Sonic Logo

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He looks at the user with the Sonic logo appraisingly and distrustfully. As if checking whether the player can fight and has enough confidence, strength, agility, and speed to emerge victorious in the company’s games. The emblem challenges and invites us to compete.

Meaning and History

Naka and Yasuhara then moved to the United States, where they developed games at the Sega Technical Institute, while Ohshima worked on them in Japan on the Sonic CD. In 1994, Naka returned to his homeland and took charge of CS3, later renamed R&D No.8. At the same time, the division accepted the Sonic Team but began to create video games without this character. But in 1998, the release of Sonic Adventure appeared, after which several Sonic Team employees moved to the United States to form the company of the same name and work on Sonic Adventure 2.

Sega then split its studios into separate departments. So, in 2000, the company SONICTEAM Ltd. (based on R&D # 8) and a subsidiary group of Sonic Team USA. Then the parent organization began to experience financial difficulties, and several acquisitions took place. In 2003, the Sonic Team teamed up with United Game Artists. In 2004, Sonic Team USA became Sega Studios USA.

At the same time, Sammy Corporation acquired Sega, and Sonic Team became the R&D department of the Sega GE1. It was later renamed CS2. In 2008, Sega Studios USA was again merged with the Sonic Team. In the years that followed, they became a platform for experimentation with various forms of the Sonic name. In total, there are five types of logos in the career of this brand.

1991 – 1996

The earliest version of the emblem was incredibly simple. It used nothing but text – the name Sonic Team Presents, done in capital letters. The font was smooth, sans serif. The inscription had an elongated shape and was placed horizontally at one time. Its background was a black rectangle in the form of a narrow stripe. The name was written in white characters that were visible on a contrasting substrate.

1996 – 1999

At this time, the real emblem first appeared, which consisted of a solid black oval. It was positioned horizontally and contained a gradient violet image of a hedgehog’s head, outlined in a silvery outline and complemented by highlights. The character was glossy, voluminous, looked to the left, and had very large eyes – in fact, empty eye sockets through which a dark background was visible.

On the right was a bold text, arranged in three rows: at the top – “Sonic,” in the middle – “Team,” at the bottom – “Presents.” The words were in a stylish sans serif typeface. In the first word, the letters had a heterogeneous shape; in the rest, they were even. The “O” slanted to the right, and the “C” with unevenly cut ends were particularly prominent. This typeface is called Nise SegaSonic and was originally used for the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. The author of the logo is Hirokazu Yasuhara.

In the same period, another logo variation appeared, consisting of the same elements but in a regrouped form. The name occupied two lines along with a graphic sign: in the first row, there was the phrase “Sonic Team,” made in the corporate font and separated by the main character’s head. There was an inscription “Presents,” in the lower part,” executed in a small grotesque with widely spaced letters. The predominant color of the emblem was dark purple. A black rectangle served as its background.

1998 – 1999

At the end of this period, another version of the logo was approved, surrounded by a whirlwind. It was black and white, flat, and consisted of a hedgehog head arranged in a semi-profile. It was above the brand name and “Gifts” in the same font as the previous logo. According to the designers’ concept, the circle received four sharp spikes at the edges, and the Sonic image turned white and was placed on a black background.

1999 – today

The current logo consists of the main character’s head, which Hirokazu Yasuhara has made more expressive and distinct. As a result, Sonic’s eyes and nose are now clearly distinguishable as they no longer merge. The text is on the right and spans two lines because the “Presents” caption disappeared. The font is a modernized Nise Sonic.

Font and Colors

As a graphic sign, the developers used the profile of a key character from the very first video game – Sonic The Hedgehog. It is drawn in a half-turn with three wide spikes sticking out from behind. The eyes are large, with a contrasting mini-oval in the center, which replaces the pupil.

The designers chose two types of branded typefaces for the logo: Nise SegaSonic (basic version) and Nise Sonic (modernized version). They have a diagonally turned “O” and an uneven cut “C.”

The main palette is blue. But it has become so now, and before used black, white, and purple gradients with a transition from lilac to cobalt.

Sonic color codes