From its very first beginnings as an over-elaborate illustration, to its familiar and distinctive shape today, Apple’s logo has reflected its company’s aims from the start.
There was no Apple logo when Steve Wozniak built the Apple-I, or when Steve Jobs sold it. But there was when Apple was officially founded on April 1, 1976.
It was designed by Apple’s third founder, Ron Wayne, whose logo didn’t last a great deal longer than he did. Wayne exited the company merely days after it was founded, and his original logo was replaced within a year.
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