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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. 1st Logo (November 9, 1924-April 22, 1928) Visuals: Same as the final Goldwyn Pictures logo, but a new lion named "Slats" occupies the circle.
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"MGM" redirects here. For other uses, see MGM (disambiguation).
This page only shows primary logo variants.
1924–1960, 1964 1924–1984
Later productions starting from 1966 used a redrawn variant, notably a different font for the "Picture/Release" box. The last film to use this logo was Nothing Lasts Forever (1984).
1966-1982
Typography: Helvetica Launched: September 19, 1966[1]
1986–2021 2021–present
Typography: Custom ("Metro Goldwyn Mayer") Metro Mayer Serif ("Ars Gratia Artis" & "Trade Mark") Launched: March 8, 2021 On March 8, 2021, MGM updated their 97-year-old lion logo with CGI, in contrast to the real lions used previously. This is the first major update to the logo since 1957. Despite the new on-screen logo being introduced, it uses the monogram wordmark rather than a print logo like the other preceded logos.
1.↑ Metro Redesigns ‘Leo the Lion’ 16. The Bridgeport Post (20 September 1966). Retrieved on October 23, 2022.
Jun 16, 2024 · These are the logo variations seen throughout the years by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, with more to be added overtime. Davy Jones' Locker and Hell's Fire (both 1933): These two Willie Whopper shorts, produced in Cinecolor, feature a still MGM logo with Jackie on a blue BG.
- The first MGM logos: 1924-1939. The first parodies of the MGM logo began to appear, promoting a Marx Brothers film, A Night at the Opera (1935), by swapping a roaring Leo for various roaring Marx brothers and changing the motto to incorporate their name, as ‘Marx gratia Marxes’.
- The MGM motto and the film reel: 1939-1966. For its main static logo, MGM’s motto was added to the upper half of the circle in 1939. It would later be parodied in the cartoon Tom and Jerry (1961), and in the film National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978), where it was the motto of the fraternity house.
- A stylised, flat lion: 1966-1982. In 1965, Leo became even more stylised and minimalist, after branding agency Lippincott & Margulies was recruited to update the logo.
- Rapid changes to the MGM logo: 1982-1986. By 1982, it was time to bring back the slogan, the film reel, and a more realistic lion. Out went the Helvetica typeface, too – a traditional serif font was chosen to spell out ‘MGM/UA’ (United Artists), almost compressed by the film reel above, followed by a sans-serif font for the words ‘Entertainment Co.’
On March 8, 2021, the studio unveiled a rebrand, centered on the "Ars Gratia Artis" motto, across its social media and marketing platforms, including a photorealistic CGI version of its Leo the Lion emblem and logo, also introducing a new print logo for television, digital, and film posters, phasing out the static MGM logo in favor of simply ...
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