The "Double D" logo has been used by the company since its formation in 1965, with one major change being made in 2020.
1971–2003[]
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Eurostile Bold
Launched:
December 19, 1971
This logo was first used in A Clockwork Orange, the first film to use Dolby noise reduction. It can still be seen in the remaining episodes of Family Guy.
2003–2007[]
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Eurostile Bold
Launched:
May 30, 2003
This was theatrically debuted in Finding Nemo. Same as the 1971 logo, it can still be seen in the remaining episodes of Family Guy.
2007–2020[]
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Monda Bold (modified) Morgan Sans (corporate, 2007–2014) Gustan (corporate, 2014–2019)
Launched:
November 5, 2007
In 2007, the "Double D" got connected together, and a new font was introduced. However, it didn't officially used by its some brands until 2010s. It was theatrically debuted in Beowulf and it also can still be used in the current HBO rating bumper throughout the future.
Despite being replaced by the current logo in 2019, this version of the logo (via its Dolby Audio, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos logos) can be seen on the back and discs of home releases and closing credits on products until mid-2020, which begins switched to 2019 logo instead, although it is still rarely used by very few home releases for oversea contents. It is also still used for the Dolby Newsroom website until 2022.
2019–present[]
Designer:
Lien Nguyen of in-house Andrew Durano of Studio A|D
Typography:
Custom (logo) Avenir Next LT Pro (corporate)
Launched:
September 25, 2019 (reveal) November 15, 2019 (official)
A new logo was unveiled with the announcement of Atmos support on Amazon products on September 25, 2019[1], but it didn't become their official logo until November 15, 2019. The font of this logo is similar to the 1965 variant, but with a more simplified thinner font; The "Double D" are now black without rectangle surrounding them.
