Wikipedia is quite an iconic site because before ChatGPT, it was a knowledge library that made it easy to understand complex subjects and review history when bored at university. Last week it celebrated its 25th anniversary and yesterday the Wikipedia Instagram account shared some of the site's early unused logo designs.
A total of five logo designs were shared, which looked like a centipede, a human eye, a hydra dragon, a human head profile with a Fibonacci graph and a colorful Wikipedia globe. All of these logos were created by the Wikipedia community based on input, suggestions and feedback received.
The one that caught our attention the most was the centipede logo that represents Wikipedia. The logo may seem non-commercial but is in keeping with the early era of the website that prioritized meaning over the sleeker designs of today.
For those who love facts. The Malay Language Wikipedia currently has 435,698 articles since the project was started in October 2022 with 9 million visits per month. The Malay Language Wikipedia currently has over 400 editors who maintain quality. Overall, there are an average of 1,276 contributors from Malaysia each month who make nearly 53,000 edits.
