Logology

The Strange, Uninspired History of Spotify’s Bland Logo

The music company has succeeded despite its branding, not because of it

James I. Bowie
Marker
Published in
8 min readSep 17, 2020

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A mobile phone screen displays the logo of Spotify in Antalya, Turkey on February 27, 2020.
Photo: Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

There is no romantic story behind Spotify’s name.

In a post on the question-and-answer site Quora, Spotify founder Daniel Ek writes that, in 2006, he and co-founder Martin Lorentzon…

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James I. Bowie
Marker
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