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by nirui 2300 days ago
The logo situation is basically an aftermath of a joke in the Chinese programmer circle: Somebody made a PornHub logo generator out of probably their own boredom, and others got "inspired" by it and say, "They, I can do that too with even crapper code", "They I can try out that Vue/React/[Insert whatever front-end buzz word here] on this quick 'side-project'".

After that, you end up with many of crappy logo generators posted on the Internet.

Few month later: "HELP!!! I'm building a new project and I needed a logo. But I don't know how to design one".

Then here you go.

1 comments

Well as a sibling comment of yours pointed out, it’s basically the original YouTube logo (used for more than a decade with slight variations) which predates PornHub. I’m sure YouTube isn’t the originator either as it’s not really that creative.

That some people associate the style with adult content probably says more about themselves than the style.

> That some people associate the style with adult content probably says more about themselves than the style.

The logo is in active use and that makes it confusing. I have no interest in making moral judgments of adult content or strangers who may or may not consume it. Doing so is unproductive and off-topic.