PBS

For other uses, see PBS (disambiguation).

This page only shows primary logo variants. For other related logos and images, see: Other Summary

1970–1971

On October 5, 1970, National Educational Television was replaced by the Public Broadcasting Service.

1971–1984

Print version

This logo was designed by Herb Lubalin, who also designed the accompanying typeface ITC Avant Garde Gothic. The "P" resembles a human head (nicknamed the "P-Head" by many fans) while the "B" and "S" are more overtly geometric. The nickname for this is the "Tri-Colored Everyman P-Heads". The logo was still used on new episodes of PBS shows until 1985. The colors were changed as well. PBS Digital Studios brought back this logo (sans the company name underneath) in 2014 with the introduction of its new logo which includes the Tri-Colored letters.

1984–present

1984–1998

Chermayeff & Geismar designed a modified version of the "P-Head" from the previous logo and placed it in a forward-facing position and added two additional facial outlines on the edge of the logo, one in negative space and one in positive space. The font used for the "PBS" identification was designed specifically for the network. The logo is also used with PBS Home Video. The logo aired in September 30, 1984 as the channel was shortened to PBS.

1998–present

1998–2002

In 1998, the "P-Head" logo was placed in a black circle, with the "P-Head" now being colored white. The first ident package used people covering their faces with the "P-Head" and with acrobats jumping from all directions of the "P-Head".

2002–2019

In 2002, the logo redesigned the P-Head circle bigger than the text. This wordmark font is changed to Caecilia 75 Heavy. This logo is still used as a 2D version of the logo.

2019–present

To coincide with the 50th anniversary of its founding, a new logo for PBS designed by Lippincott was unveiled on November 4, 2019. The P-Head design has been slightly modified, with rounded edges around the nose, and a new custom font, named PBS Sans, for the wordmark was used. Also, the logo's color was changed to blue.

External links

• PBS

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