Podcasts Logo PNG
The Podcast logo guarantees communication and transmission of information. The emblem indicates the dissemination of useful, educational messages that the lecturer writes down for users. To listen to them, click on the Start button.
Meaning and History
In the fall of 2000, Tristan Louis proposed attaching video and audio files to RSS feeds. Dave Winer, author of RSS and a specialized software programmer, implemented the idea. His work led to the widespread adoption of podcasting, as this medium is in demand for content for personal and corporate use.
The debut application that turned theory into practice was iPodderX. It came about thanks to the efforts of August Trometer and Ray Slakinski, who developed it. This transition gave a sharp impetus to the development of podcast theory and its widespread use. By 2007, the new format made it possible to do what was previously carried out only within the framework of radio broadcasts. Matt Schichter launched the first chat show, The BackStage Pass, in 2003.
The hour-long program was recorded live and converted to 16 kbps audio for streaming over a switch connection. As a result, the show was renamed Matt Schichter Interviews and became the first podcast to appear online.
Also worth noting is another show, Daily Source Code, launched in 2004 by Adam Curry. He popularized the new technology, offering news broadcasts, celebrity chronicles of daily life, and emerging podcasts.
What is a Podcast?
A podcast is an audio recording that can be downloaded or streamed over the internet. It can be a story with elements of creative work or a program with a host who converses with invited guests. Podcasts can be created by both large media companies and individual users.
2013 – today (Windows)
In 2013, a personal icon for Windows Phone platforms was launched in several versions, from 8.1 to 10. Although the pattern and background color are set by users individually, there is a general logo scheme. It is an emerald square with a large microphone on a stem. The microphone itself looks like a vertical oval of the correct shape, and its leg resembles a perpendicular symbol, resembling an inverted “T.”
Ethereal waves radiate from the microphone in different directions, symbolizing the broadcasting process. They look like mathematical brackets, four of them, two on each side. The word “Podcast” is written in the lower-left corner of the square. It is derived from two pillars: “iPod” and “broadcast.” The beginning is taken from one word, and the end from another.
2018 – today(Google)
In 2018, Google also launched its version of a podcast distribution platform. The logo of this service is not similar to Apple’s or Microsoft’s icons, but is in the corporate style of all the company’s emblems. These are dots and dashes arranged into a rhombus, each in a different color. In this logo, the developers sought to convey the perception of sound to someone who first saw the Google Podcasts logo.
2019 – today(macOS)
Apple podcast logo
In 2019, a version of the logo was approved for macOS 10.15 version 1.0. This sign looks a little different than the first one. A purple circle with a dark border is used for it. In the center is a large white dot under which an impromptu leg is located. It is a vertical oval. The bottom side is narrower than the top. All elements are surrounded by open rings, symbolizing the territory’s widespread coverage by broadcasting.
Font and Colors
The designers opted for a sans-serif typeface with close-spaced letters for the Windows Phone logo. There is no text in the macOS logo.
Although the logo’s palette differs, both variants are united by white and available in emerald and purple.