Logo Histories

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Abbott Laboratories – What's the concept?

A look at the concept behind Don Ervin's 1957 logo for Abbott Laboratories.

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Richard Baird
Mar 12, 2026
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What’s the concept?

Today, Abbott Laboratories manufacturers a wide range of pharmaceutical and medical products. That was also the case in 1963 when a new logo and corporate identity system were developed. It was this diversity that helped shape the design process.

A long study was under taken in which dozens of symbols were designed and tested, many of …

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