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[[File:Original-Elite-Logo-1984.png|thumb|200px|A scan of the Pilots Federation logo from the original Space Trader's Flight Training Manual, which was issued with the 1984 version of Elite as issued for the BBC Microcomputer 32K]] | [[File:Original-Elite-Logo-1984.png|thumb|200px|A scan of the Pilots Federation logo from the original Space Trader's Flight Training Manual, which was issued with the 1984 version of Elite as issued for the BBC Microcomputer 32K]] | ||
The [[Elite logo]] is a combination of Pilots wings | The [[Elite logo]] is a combination of Pilots wings. The Elite text and a stylized Griffin which was created by artist Philip Castle.<ref>[http://www.elitehomepage.org/archive/a4120001.png "Elite-the game everyone's playing"]. ''Elite Homepage'' (Newspaper article). Acorn News. December 1984. [https://web.archive.org/web/20260213082954/http://www.elitehomepage.org/archive/a4120001.png Archived] from the original on 13 February 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.</ref> He also worked on the Cobra and Coriolis cover for the original Elite. | ||
David Braben said, ''"The Elite logo took a while to get right. The inspiration was a mix of pilot's wings and logo. The Griffin thing was Philip Castle's idea."''<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/15od2s/i_am_david_braben_cocreator_of_elite_creator_of/ reddit: I am David Braben, co-creator of Elite, creator of Frontier, Frontier II and the upcoming Elite: Dangerous]</ref> | David Braben said, ''"The Elite logo took a while to get right. The inspiration was a mix of pilot's wings and logo. The Griffin thing was Philip Castle's idea."''<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/15od2s/i_am_david_braben_cocreator_of_elite_creator_of/ reddit: I am David Braben, co-creator of Elite, creator of Frontier, Frontier II and the upcoming Elite: Dangerous]</ref> | ||