Paramount Pictures adopted its mountain logo — designed by the studio's founder, William Wadsworth Hodkinson — in 1914, the company confirmed via LinkedIn message.

Legend has it that the iconic star-crested mountain logo of Paramount Pictures was born in 1914 from a simple napkin doodle by co-founder W.W. Hodkinson, inspired by his childhood memories of the ...

Legend has it that the iconic star-crested mountain logo of Paramount Pictures was born in 1914 from a simple napkin doodle by co-founder W.W. Hodkinson, inspired by his childhood memories of the ...

A photo allegedly depicting an artist who painted a version of the Paramount Pictures mountain logo for the film production company has long circulated online. For instance, a January 2025 Reddit post ...

The mountain logo in use, ca. 1924. [Image: John Kisch Archive/Getty Images] 110 years of logo history. Paramount has used a mountain logo since 1914, and as the company expanded to become a media ...

There’s the hidden bear in Toblerone’s one, for instance; there’s the interesting history of NBC’s rainbow-hued logo, partly designed to emphasise the beauty of colour TVs, to consider, too.

A photo allegedly depicting an artist who painted a version of the Paramount Pictures mountain logo for the film production company has long circulated online. For instance, a January 2025 Reddit post ...

Legend has it that the iconic star-crested mountain logo of Paramount Pictures was born in 1914 from a simple napkin doodle by co-founder W.W. Hodkinson, inspired by his childhood memories of the ...

Legend has it that the iconic star-crested mountain logo of Paramount Pictures was born in 1914 from a simple napkin doodle by co-founder W.W. Hodkinson, inspired by his childhood memories of the ...