Comments on: The Hanna-Barbera logo & business cards, circa 1992.

By: Fred Seibert

Fred Seibert — Wed, 14 May 2008 14:41:42 +0000

Thanks Brian.
Not to get too far into the weeds of detail, but when I first got to the studio there was very little archival knowledge at the place, and the accurate memories were all hidden away, somewhat on purpose actually. So I couldn’t get a clear story on the what logotypes were used when. In hindsight, it’s clear there was no “official” logo or logotype. Anyhow, when we were doing this logo I wanted a clear path back to the origins of the studio and Iraj’s re-draw of the script was as close as anyone would give to me.

By the time we rebuilt the warehouse building (with the neon) we knew a lot more about the graphical heritage and we were able to put the original script back to a place of honor.

Glad you enjoyed it.

By: g. brian reynolds

g. brian reynolds — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:03:02 +0000

Fred, as much as I liked those graphics on the business cards (which got carried through even down the nameplates on office doors), my favorite thing you did was to go back to the late ’50’s, early ’60’s Hanna-Barbera script and make it a neon sign to go around the new “Jetson” tower. I don’t even want to know how much that cost (actually, I do), but it LOOKED like “a million bucks.” Sadly, it wasn’t there long.

By: Sparky Firepants

Sparky Firepants — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000

“If only we could figure out how to make hit cartoons.”

This almost made me squirt coffee out my nose. Thanks, Fred.

I think you figured it now, though.

By: Ruben Chavez

Ruben Chavez — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000

I kept my cards when I left H&B to go over and work on “Cats Don’t Dance”. They were very unique and consistently received complimentary comments.

By: N3 fan

N3 fan — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000

N3 collectable Business cards each sporting a themed NBOT would be the coolest. Especially by that Jeaux kid in your offices.

By: Eric Homan

Eric Homan — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0000

For another post, we should see some of the cards’ backs. People loved those, and every time I showed them to someone, I’d always be asked, “Do they make a puzzle?”