Solaris Logo

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Solaris is the name of the software, which was originally developed by Sun in 1992, and acquired by Oracle in 2010. The operating system was created for Unix and based on the GNOME interface. The last update of the Solaris was in 2018.

Meaning and history

Solaris Logo history

The visual identity history of the Solaris Operating System can be divided into two periods — the beginning, when it was created and owned by Sun Microsystems, and the new era, which started in 2010, after the acquisition of the software by Oracle.

1991 – 1995

Solaris Logo 1991

The original Solaris badge, created in 1991, featured a cursive title case lettering in a soft shade of blue, written against a white background and enclosed into a circular frame in black and red, with sharp triangular details. The left part of the framing was composed of just three small triangles in red and three in black, while the right one featured a thick black arch with internal spiky cut-outs. There was something from a compass in this image.

1995 – 1997

Solaris Logo 1995

In 1995 the logo of the Solaris OS was significantly changed, and now the lettering was placed on the right from a large and bright emblem, which featured the same compass idea, but had more solid and bold elements, and more shades since the gray was added. As for the lettering, it was also rewritten and now featured an elegant serif font with the uppercase characters set without any inclination, and the first “S” enlarged.

1997 – 1998

Solaris Logo 1997

The redesign has introduced a completely different logo for Solaris. It was a minimalistic smooth purple badge with bold title case lettering in a geometric sans-serif typeface, accompanied by a laconic emblem, made of three solid purple squares in two sizes, drawn with their corners touching each other.

1998 – 2005

Solaris Logo 1998

The badge for Solaris was introduced in 1998. It was a simple yet bright and elegant badge with a light purple background and thin three-dimensional lettering placed under the emblem. Both elements were executed in a light silver color, which looked tender and clean. The Solaris emblem featured five thin elongated triangles arched above a smooth swoosh, and symbolizing the sun.

As for the inscription, it was written in the uppercase century with the first letter slightly enlarged, and executed in a sophisticated medium-weight serif typeface. The wordmark got a delicate and light gray shadow, which added a sense of air and lightness to the image.

2005 – 2010

Solaris Logo 2005

The redesign of 2005 kept the “sun” idea but completely changed both emblem and lettering in the logo. The new concept consisted of a smooth lowercase lettering executed in a bold sans-serif typeface, in a calm blue color. As for the emblem, it was now half-sun, placed above the right part of the inscription and formed by seven flame-line orange elements with smooth surges peaks. This was the last emblem, created for Solaris under the Sun Microsystems management.

2010 – Today

Solaris Logo

After the acquisition of the software by Oracle, the new logo was designed in 2010. The badge is simple yet very modern and powerful. It consists of two levels of lettering, separated by a thin horizontal line in black. The upper level of the logo features a red enlarged “Oracle” inscription in a custom sans-serif typeface with smooth lines and sharp diagonal cuts of the tails. As for the “Solaris” part, it is set under the black line, and drawn in black color, using a simple yet stable and confident sans-serif font with traditional contours.

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