NeXT logo

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The NeXT logo is a distinctive, minimalist cube design created by renowned graphic designer Paul Rand for Steve Jobs’s computer company NeXT in the late 1980s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf corporate logo
graphic design work
associatedCompany NeXT Inc.
surface form: NeXT Computer, Inc.
associatedPerson Paul Rand
Steve Jobs
brandRole symbol of NeXT brand identity
colorScheme black background
bright primary colors
commissionContext branding for new computer company founded by Steve Jobs
commissionedBy Steve Jobs
commissionedFor NeXT Inc.
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
createdFor NeXT Inc.
surface form: NeXT computer company
createdIn late 1980s
creatorName Paul Rand
creatorOccupation graphic designer
depicts isometric cube
designer Paul Rand
featuresText NeXT Inc.
surface form: NeXT
format static 2D mark representing 3D form
genre corporate identity design
historicalSignificance iconic technology company logo of the 1980s
inceptionPeriod 1980s
influencedBy modernist graphic design principles
laterAssociation Apple Inc. after NeXT acquisition
medium visual identity
notableFor association with Steve Jobs
distinctive cube design
use of color on black
orientation tilted cube
scriptDirection left-to-right
style minimalist design
textCase mixed-case lettering
usedAs primary brand mark of NeXT
usedIn NeXT hardware casings
NeXT marketing materials
product packaging of NeXT computers
visualElement diagonal baseline for text
three-dimensional illusion
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Paul Rand notableWork NeXT logo
Rosenbaum notableWork NeXT logo
subject surface form: Paul Rand