This letterhead, used by Bill Gates in 1978—three years after he co-founded Microsoft—features the company’s first and most charming logo, designed by Simon Daniels using what appears to be the Aki Lines font. A letter written by Gates on this stationery sold at auction in 2024 for $75,821. Below is Gates’ first Microsoft business card from the same era.
Sources: RR Auction and Wikimedia
This is interesting. Before I read your caption, I surmised that Gates thought his genius included designing corporate ID (not, IMO). Thanks! Keep em coming. Love this.