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Wikipedia's first true logo was an image originally submitted by Bjørn Smestad – under the username Bjornsm – for a Nupedia logo competition which took place in 2000. It was used provisionally as Wikipedia's logo until the end of 2001. The logo included a quote from the preface of the 1879 book Euclid and his Modern Rivals by Lewis Carroll
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Because of its English text, this logo was not ideal for the Wikipedias in other languages. Some wikis chose a similar design with text in their own languages (e.g. the Dutch Wikipedia that used a text from the classic book Max Havelaar). Others used the English logo but added the color of a national flag (most of the Nordic language projects, Dani...
Following a suggestion by Erik Möller, an International logo contest was conducted to find a new logo that was suitable for all languages. After a two-stage vote, a design by Paul Stansifer (at the time known as Paullusmagnus) won with considerable support. The English Wikipedia switched to it on September 26, 2003. Stansifer's logo depicted a glob...
There was some controversy over switching the English Wikipedia to this logo for several reasons, one of which was the fact Wikipedia's servers were flickering throughout most of the process. Before being released to all Wikipedias, the logo was lightened up slightly. After the John Seigenthaler, Sr. Wikipedia biography controversy, a column in The...
In late 2009, the Wikimedia Foundation undertook to fix some errors that had been noted in the design of the puzzle globe. In particular, it did not scale well and some letters appeared distorted.For the new logo, the Wikimedia Foundation defined which characters appear on the "hidden" puzzle pieces, and had a three-dimensional computer model of th...
On January 15, 2011, a special logo replaced the standard globe in order to mark the tenth anniversary of Wikipedia's founding. The logo depicts a single jigsaw piece, representing the addition of another piece to the puzzle.
On January 14, 2021, a 4-sectioned logo was used instead of the puzzle globe, in order to mark the 20th anniversary of Wikipedia. The 4 sections depict, from top-to-bottom, left-to-right: Yellow background, a woman reading a book with the "W" on it, signifying Wikipedia.Blue background, a computer showing a blue screen with a "W" on it, signifying ...
On January 22, 2021, the previous 20th anniversary logo was replaced with a less striking version, consisting of the normative Wikipedia globe above the text "20 years of Wikipedia - Over One Billion Edits". The first two versions of the logo were made to resemble a globe by the use of the fish-eye effect. The third version (puzzle ball logo) was m...
Feb 8, 2024 · This page in a nutshell: This page overviews the history of the Wikipedia logo, from the original US flag example to the current puzzle sphere logo. Originally written in 2003 by Jrincayc and Eloquence.
This logo was originally created for a Nupedia logo competition by Bjørn Smestad in 2000. 2001–2003. In November 2001, Wikipedia users began suggesting new logos for the site; a short list of twenty-four leading candidates was chosen for the first Wikipedia logo contest, which took place from November to December 2001.
See WP:Wikipedia logos for details of previous logos, including the glyphs used. An initial design of the logo was created by Paul Stansifer, a then 17-year-old Wikipedia user, whose entry won a design competition run by the site in 2003.
Jan 15, 2001 · The debut logo for Wikipedia appeared in 2001. It was a round ball (an improvised globe) made up of many inscriptions. User Bjornism created it for the Nupedia logo contest. During the beta testing phase of the service, the US flag emblem was also used. Jimbo Wales suggested it.
