Which McDonald's logo design, introduced in 1962, added the famous diagonal line through the arches?

The Golden Arches logo introduced in 1962 added the famous diagonal line through the arches.

Jim Schindler created the revised symbol by combining the two architectural arches used on McDonald's restaurants with a diagonal stroke. The resulting design resembled a stylized letter M and became the central corporate mark of the growing chain.

The arches had originally been physical features of restaurant buildings, especially the early drive-in designs associated with the McDonald brothers. Their transformation into a logo made the architecture portable: signs, packaging, advertisements, uniforms, and other materials could carry the same visual identity.

The diagonal line is sometimes mistakenly treated as a later decoration rather than part of the original 1962 logo design. McDonald's has used several versions and color treatments since then, but the Golden Arches remain one of the world's most recognizable corporate symbols.