1980 – 1981ġ980 brings a logo with no additional elements, yet with an interesting font decision. On the right upper corner – ‘TM’ icon, on the left – a bent man’s silhouette dressed in a classic suit and an elegant bowler. Underneath the main word mark ‘the young people’s satellite network’ inscription in capital characters. The earliest design of the Nickelodeon symbol was presented in black and white tones and bold, bracketed slab serif typeface.
Each of the modifications the emblem either gave up the previous color palette, or the old Nickelodeon font was substituted with a new one or both simultaneously. It came from conservative to futuristic and then to laconic, simple, and fresh. Until the present day, it underwent multiple changes by which it was not only alternated in visual perception but in style applied as well. Nickelodeon logo history started in 1979. Plus, its first variation (1979) illustrated a man looking inside of the ‘n’ letter, which resembles the action one was obliged to conduct to watch a short motion picture at the beginning of the twentieth century. And since the logo was intended for a cable television network, there is a touching point. When talking about Nickelodeon name origin, it is necessary to state the definition of the nickelodeon machine itself.
