Compact Disc Logo

About Compact Disc

A black square panel displaying multiple monochrome variants of the same logo arranged in a loose grid. Each mark is white on black and centers on the two-word stacked wordmark: an uppercase sans-serif “COMPACT” above a larger, rounded lowercase/outline “disc”. Most variants add a small, condensed secondary line beneath the word “disc” (for example “DIGITAL AUDIO” or other short descriptors).

Several variant labels are visible beneath or beside the main mark (examples include “DIGITAL AUDIO”, “GRAPHICS”, “Recordable”, “EXTENDED CAPACITY”, “Photo”, “DIGITAL VIDEO”, “MIDI”, and “Interactive”). One variant at bottom right replaces the stacked wordmark with an oval/concentric-ring symbol and the text “CD VIDEO”. The composition is purely typographic/graphic and strictly monochrome (white marks on black background).

What's in it: stylized disc (oval/rings) wordmark

Shapes: stacked wordmark rounded lowercase wordform condensed small-cap secondary line oval with concentric rings (disc symbol)

Style: monochrome minimalist technical retro/1980s bold-outline lettering

Text in logo: COMPACT disc (with secondary lines such as DIGITAL AUDIO, Graphics, Recordable, EXTENDED CAPACITY, Photo, DIGITAL VIDEO, MIDI, Interactive) — and a CD VIDEO oval mark

Evokes optical media and the compact disc format / digital audio standard; variants indicate different CD formats (audio, video, recordable, data).