{"id":188406,"date":"2026-04-28T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=188406"},"modified":"2026-04-28T07:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T05:01:09","slug":"a-look-into-pumas-iconic-logo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/corporate\/a-look-into-pumas-iconic-logo\/","title":{"rendered":"Ein Blick auf PUMAs legend\u00e4res Logo"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/de\/\">Startseite<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/de\/category\/corporate\/\">Corporate<\/a>\/\n        Ein Blick auf PUMAs ikonisches Logo\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vintage Puma logo featuring the PUMA cat on a yellowed, textured background.\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PUMA-Logo_Hero.webp\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/corporate\/\">Corporate<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fcorporate%2Fa-look-into-pumas-iconic-logo%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fcorporate%2Fa-look-into-pumas-iconic-logo%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/corporate\/a-look-into-pumas-iconic-logo\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fcorporate%2Fa-look-into-pumas-iconic-logo%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Ein Blick auf PUMAs legend\u00e4res Logo<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Wie die springende Katze erfunden wurde<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">28. April 2026 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;A look into PUMA\\u2019s iconic logo&quot;, \"text\": &quot;From a walk through Nuremberg Zoo to a global icon: discover how PUMA\\u2019s jumping cat came to life and how Rudolf Dassler\\u2019s vision shaped one of the industry\\u2019s most recognizable logos.&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/corporate\/a-look-into-pumas-iconic-logo\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/corporate\/a-look-into-pumas-iconic-logo\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/corporate\/a-look-into-pumas-iconic-logo\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fcorporate%2Fa-look-into-pumas-iconic-logo%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fcorporate%2Fa-look-into-pumas-iconic-logo%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_intro\" >Das PUMA-Logo mit der springenden Katze ist eines der ikonischsten Logos in unserer Branche und etwas, auf das wir sehr stolz sind. Erfahren Sie, wie ein Nachmittagsspaziergang durch den Tiergarten in N\u00fcrnberg zu diesem au\u00dfergew\u00f6hnlichen Design f\u00fchrte.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default firstLetter\" >Als Rudolf Dassler 1948 sein eigenes Schuhunternehmen gr\u00fcndete, nannte er es zun\u00e4chst \u201cRUDA\u201d - eine Kombination aus den ersten beiden Buchstaben seines Vor- und Nachnamens. Gl\u00fccklicherweise verwarf er diese Idee schnell wieder und entschied sich f\u00fcr den Namen \u201cPUMA\u201d. Helmut Fischer, Gr\u00fcnder des PUMA-Archivs und bekannt als Mr. PUMA, wei\u00df noch warum:<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnNarrow spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" >\u201cRudolfs Vision war, dass alle seine Produkte die Eigenschaften einer Puma-Katze verk\u00f6rpern sollten: Schnelligkeit, Kraft, Ausdauer und Beweglichkeit - die gleichen Attribute, die auch ein erfolgreicher Sportler braucht.\u201d<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Black and white photo of Rudolf Dassler in his office\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1968_70-Geb-R-Dassler_3.webp\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">Rudolf Dassler in seinem B\u00fcro<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Obwohl das erste Logo aus dem Jahr 1948 diese Agilit\u00e4t nicht ganz widerspiegelte, dauerte es bis Dezember 1967, bis die erste Version des PUMA-Katzenlogos entstand, wie wir es heute kennen. \u201cRudolfs Sohn Gerd Dassler war mit dem Karikaturisten Lutz Backes befreundet, der den Auftrag erhielt, ein neues PUMA-Katzenlogo zu entwerfen\u201d, erinnert sich Helmut. Um die Agilit\u00e4t der Katze so gut wie m\u00f6glich einzufangen, ging Lutz in den N\u00fcrnberger Zoo, um einen echten Puma zu skizzieren. Doch auf Agilit\u00e4t hatte dieser Puma an diesem Tag keine Lust.\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnNarrow spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" >\u201cIch wartete darauf, dass der Puma sprang, aber er tat es nicht. Ich schlenderte zum n\u00e4chsten Gehege hin\u00fcber, wo ich einen schwarzen Panther entdeckte. Er war sehr agil - genau das, wonach ich gesucht hatte. Da kam mir die Idee, den Panther mit dem Kopf, dem Schwanz und den Pfoten eines Pumas zu zeichnen.\u201d<br><strong>- Lutz Backes<\/strong><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2b spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.56277056277056  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PUMA-Archive_Lead-Ulrich-Planer-Lutz-Backes-and-Helmut-Fischer.webp'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPUMA-Archivleiter Ulrich Planer, Lutz Backes und Helmut Fischer\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.56277056277056  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026_P_I_Lutz-Backes_5.webp'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLutz Backes besucht die PUMA-Zentrale im Jahr 2026\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0  ; background-image: url(''); background-size: cover;background-position: 0% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>PUMAs weltber\u00fchmtes \"Nr. 1-Logo\" war geboren.<\/h2>Im Jahr 1968 wurde das ber\u00fchmte Markenzeichen offiziell eingef\u00fchrt und der PUMA macht seinen ersten Sprung \u00fcber die obere rechte Ecke des PUMA-Wortlogos.<br><br>Bald darauf begann die PUMA-Katze auf vielen PUMA-Produkten zu erscheinen, wurde aber im Laufe der Jahre leicht ver\u00e4ndert: Das Auge und der Mund sind verschwunden, aber die Ohren sind heute st\u00e4rker ausgepr\u00e4gt. Obwohl Rudolf Dassler einmal scherzte, dass ein langer Schwanz ihn mehr Werbegeld koste, blieb seine L\u00e4nge ziemlich genau so, wie Lutz Backes sie urspr\u00fcnglich gezeichnet hatte.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnNarrow spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" >\u201cKraft, Ausdauer und Schnelligkeit sind die Attribute eines Pumas, mit denen unsere Athleten erfolgreich sein werden.\u201d <br><strong>- Rudolf Dassler<\/strong><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"rowImageSingle spacing\">\n\t<div>\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"full;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Collection of various Puma brand logos, showing how it has evolved.\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PUMA-Logos.webp\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">Eine kurze Geschichte des PUMA-Logos<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Von einem Spaziergang durch den N\u00fcrnberger Zoo zu einer globalen Ikone: Entdecken Sie, wie PUMAs springende Katze zum Leben erweckt wurde und wie Rudolf Dasslers Vision eines der bekanntesten Logos der Branche geformt hat.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":188407,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":true,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":71,"meta-headline":"A look into PUMA&rsquo;s iconic logo","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1091],"class_list":["post-188406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corporate","category-our-legacy"],"fullData":{"ID":188406,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2026-04-28 07:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2026-04-28 05:00:00","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"id\":188407,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PUMA-Logo_Hero.webp\"},\"headline\":\"A look into PUMA\\u0026rsquo;s iconic logo\",\"content\":\"How the jumping cat was invented\",\"className\":\"\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"PUMA\\u0026rsquo;s jumping cat logo is one of the most iconic logos in our industry and something we are very proud of. 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In order to capture the cat\\u0026rsquo;s agility as accurately as possible, Lutz went to Nuremberg Zoo to sketch a real puma. But agility wasn\\u0026#039;t what that specific puma was in the mood for that day.\\u0026nbsp;\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026ldquo;I was waiting for the puma to jump, but it didn\\u0026rsquo;t. I strolled over to the next enclosure, where I spotted a black panther. It was very agile\\u0026ndash; exactly what I was looking for. That\\u0026#039;s when I had the idea to draw the panther with the head, tail and paws of a puma.\\u0026rdquo;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;- Lutz Backes\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\",\"width\":\"Narrow\",\"style\":\"quote\",\"className\":\"\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-image-multi {\"style\":\"2b\",\"images\":[{\"id\":188410},{\"id\":188409},{\"id\":\"placeholder\"}],\"showCaptions\":[true,true],\"className\":\"\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"headlines\":[],\"captions\":[],\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;h2\\u0026gt;PUMA\\u0026rsquo;s world famous \\u0026lsquo;No. 1 logo\\u0026rsquo; was born.\\u0026lt;\/h2\\u0026gt;In 1968 the famous trademark was officially introduced and the PUMA takes its first leap across the upper right corner of the PUMA word logo.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;Soon after, the PUMA cat started to appear on many PUMA products, but slightly changed over the years: The eye and mouth are gone but the ears are more pronounced today. 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In order to capture the cat\\u0026rsquo;s agility as accurately as possible, Lutz went to Nuremberg Zoo to sketch a real puma. But agility wasn\\u0026#039;t what that specific puma was in the mood for that day.\\u0026nbsp;\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"style\":\"default\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026ldquo;I was waiting for the puma to jump, but it didn\\u0026rsquo;t. I strolled over to the next enclosure, where I spotted a black panther. It was very agile\\u0026ndash; exactly what I was looking for. 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