It’s been 50 years since our ”widget” logo first appeared in advance ads for Delta Royal Jet Service. Below is a rare work-in-progress drawing of the widget by Robert Bragg, a vice president at Delta’s ad agency BDA, who designed the jet logo that evolved into our corporate logo.

The initial idea that sparked Bragg’s design came from Delta’s Richard (Dick) Maurer, Delta senior vice president, general counsel and secretary. In 1955, he noticed a similarity between the Greek letter ‘delta’ and the swept-wing appearance of the new jets seen overhead, and shared his thoughts with Bob Adams, head of Delta’s ad agency. Click here to read the entire letter.
By the early 1960s, the widget had evolved from our first jet service logo into our official corporate logo. Delta’s advertising department described the symbolism of the widget’s colors of red, white, and blue: “Within the strong outline of the triangle, the blue portion points to the sky where we fly—the point represents the pinnacle of professional achievement. Just entering the blue is the swept wing of the jet, represented by the broad white ‘V.’ The flat broad base suggests Delta’s solid foundation. Colored red, it can be regarded not only as the exhaust behind the jet but also the flame of leadership that keeps the point headed upward.”
Thank you to Eve Bragg for permission to reproduce Robert Bragg’s widget concept drawing.
Marie Force
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September 25th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
That is a fascinating insight into the creation of one of the airline industry’s oldest and most recognizable corporate symbols…thanks for sharing Marie!
September 27th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
would be nice if Delta would bring the real widget back……….nice read.
September 29th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Have you seen the history of the widget? How many widgets Delta has had? Which is real? The one we have now!
September 29th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
I love Delta’s logos. They’re so unique! Keep the current logo and background you have now.
October 1st, 2009 at 2:40 pm
I found this to be REALLY interesting! ( Well, I’m a graphic designer myself, and I’ve always loved airplanes/airlines… so go figure! )
October 4th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Fascinating… I love DL’s current design and hope they won’t change it anytime soon. The red against the navy background looks quite scintillating. I’m also fascinated by DL’s old logos, and wish DL could have a history timeline or some kind online that has images of all the older logos. It’s pretty interesting to see how DL has grown over the years.
October 5th, 2009 at 1:54 am
They’re all “real” Widgets, Frank!
Delta has gone through a number of variations on the theme and fortunately today, we have something that clearly pays homage to the original version. Personally, I don’t mind the Widget on the airplanes being a single color, but I do wish that the official corporate Widget was still red, white and blue, as Messrs Maurer and Bragg had intended.
But that’s just me!
October 5th, 2009 at 10:49 am
@AndrewWG There is a previous post that has what you’re looking for: http://blog.delta.com/2009/06/17/we-love-to-fly-celebrating-80-years-of-nonstop-service/
October 12th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Thanks for posting the link to our family tree, LarsErickNYC!
We also have a Delta logo timeline with a little more background about the early logos on the Delta Museum website: http://deltamuseum.org/M_Education_DeltaHistory_Facts_Logos.htm
A Delta aircraft livery timeline is also available: http://deltamuseum.org/M_Education_DeltaHistory_Livery.htm