Who designed the logo used for the United States Bicentennial celebration?

Bruce Blackburn designed the logo used for the United States Bicentennial celebration.

Blackburn was a graphic designer best known for co-designing the modernized NASA “meatball” insignia. For the Bicentennial, he created a white five-point star inside a stylized red, white, and blue star. The emblem was surrounded by the words “American Revolution Bicentennial 1776–1976.”

The logo was commissioned by the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission and became one of the most widespread visual marks of the 1970s celebration. It appeared on flags, souvenirs, postage stamps, and government materials.

NASA also painted the logo on the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in 1976. It remained there until 1998, when NASA replaced it during preparations connected with the agency’s fortieth anniversary. The Bicentennial logo is therefore linked to both civic celebration and space-age graphic design.