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Microsoft logo and Bill Gates’ business card, 1975

Contributed by Stephen Coles on Feb 4th, 2013. Artwork published in .
Microsoft logo and Bill Gates’ business card, 1975 1
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The first Microsoft logo used Aki Lines. After several (progressively conservative) iterations, the 2012 redesign is set in Segoe.

Bill Gates business card.
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Bill Gates business card.

Business card for William H. Gates, President.
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Business card for William H. Gates, President.

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  • Aki Lines
  • ITC Souvenir

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1 Comment on “Microsoft logo and Bill Gates’ business card, 1975”

  1. In 2015, Simon Daniels made a mashup of all the Microsoft logos. The initial M references this first version in Aki Lines:

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