Alright, let’s talk about this Netflix thing, you know, the one where you watch all them movies and shows. I hear folks callin’ it “evolution of the Netflix logo,” sounds fancy, but I’ll tell ya what I know, simple and plain.
Back in the old days, like 1997 or somethin’, this fella, Reed Hastings and another one, Marc Randolph, they started this thing. Wasn’t nothin’ like what it is now, mind you. Back then, they was sendin’ out them shiny discs, DVDs they called ’em. You picked what you wanted from a website, and they’d mail it to your house. Imagine that! Waitin’ for the mailman, just like waitin’ for the Sears catalog to come!
Now, that website, they called it “*.” Started in ’98, I think. Had a whole heap of movies and shows, more than you could shake a stick at. You’d pick ’em, they’d send ’em, you’d watch ’em, then send ’em back. Simple as pie.
But things change, don’t they? Always changin’. Just like the weather. And Netflix, well, it changed too. They started lettin’ you watch stuff right on that there internet. Streamin’, they call it. No more waitin’ for the mailman, which is a good thing, ’cause sometimes that mailman was slower than molasses in January.
- First, they was mailin’ DVDs.
- Then, they started streamin’ stuff on the internet.
- Now, they got all sorts of shows and movies, and even make their own!
And that logo, the one they use, it changed too. I remember seein’ it, all red and white, with that black shadow. Looked kinda important. Then they changed it up a bit. Still red and white, but different. The red’s in the letters now, and the background’s white. Clean and simple, I guess. They say that “N” in the logo, it looks all curvy and flowy, like that streamin’ stuff they do. And the whole word “Netflix,” it’s kinda bent, like them big movie screens, the ones they call CinemaScope. Fancy, huh?
That “N” is important, they say. It’s supposed to show you that they got all that stuff you can watch, right then and there. No waitin’, just watchin’. And that font, they call it “Graphique” or somethin’. I don’t know much about fonts, but it looks alright to me.
So, this Netflix thing, it’s come a long way. From sendin’ DVDs in the mail to havin’ all them shows and movies right there on your TV or your phone, or whatever them young folks use these days. And that logo, it changed right along with it. It’s like a sign, tellin’ you what they’re all about. Innovation, they call it. Sounds like a big word, but I guess it just means they keep tryin’ new things. And that ain’t so bad, is it?
Now, I ain’t no expert on these things, but that’s how I see it. Netflix started small, then it got big, and it keeps on changin’. And that logo, well, it tells the story, if you know how to look at it. Simple as that.
It’s like watchin’ a plant grow. You plant a seed, it sprouts, it grows tall and strong, and maybe it even blooms into somethin’ beautiful. Netflix is like that plant, and the logo is like the flower, showin’ you what it’s become.
And that’s all I gotta say about that. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I got a show to watch.
Tags: Netflix, Logo Evolution, Streaming, DVD, History, Brand, Innovation, Design
