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[–] AlexisLuna 325 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] fiat_lux@kbin.social 99 points 1 year ago

This but the pre-2005 version of the logo was also my first thought.

[–] Anissem@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Man those games were a staple of my childhood

[–] Caaaaarrrrlll@lemmy.ml 85 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Looks like Jira or Confluence.

Jira

[–] Blaze@sopuli.xyz 88 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Poor OP dreaming about Jira

[–] caboose89@kbin.social 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd say more like night terror if it's anything to do with Atlassian

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Could be much worse… could be Azure DevOps.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

wow, is ADo ever hot garbage.

Don't forget to submit a Jira(Jai-rah)

[–] ShadowPouncer@kbin.social 65 points 1 year ago

From the comments, I think that the general answer is: We all recognize it, because a lot of different places used a logo sorta like this in the 90s.

And we can't pin it down exactly, because a lot of different places used a logo sorta like this in the 90s.

And being the 90s, a lot of that was never on the internet in the first place.

It rings very strong bells for me, and I don't think the reason is one that (at the time of this comment) has already been posted... But I can't for the life of me remember what it was for.

[–] HowlsSophie 43 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It's a charity of some kind I think, or some kind of educational thing. Can't remember if it's 90s or 2000s.

[–] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I’m getting a similar vibe. Maybe a PBS/Edutainment production company whose logo popped up in the post credits?
Or the logo of some publishing company that showed up on their worksheets or handouts? A standardized test logo?

[–] spasm01@lemmywinks.com 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Educational initiative is what is ringing a bell for myself also!

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[–] thelastknowngod@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was thinking like a heart healthy, ad council type thing that was put on cereal boxes.

I think this is what I was thinking of.

Nestle Fitness

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[–] adonis@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago

I think this type of logo was commonly used in the 90ies early 2000, but with slight variations. My scool's logo (in the EU) looked similar. that's why it seems so familiar to most of us.

[–] GreenAlex@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Could it be Knowledge Adventure? I played some of the JumpStart games growing up.

https://www.closinglogos.com/page/Knowledge_Adventure

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[–] ryan@the.coolest.zone 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The problem is that there are a million logos from the 90s that have the same stylized "separate head". I'm attempting to attach an image to show off some examples. While I absolutely feel like I recognize the logo you've posted, I think it could be an amalgamation of many of them.

[–] ryan@the.coolest.zone 4 points 1 year ago

The image doesn't appear to show up in lemmy so hopefully this link works.

[–] aMockTie 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like I remember those hips more than anything. Not sure what that says about me, but it's certainly a distinct feature from all of the logos I've found while searching for this one.

[–] squib@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Those hips don't lie.

[–] Xariphon@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I definitely remember it, but I can't place it either.

Maybe we are all misremembering the old LucasArts logo, but I could swear I distinctly remember those stars, not the burst-arc.

[–] Juno 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think Olympics some time

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[–] SilentStorms@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago

My first thought was Aramark

[–] Hexorg 15 points 1 year ago

My first thought is Cingular Wireless

[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I distinctively remember it. Person is blue, stars are gold. Some versions of the logo had a gold band over the person.

I'm fairly sure I've seen it recently, likely at a department store.

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[–] Alperto@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] abcd@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This! I remember the colors being something like a blue background and the person in a lighter blue or a white background with a blue person. Stars were definitely separate

[–] aehnh@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago

from howl's moving castle

[–] jesterraiin@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
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[–] yool_ooloo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 year ago

Junior Jazz Dance Classes? (frequently on posts about poor graphic design/'they knew') Found here https://9gag.com/gag/ap51ZK5 (yes, I'm citing 9gag because I will not cite reddit)

[–] DucktorZee1@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (6 children)

The name Creative Arts or similar is bouncing around my brain but damn if google, bing or ddg can help.

[–] AnarchoYeasty 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You mean Lucas Arts? They had a logo very similar to this

[–] Andonyx@lemmy.ml 48 points 1 year ago
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[–] Mambert 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I remember it being in the bottom corner of some VHS tapes back in the day. Maybe a production company?

[–] tal@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bottom left corner of the screen in the recorded video, or on the tape itself?

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[–] manitcor@lemmy.intai.tech 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

this is also a common pose for abstract human form statues right down to the pointed handless arms. many logos used this.

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[–] tal@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
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[–] therealcaptncrunch67@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I think to remember it's something related to sports. Many sports logos resemble an abstract human figure and the stars may be the the continents (like the Olympic rings) or the version of the event.

[–] tal@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

https://colorlib.com/wp/all-olympic-logos-1924-2022/

I don't think that it's an official Olympics logo. The closest is Barcelona Summer Olympics 1992, and it's not that similar.

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[–] vd1n@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Wasn't there a cereal program with a logo like this back in the 90s/00? You could send in barcodes from the cereal box and it would donate money to your school?

Couldn't find any info.

My other guess is a weight loss program.

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[–] A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 5 points 1 year ago

there was an mouse and keyboard brand called genious from Taiwan.

[–] dan@upvote.au 4 points 1 year ago

I remember seeing a logo like this in Australia for an Australian company. I can't remember the company though!

[–] Remmock@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

If you want to go through a history of tv and movie logos you can try:

https://www.youtube.com/@CP1973_Productions/videos

[–] Remmock@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is there any chance you’re confusing it with the Nelvana logo from the 1980’s?

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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] tal@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you have a country or rough timeframe (like, decade) where you might have seen it?

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