2016[]
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The tagline "The Film, Television and Video Logo Museum" evolved from The Film & Television Logo Museum, an early attempt at a CLG spin-off site.[2]
This logo was only used during the wiki's 8th anniversary (see Anniversary).
2016–2017[]
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The slogan was changed to "The motion graphics museum", which remains AVID's tagline as of 2025.
2017–2018[]
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Designer:
Nick Lancer
Typography:
Century Gothic (CLG) Helvetica Neue (Wiki)
Launched:
July 23, 2017
This logo was only used during the wiki's 10th anniversary (see the Anniversary page). It won a design competition held on the wiki in a forum thread.
This is a homage to the original Closing Logo Group logo. The white sections in the CLG wordmark resemble a 10. The logos on the red section are logos with infamous reputations, the logos on the green section are then-modern logos of major movie studios, and the blue section are logo parodies.
2017–2022[]
Designer:
Evan Hogan Mitch Hang (gradient)
Typography:
Century Gothic
Launched:
Late 2017
2018–2020[]
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Designer:
Evan Hogan Mitch Hang and Nick Lancer (banner)
Typography:
Century Gothic (CLG) Helvetica Neue (Wiki, slogan)
Launched:
March 6, 2018
This logo was still used on the Miraheze website's Cologne Blue skin (which is modified to resemble the WikiFoundry interface) until 2022. It was also revived briefly on April 1, 2023 as part of AVID's April Fools' stunt.
May–June 2020[]
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On May 4, 2020, the CLG Wiki migrated to Miraheze after seven years on WikiFoundry, which shut down shortly after.
2020–2022[]
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Horizontal version, used as a primary logo starting in November 2020
2022 (unused), 2023 (April Fools')[]
Designer:
Isaac Wykes Isaac Wykes and Lyric West (font)
Typography:
AVID Sans
Launched:
2022 (unused) April 1, 2023 (April Fools)
Originally created for a planned redesign of the website, this logo went unused due to the rebranding to AVID. Its only official usage was on the icon of the website's Discord server before the rename to AVID, and briefly in 2023 as part of an April Fools' stunt.
Audiovisual Identity Database[]
September 2022[]
Designer:
Hb1290
Typography:
Segoe UI Light
Launched:
September 29, 2022
On September 9, 2022, just months after the wiki's 15th anniversary, the wiki's leadership departed. Following this, the CLG Wiki rebranded to the Audiovisual Identity Database (AVID) after consensus was reached in an on-wiki discussion. A poll was created to choose the final logo, which closed on October 3, 2022; during the vote, a placeholder logo was used.
This logo was updated after a few minutes of usage to make it more readable.
September–October 2022[]
Designer:
Hb1290
Typography:
Segoe UI Bold
Launched:
September 29, 2022
This logo was used for five days before changing, as it was a placeholder.
2022–present[]
2022–2023[]
Designer:
Kris Valdespino and Isaac Wykes Isaac Wykes and Lyric West (font)
Typography:
AVID Sans
Launched:
October 3, 2022
On October 3, 2022, the winning submission, designed by Kris Valdespino and Isaac Wykes, was officially adopted as AVID's logo.
Until September 26, 2023, it could still be seen on the "Getting Started" buttons on the main page.
2023–2024[]
Designer:
Kris Valdespino and Isaac Wykes Isaac Wykes and Lyric West (font)
Typography:
AVID Sans Montserrat (website, 2023–2024) AVID Web (website, 2024)
Launched:
April 2, 2023
A modified version of the 2022 logo was rolled out on April 2, 2023. The logo was made thinner and its gradient was modified to incorporate purple. It was first designed on December 30, 2022 (albeit in red) and was used on the AVID Community Discord banner before its proper introduction.
Despite being replaced by the next logo, it can still be seen on the Drypaint skin.
2024–2025[]
Designer:
Kris Valdespino and Isaac Wykes PuzzylPiece (font)
Typography:
AVID Web
Launched:
June 8, 2024
A modification to the 2023 logo was introduced on June 8, 2024, using the AVID Web font instead of AVID Sans.
2025–present[]
Designer:
Kris Valdespino and Isaac Wykes PuzzylPiece (font)
Typography:
AVID Display
Launched:
June 12, 2025
Starting on June 12, 2025, a new version of the logo, utilizing the font AVID Display and a slightly tweaked gradient, started to roll out. This version also replaced the previous AVID Blue coloring on the text with the AVID Darker Grey color, and rolled out with assets under a new campaign titled the "Gradient Era".
