Konami is a Japanese entertainment, video game and gambling conglomerate holder company located in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo. It was founded on March 21, 1969, by Kagemasa Kōzuki in Osaka, stating him with his two co-founders' surnames of the company's name: Kagemasa Kozuki, Yoshinobu Nakama and Tatsuo Miyasako.
Leijac[]
1969–1981[]
Konami[]
1981–1986[]
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Helvetica (modified)
Launched:
March 1981
1986–2003[]
1986–1998[]
Designer:
James Cross
Typography:
Univers Black Italic
Launched:
August 1986
In August 1986, Konami introduced a new logo. The "bacon strips" were introduced (which would be used until 2003), and the wordmark on the bottom was given a new font (Univers Bold) and became all-uppercase, italicized, and colored gray; sometimes, the logo was placed in a boxed frame.
1998–2003[]
Designer:
James Cross
Typography:
Univers Black
Launched:
October 1998
In October 1998, the Konami wordmark was made black and straightened upright. Like the last logo, a boxed frame is sometimes put around the logo. It was used in tandem with the next logo for certain games in mid to late 2003 and the wordmark is still being used on the card backs for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game.
2003–present[]
2003–2013[]
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Optima Pro Bold (modified)
Launched:
April 2003
In April 2003, Konami introduced a new logo, although the previous logo continued to be used in tandem with it for certain games until late 2003. This logo consists of a knife-shaped banner with the word "KONAMI" in it. This logo is still used by Konami Sports Club.
In 2013, the knife-shaped banner was removed, leaving only the wordmark from the previous logo. This variant was originally used for corporate purposes from 2003 to 2013.
