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Since the year it was founded in 2005, YouTube has been the number one and sole website that hosts videos. The regional substitutes and Twitch are the only two platforms that come close. In a nutshell, if you’re looking to kill some time viewing videos, Youtube is your best bet, no matter what your preferred genre. The playback button’s graphic representation is a symbolic representation of the core values of the biggest American video hosting. With the use of such visual elements, the YouTube logo conveys the primary goal, area of expertise, and emphasis of the company. This piece focuses on the history of the youtube channel as well as the youtube logo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Youtube Logo History<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hurley, a famous Silicon Valley entrepreneur, graphic designer, and author of the original PayPal emblem, also came up with the name and logo for YouTube. Although he was YouTube’s executive director, he was ultimately responsible for the company’s reputation. Then, at some point, he had to face his pals with the truth, that this is basically the logo for a brand new online service. Hence, there was no debate or dissenting votes on the final judgment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The artist who painted the well-known figure said that Walt Disney was a major influence. Maybe that’s why Hurley’s explanation of the YouTube logo was so engaging. Since “Tube” is simply a slang term for cathode ray tube (CRT) televisions, it makes sense that they would use this term. To show this, the large red rectangle where this word is written is meant to look like the screen of a device lit by electron beams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This brightest YouTube element’s design, however, was frequently altered. Since the volume gradient was of primary concern in 2005, a rounded rectangle lost its dimensionality and went flat red in 2011. But, the color was originally blue until 2013. However, as part of its branding strategy, YouTube has not deviated from its traditional look in any other way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube Logo 2005-2011<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The brand new youtube logo combines both graphic elements and text. It consists of two halves of the name of the Internet service. The first features the word “You” in black, written in stretched-out grotesque letters. While the second features the word “Tube” in white lettering set within a massive red rectangle that fades to a dark color palette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube Logo 2011\u20132013<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The original was preserved, however the color scheme was altered. The rectangle, for one, is now a deep burgundy color, while a gray nebula has developed at the word “Tube”‘ is ascending all the way to its centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube Logo  2013-2015<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As a result of a makeover in 2013, the right-most rectangle of the logo now has a scarlet hue and a subtle gradient along its lower edge. On the left, the word “You” has turned into a solid black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube Logo 2015\u20132017 <\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There was yet another shift in color scheme with the subsequent youtube logo redesign. In this iteration, however, the blank space at the bottom of the rectangle has been filled in. He now also sees a solid red background without any gradations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube Logo 2017- Present<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The management decided to completely overhaul the youtube logo in 2017. In the current iteration, “YouTube” is written entirely in capital letters. It’s preceded by a red rectangle button with a white triangle in the center. Basically, pressing this button will begin playing the video. The sole alteration to the inscription’s aesthetic was an elongation of the recess at the letter “Y.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2012, business owners concluded that the CRT symbol did not adequately represent the largest video hosting service in the world. As a result, they planned to update their web service with 21st-century technology-unique features and functions. It was nevertheless a change that affected YouTube in every way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The head of the art department, Christopher Bettig, opined that most people misunderstand the name “Tube” and wonder why the logo is shaped like a rectangle. This led to the decision to ditch the crimson TV screen and highlight the “Tube” logo instead of the video player symbol. As a result, the company underwent its most extensive overhaul yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it’s important to note that the alterations were merely “cosmetic.” So that YouTube wouldn’t lose its popularity, the owners were afraid to make any major changes. They highlighted the simplicity of switching between the website and the various YouTube apps (YouTube Kids, YouTube Music, YouTube TV, YouTube Red, and YouTube Gaming). Achieving this was made possible by the new logo’s universal design, which allowed for the incorporation of all these offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bettig and his group tried out a single Y icon as an initial trial. Then they realized that this was a losing strategy and came up with a simpler one. Hence, they kept the original inscription but added a red play button. This is prominent in every video and instantly recognizable as belonging to YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shape<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The current design features the black “You” and white “Tube” on a red “antique TV screen,” much like earlier iterations. However, the formerly “curved” screen is now completely flat due to the elimination of shading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similar to the standard YouTube logo, the icon has undergone multiple iterations of refinement. Previously, the icon just displayed the project’s name across two lines. However, as of 2011 it has been updated to incorporate a play button. In 2013, the button’s triangle-to-rectangle ratio was adjusted, and in 2017, the button was finally colored a solid red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube Logo Color<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

White, black, and red are the three colors used in the YouTube logo, and together they form a sharp contrast. Optimism, purity, elegance, perseverance, and excellence are all emphasized. Generally, YouTube’s success can be attributed to these factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube Logo Font<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

All previous YouTube logos featured the instantly recognized Helvetica font. This was commonly used in television broadcasts beginning in the 1950s. However, after the most recent redesign, the previously utilized clean modern typeface was replaced with a narrower and more elegant font that is quite similar to Indecise Condensed Medium, another popular typeface used by many respectable brands and companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Icons<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Already, the red and white mark is among the most well-known graphical logos in existence. Although the YouTube icon contains no novel features, when put together they provide a strong and memorable logo for the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2017, the logo underwent a complete overhaul. The icon changed from white letters on a red background to something much more geometric and hip. To emphasize the site’s focus on video streaming and file downloads, a red “Play” button appears to the left of the company name. The figure is still a smoothed rectangle. However, it is much less prominent than in earlier logo iterations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basically, it’s just a tiny white triangle on a completely crimson background. Exact duplicate of the service’s goals, priorities, and ideals. The triangle’s orientation to the right indicates forward motion and growth, while the colors themselves reflect authority and clout. And, of course, the “play” button for the countless videos that YouTube hosts for its global audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History of Youtube<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

YouTube is a video-sharing website that was started in February 2005 by three ex-employees of PayPal: Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. However, the website was purchased by Google in November 2006 for around US$1.65 billion, and it has been running as a wholly owned subsidiary of Google ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Users can create videos, watch those uploaded by others, rate them with likes and dislikes, share them, add them to playlists, report them, comment on them, and subscribe to other users’ channels. The platform’s principle is that anyone can run a personal broadcasting station similar to television with the addition of video on demand. Hence the platform’s motto of “Broadcast Yourself” which has been used for several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result , the website provides access to a diverse collection of videos produced both by users and by established media companies. Videos, TV shows, music videos, documentaries, audio recordings, movie trailers, live streaming, and other content types such as vlogs, short original videos, and educational videos are all also available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of February 2017, over 400 hours of video were being posted to YouTube every minute, with 1 billion hours of video being viewed daily. According to data from Alexa Internet, as of October 2020, YouTube was the second most visited website in the world, behind only Google. Since May of this year, almost 500 hours of new video have been posted to YouTube per minute. YouTube is expected to make about US$15 billion in yearly revenues, based on reported quarterly advertising revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Criticism<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

YouTube’s operations have been criticized for a variety of reasons. These, include how it deals with copyrighted material, how its recommendation algorithms spread videos that spread conspiracy theories and falsehoods, how it hosts videos ostensibly aimed at children but which actually contain violent or sexually suggestive content involving popular characters, how videos of minors attract pedophilic activities in their comment sections, and how its policies on trolls and harassment change over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Internationalization<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In order to introduce the new localization mechanism, Google CEO Eric Schmidt was in Paris on June 19, 2007. There are 108 regional variants, 1 territory (Hong Kong), and a global variant of the website’s user interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hong Kong release was announced on October 17th, 2007. YouTube co-founder Steve Chen previously stated that the company’s sights were set on Taiwan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the banning of the Taiwanese flag, YouTube was unavailable in Mainland China as of October 18. Video hosting site YouTube had its URLs moved to the Chinese search engine Baidu. On the 31st of October, it was finally freed from its blockade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the user’s IP address, the YouTube interface recommends the appropriate local version. However, due to copyright limitations or unsuitable content, you may get the message “This video is not available in your country.” Access to YouTube was blocked in Turkey between 2008 and 2010, following controversy over the posting of videos deemed insulting to Mustafa Kemal Atat\u00fcrk and some material offensive to Muslims. The website’s interface is available in 76 language versions, including Amharic, Albanian, Armenian, Burmese, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Persian, and Uzbek, whose countries do not have local channel versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can access the Turkish-language version of YouTube at youtube.com.tr, which became live in October 2012. Premium music videos were restricted in the United Kingdom in March 2009 due to a dispute between YouTube and the British royalty collection agency PRS for Music. Since no agreement was reached with the big record labels, they removed their movies from the sites where they had been hosted. Nevertheless, a compromise was reached in September of 2009. In other words, German customers also lost access to premium music videos in April 2009 due to a similar issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Main Purpose of the Youtube<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In order to introduce the new localization mechanism, Google CEO Eric Schmidt was in Paris on June 19, 2007. There are 108 regional variants, 1 territory (Hong Kong), and a global variant of the website’s user interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hong Kong release was announced on October 17th, 2007. YouTube co-founder Steve Chen previously stated that the company’s sights were set on Taiwan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the banning of the Taiwanese flag, YouTube was unavailable in Mainland China as of October 18. Video hosting site YouTube had its URLs moved to the Chinese search engine Baidu. On the 31st of October, it was finally freed from its blockade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the user’s IP address, the YouTube interface recommends the appropriate local version. Due to copyright limitations or unsuitable content, you may also get the message “This video is not available in your country.” Access to YouTube was blocked in Turkey between 2008 and 2010, following controversy over the posting of videos deemed insulting to Mustafa Kemal Atat\u00fcrk and some material offensive to Muslims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The website’s interface is available in 76 language versions, including Amharic, Albanian, Armenian, Burmese, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Persian, and Uzbek, whose countries do not have local channel versions. You can access the Turkish-language version of YouTube at youtube.com.tr, which became live in October 2012. The content of the localized version must comply with the requirements of Turkish law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Premium music videos were restricted in the United Kingdom in March 2009 due to a dispute between YouTube and the British royalty collection agency PRS for Music. Since the big record labels were unable to agree on a license contract, they removed their movies from the sites where they had been hosted. A compromise was reached in September of 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who are the Founder of YouTube?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Generally, the following people established YouTube:  When YouTube was established in 2005, all three were still employed by Paypal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n