Mar 17, 2025 · Some of the aforementioned logo designs make appearances in a late '80s PBS promo using Lionel Richie's "Say You, Say Me" as its jingle. There is a mini-documentary about the logo and its evolution from the Media Probes episode "Design" here.

The PBS logo, seen in a similar fashion to the 3rd logo, sits over the lights. The logo is colored light blue with a slight tint of a teal color instead of being purple and white. The P-Head and text are metallic and the logo reflects the aurora and the lights moving around.

The above prototypes were showcased in a 1982 interview with Herb Lubalin in an episode of Media Probes when asked about the creative process which led to the final design.

Current PBS logo (as of late 2019). Just a black background with the words: stacked on top of each other in red, yellow, and blue. On a black background, an abstract blue P zooms out to the top portion of the screen.

A variant of the logo used on a S8 Saturday Night Live episode hosted by Robert Blake that aired on November 13, 1982, right before a spoof of a PBS commercial. The text was removed and P-Head is green, B is red and S is blue.

PBS logos are station identifications used by the US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Programs distributed to its member stations end with a television ID including the PBS name and logo and often a voiceover, known in the industry as a "system cue".

PBS logos are station identifications used by the US Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Programs distributed to its member stations end with a television ID including the PBS name and logo and often a voiceover, known in the industry as a " system cue ".

The font used for the "PBS" identification was designed specifically for the network. It was first seen at the PBS annual meeting on March 30, 1984, and went into official use on September 30 as the channel officially went by the PBS abbreviation. The logo is …

Apr 4, 2025 · Some of the aforementioned logo designs make appearances in a late '80s PBS promo using Lionel Richie's "Say You, Say Me" as its jingle. There is a mini-documentary about the logo and its evolution from the Media Probes episode "Design" here.

Some of the aforementioned logo designs make appearances in a late '80s PBS promo using Lionel Richie's "Say You, Say Me" as its jingle. There is a mini-documentary about the logo and its evolution from the Media Probes episode "Design" here.