Bruce N. Blackburn designed the logo for the 1976 United States Bicentennial. The design used a white five-pointed star inside a stylized red, white, and blue star.
The logo was surrounded by the words “American Revolution Bicentennial 1776–1976” in Helvetica. It was commissioned by the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission and became one of the most recognizable visual marks of the anniversary.
Blackburn was also known for co-designing NASA’s modernized insignia, commonly called the “worm” logo. The Bicentennial design appeared on government materials, flags, souvenirs, and United States postage stamps. An early use appeared on a 1971 stamp, several years before the anniversary year.
The logo had an especially prominent public display at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. NASA painted it on the Vehicle Assembly Building in 1976, where it remained until 1998. It is sometimes mistaken for a general patriotic emblem, but its lettering specifically identifies the American Revolution Bicentennial and its 1776–1976 dates.