Adobe Acrobat Logo PNG
Adobe Acrobat is a PDF file managing software, developed by Adobe in 1993. The program enables preview and conversation of files, alongside their editing and exporting. Adobe Acrobat has its versions available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android.
Meaning and history
1993 – 1994
The very first logo for Adobe Acrobat was introduced in 1993 and boasted the iconic red emblem, which we still can see on the soft are’s logo today. The red stylized “A” was placed on a white and black background with a lot of additional lettering and the enlarged “Acrobat Reader” wordmark in black and Ted sans-serif, written in bold slightly narrowed contours.
1994 – 1996
The redesign of 1994 added some colorful elements to the Acrobat Reader logo. It was placed horizontally on a white background, in the upper part of the emblem. This version stayed with the software for two years, until the 3.0 version of the Acrobat was released.
1996 – 1999
The logo from 1996 featured another “extended” version of the Acrobat visual identity. The graphical part here was replaced by a new image in a blue, yellow, and Ted color palette, and the 2.0 version was changed to “3.0”. As for the iconic “A”, on this insignia, it was thinner and smaller, placed right over the image, and is not very visible.
1999 – 2001
The horizontal element of the logo with the image of the running man switched its color palette to gradient blue, with some black and beige elements. The main “Adobe Acrobat” lettering was now written in red and blue and executed in a classy and elegant serif typeface with traditional sleek contours of the letters. This was the only version without any red “A” symbol on it.
2001 – 2003
The new era of the Acrobat visual identity started in 2001, and this is when the first minimalist logo was introduced. The red “A” with loops on the angles was placed slightly diagonally over a silver-gray square, enclosed intro a red square frame. The dark gray and silver Adobe emblem was placed in the bottom left corner of the logo.
2003 – 2005
The light gray background of the logo was switched to gradient purple and silver. All other elements remained untouched, but the whole logo in the new color scheme started looking brighter and more delightful.
2005 – 2006
In 2005 the square gets its angles softened and the framing removed. The purple background became smoother and lighter and the whole image gained gloss and volume, looking more professional and confident than ever before.
2006 – 2010
The redesign of 2006 makes the logo minimalist and strong by switching the purple background to a silver one, sharpening the angles of the square, and embossing the red iconic symbol in the middle of the square icon. The logo looked clean and neat and at the same time strong and professional.
2010 – 2012
The flat square gained some volume in 2010 and the shape of the logo started resembling a book with red details around the perimeter. The main elements remained untouched as well as the color palette of the Adobe Acrobat logo.
2012 – 2015
In 2012 the logo becomes flat again and the silver background becomes lighter. Now it’s a gradient white square that becomes light gray at the bottom. As for the main element, the Acrobat red stylized “A” is refined and emboldened, and on this version, it is not engraved, but just drawn on the light gray square.
2015 – 2020
The redesign of 2015 switched the color palette of the Acrobat visual identity and the light gray square is being replaced by a dark brown one in a red square frame. As for the stylized “A”, in this version of the logo is it executed in smooth white lines. The new color scheme made the visual identity of the software brighter and more confident.
2020 – Today
In 2020 the new Acrobat logo was introduced. The square got its corners smoothened and rounded and its brown framed background was replaced by a plain black one. The Acrobat icon is still executed in white but it thicker and sleeker lines, which made the whole look of the logo more modern and cool.