As a kid I used to watch alot of movies on VHS and BetaMax (Beta was better!!!) which all happened to be from different decades. I'd see these logos evolve and i'd always have opinions about them. I was intrigued by the animations, and complexity. How some would seem to jump or be integrated into the opening titles, or ow they were just strong graphic images.
I eventually started to associate these studio logos with certain genres or particular movies based on my favorites. The rumbling drums and 3-d type building of 2oth century Fox became associated with Star Wars. The Paramount mountain meant Indiana Jones. The MGM lion/United Artists Icon always came before James Bond. And finally the WB shield always came before my favorite cartoon series; Batman the Animated Series (as well as Tiny Toons, Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain)
Without being aware of it, this was my first real exposure to graphic design and identity was through watching these movies.
So needless to see i totally geeked out once I found this great article on neatorama.com about some of the most recognizeable logos in pop culture...movie studios. Definetly worth checking out.
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