Why is the CBS network's logo an eye? Of course ABC and NBC's have the actual letters in them, so they are pretty straightforward, but why the eye for CBS? I have heard that it is the creepy all-seeing eye found on the back of dollar bills, who really knows? It doesn't seem to make any sense...
2006-07-24 07:11:32 · 5 answers · asked by Sabin 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
CBS unveiled its Eye Device logo on October 17, 1951. The Eye device was designed by William Golden based on a Pennsylvania Dutch hex sign as well as a Shaker drawing. First drawn by graphic artist Kurt Weiss, it made its broadcasting debut on October 20, 1951. The following season, as Golden prepared a new ident, CBS President Frank Stanton insisted on keeping the Eye device and using it as much as possible.
The CBS eye is now an American icon. While the symbol's settings have changed, the Eye device itself has not been redesigned in its entire history. It has frequently been copied or borrowed by television networks around the world, a notable example being Associated TeleVision in the United Kingdom.
2006-07-24 07:14:56 · answer #1 · answered by bombhaus 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
CBS unveiled its Eye Device logo on October 17, 1951 you can learn more at the following webpage and see other versions of the CBS logo
2006-07-24 14:17:31 · answer #2 · answered by David C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Add to the other responses.
The Columbia Broadcasting System is purely a visual medium. The eye is a natural choice to symbolize a television network.
2006-07-24 14:33:56 · answer #3 · answered by Vince M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a stylish design of the "1984's" Big Brother novel.
2006-07-24 14:15:24 · answer #4 · answered by »»§@N†I@ĞǾ2Ụ™«« 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they got it from a famous painting that had an eye in it but i cant remeber the painting or who panited it.
2006-07-24 14:15:30 · answer #5 · answered by lowkey616 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋