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RHbear.svg‎ (SVG file, nominally 159 × 161 pixels, file size: 11 KB)

Description

Radiohead's bear logo, which appeared in the artwork for Kid A (2000) and was widely used in the band's advertising and merchandise at the time.

Source

Originally scanned from the Kid A artwork booklet by User:Atlantik. Low detail SVG version created by User:Papa November using Inkscape to remove JPEG compression artifacts and give more authentic reproduction of the logo's appearance.

Date

2000

Author

Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke (as Tchock)

Permission
(Reusing this image)

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Other versions

Originally JPEG scan from the Kid A artwork booklet by User:Atlantik. PNG trace created by User:Phorque to remove JPEG compression artifacts and give more authentic reproduction of the logo's appearance. Converted to low detail SVG version by User:Papa November.

Non-free / fair use media rationale - non-free logo for Radiohead
Description	This is a logo for Radiohead. It is a historical logo. Its historical usage is as follows: Logo was used extensively from 2000-2001, but has appeared less frequently since.Further details: Radiohead's bear logo, which appeared in the artwork for Kid A (2000) and was widely used in the band's advertising and merchandise at the time.
Source	Originally JPEG scan from the Kid A artwork booklet by User:Atlantik. PNG trace created by User:Phorque to remove JPEG compression artifacts and give more authentic reproduction of the logo's appearance. Converted to low detail SVG version by User:Papa November.
Article	Radiohead
Portion used	The entire logo is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image.
Low resolution?	The logo is a size and resolution sufficient to maintain the quality intended by the company or organization, without being unnecessarily high resolution.
Purpose of use	To illustrate the artwork of Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke, which was used extensively by Radiohead. The image is representative of the style of the artists, and is an iconic, widely distributed and highly recognisable logo of the band.
Replaceable?	Because it is a logo there is almost certainly no free equivalent. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent its image, or would fail its purpose of identification or commentary.
Other information	Use of the logo in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy, logo guidelines, and fair use under United States copyright law as described above.

File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	15:11, 28 December 2007	159×161 (11 KB)	Papa November (Talk \| contribs)	(Minor adjustments to eyes to fix weird "tapered" appearance)