10 Awesome Accessories Featuring the Vintage Apple Logo [RAINBOWS]
By Amy-Mae Elliott For MashableThis desirable decal also features the similarly classic "Think Different" slogan.
Cost: $9.99
This vintage mouse pad's design pre-dates your Magic Mouse, but is compatible just the same.
Cost: $15.95
FrenchCuffed celebrates the rainbow logo with a pair of dandy cufflinks -- just what your dress shirt has been waiting for.
Cost: $14.95
This Etsy print memorializes both the Mac SE and the vintage logo with its great crop and simple charm.
Cost: $18
The Missing Bite offers a small range of vintage Apple logo stickers and decals. As well as individual stickers, you can buy a four-pack to split with your Mac-lovin' friends.
Cost: From $9.95
If your iPad's back is bare, jazz it up with some retro cool.
Cost: $5.99
"Rescued" from an old Mac, this pair of earrings is the real deal -- old logos upcycled into cute, geeky jewelry for today.
Cost: $23.99
Suitable for the iPhone 4 and 4S, this crafty case features a cross-stitched Apple logo. Black looks especially striking.
Cost: $35
What better way to enjoy your skinny mocha chocca soy frappa latte chi beverage than from this vintage mug?
Cost: $39.95
Finally, former Apple designer Susan Kare pays tribute to her old boss with this striking signed and numbered print.
Described as "an icon in 32 x 32 pixels," the image is said to have been "created using MacPaint on the original Macintosh computer while the subject posed for his portrait."
Kare chose to place Jobs on a rainbow background with colors in the Apple order. Legend has it that Jobs wanted the design to be multi-colored as he felt is helped to "humanize" Apple.
Cost: From $89
From 1976 to 1998 Apple‘s logo was a technicolor, rainbow-hued apple with a bite out of it. Although Apple toned things down a bit in the late ’90s, many have a fondness for the classic version of the company emblem.
The iconic design, created by Ron Janoff, can still be seen today — 36 years after the original design’s debut — on fan-made items and carefully preserved vintage accessories.
Here we bring you 10 fun accessories featuring, or inspired by, the rainbow logo. Let us know in the comments if you’re a fan of the classic version of Apple’s logo, or if you prefer the more modern monotone version.
Image courtesy of Jonas Strandell
