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Graphics Group
1979–1986
DESIGNER Unknown |
TYPOGRAPHY ITC Avant Garde Gothic Book |
USAGE Official |
ALSO KNOWN AS The GG |
Pixar began in 1979 as the "Graphics Group", part of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm.
Pixar
1986–1994
DESIGNER John Lasseter |
TYPOGRAPHY Trajan Pro Bold |
USAGE Official |
ALSO KNOWN AS The BSD |
On February 3, 1986 Apple Computer's co-founder Steve Jobs acquired the company and renamed it as Pixar.
The first logo, based on the design of their image computers, was nicknamed "the BSD" (Beveled Square with a Dent), a play on the Berkeley Software Distribution version of Unix that Pixar used. The wordmark below the logo was created by John Lasseter with a stone cutter.
Pixar Animation Studios
1994–present
DESIGNER Pete Docter |
TYPOGRAPHY Charlemagne Bold |
USAGE Official |
NAME Luxo Jr. |
SPECIES Desk Lamp |
DESIGNER John Lasseter |
During the production of Toy Story in 1994, Pixar dropped the square logo in favor of a wordmark set in the Charlemagne Bold typeface. This identity was created by current Pixar CCO Pete Docter.
Pixar Animation Studios
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Part of The Walt Disney Studios (The Walt Disney Company)
Special and film opening/closing logos Full-length feature films: Franchise films: Non-franchise films: A Bug's Life (1998) | Ratatouille (2007) | WALL-E (2008) | Up (2009) | Brave (2012) | Inside Out (2015) | The Good Dinosaur (2015) | Coco (2017) | Onward (2020) | Soul (2020) Upcoming films: Cancelled: |
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