In addition to Spencer Rascoff, a co-founder of Hotwire.com, David Beitel, Zillow’s current chief technology officer, and Kristin Acker, Zillow‘s current technology leadership advisor, Rich Barton, the company’s current CEO, and Lloyd Frink, former Microsoft executives and founders of Microsoft spin-off Expedia, founded Zillow Group, Inc., or simply Zillow, in 2006. When Zillow’s website was first established on February 8, 2006, it featured an open-access house valuation tool.
At the time, there were additional features, including charts and graphs comparing house value appreciation with other cities or states, as well as information on previous home sales. The website crashed the morning after it went live. Zillow revealed a $25 million second-round investment in July of 2006. The company employed 118 people by that point. That December, tools enabling users to list properties for sale online were added to the Zillow website. because the amount of traffic was too much for its infrastructure to handle.
▶History of the Zillow Logo🌞
2004-2006
First, there was a pre-launch logo. It just has the organization’s name on it. The word “Zillow” is written in elongated, thin black lines. The letter layout is not restricted, and there is ideal spacing between characters. The white background with black writing makes the text easy to read.
2006-2008
The logo and the web resource were tested in the early years, so they were test versions. The label labelled “Beta” in the upper right corner signifies this situation. The primary element of the logo includes the name of the service and its domain address, “Zillow.com.” In front of it is a visual icon.
2008-2019
The subsequent iteration essentially replicates its antecedent. The components are all larger and don’t have the “.com” Internet name, which is the distinction. Additionally, the designers have eliminated any mention that this is a beta edition.
2019-Present
The arrow with a “Z” at the centre has a different composition, colour, and typeface from the current logo. The letter precisely mimics the “Zorro” character’s crossing of the image. To further connect the image with the website’s theme, the developers eliminated the bottom inscription and changed the wide arrow into a house.
