The Commodore Logo: A Short History

A very brief and high level look at the history of logos used by the company that brought us the Commodore 64. From their humble beginnings in 1958 as Commodore Portable Typewriter Company Limited, to the creation of the famous "chicken lips" logo in 1965 when they were called Commodore Business Machines (Canada) Limited, to their demise in 1994 as Commodore International Limited.

[@kangarht]

one of the most iconic logos in my life for me

[@elbatemano]

Excellent. I still have my Commodore SX-64 in the original box. Complete with built-in five-inch monitor and a 1541 floppy drive. She's a beaut.

[@michaelmyers9306]

Love the narration. It sounds like it should be on the History Channel.

[@RacerX-]

Excellent production, as always. I Couldn't help but notice the logo for Wolverine Brass Co at 2:52 looks suspiciously similar to Warner Bros/ Warner Communications logo.

[@commodorehistory]

Good eye! Indeed, it's nearly identical. If the Internet is to be believed, that Warner Bros logo was created in 1972, so either it's an amazing coincidence or Warner appears to have copied from Wolverine.

[@MathieuBurgerhout]

Interesting. Thank you for this. Hopefully you'll do a history on the Amiga logo's next?

[@dnvp3644]

THE COMMODORE LOGO IN AMIGABASIC IN AMIGA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MattKasdorf]

This video feels incomplete, what's the status of the logo now? Is it public domain?

[@commodorehistory]

Hi Matt, check out Nostalgia Nerd's video "The Great Commodore Brand Heist" for a glimpse into what has happened to the Commodore name and logo recently. As far as I'm concerned the company died in 1994. I have little interest in anything that has happened with the name since then.

[@KronK0321]

Good info! You could use a pop filter on your mic, though

[@commodorehistory]

Thanks Kron. The mic has a pop filter. I guess my pops are a bit much for it.

[@eric_d]

And I finally know the history of the iconic chickenlips logo!

[@mikebell2112]

AKA the chickenhead logo.

[@eric_d]

It's chicken LIPS, not chickenhead.

[@GunSlinger221]

Loved my commodore, Red Storm Rising was the best game, then and now

[@commodorehistory]

I never heard of it so I'll take your advice and check it out later today. Thanks!

[@GunSlinger221]

@@commodorehistory Do you still have a com 64? Wow, where can I get one? it was called Red Storm Rising after the Tom Clancy novel, best computer game I have ever played. Game came with a keyboard overlay

[@commodorehistory]

@@GunSlinger221 of course I do! My last video was about an early silver label c64 I have. They are still abundant on eBay, but at a cost, of course.