The Logo(1973)
Logos[]
1st logo (1985-2000)[]
Just a small globe surrounded by people holding hands, with "NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION" circling around it. Sometimes, it's in full color.
2nd logo (1994-)[]
Same as before, but without the text circling the logo, and with the globe replaced by the initialism "NSF". Again, it's sometimes in full color.
3rd logo (1997-2009)[]
Same as the 2nd logo, but it's animated, and the background is different. Three squares with each letter in them, spinning. Also, swirls are flying around the logo, and the bylines "National Science Foundation" and America's Investment In The Future" are animated by top and bottom. And the circle that make the logo form into the 1993 logo.
4th logo (2008-2010)[]
The new NSF logo animating and the text on the right, and the new byline is "Where Discoveries Begin".
Music/Sounds[]
1st logo[]
Typically none. As a closing logo, a child can be heard saying, "Produced in association with the National Science Foundation." As a funding credit, a voiceover announces the company name, sometimes with the tagline "Supporting education and research in science, mathematics, and technology" or a variation thereof.
2nd logo[]
Same as before.
3rd logo[]
Same as before. This time, however, the tagline used is "America's investment in the future"; however, on occasion the previous tagline is used instead or in conjunction; if the latter, the combined tagline is spoken as "Supporting education and research in science, mathematics, and technology. The National Science Foundation, America's investment in the future." On the Fox Kids broadcast version of The Magic School Bus, an edited version of the first part of the funding credits for each season is used, saying, "Major funding provided by the National Science Foundation." The music in the background depends on the TV show from PBS.
4th logo[]
A male adult voicing the funder, and the music is played by a guitar.
Scare Factor[]
1st logo[]
None.
2nd logo[]
None.
3rd logo[]
None.
4th logo[]
None, it's a pretty cool logo.