Editing Virgin Group (section)

==History==
The name "Virgin" arose in 1970 when [[Richard Branson]] and [[Nik Powell]] formed a [[Virgin Records#Kraut- and prog-rock origins|record shop]], first as mail order and in 1971 with a physical store.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.virgin.com/about-virgin/timeline|title=Our timeline|website=Virgin.com|access-date=20 July 2021|archive-date=20 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720043923if_/https://www.virgin.com/about-virgin/timeline|url-status=live}}</ref> They considered themselves [[virginity|virgins]] in business.<ref name="virginity">{{Cite book|title=Losing My Virginity: The Autobiography|title-link=Losing My Virginity|last=Branson|first=Richard|publisher=Virgin Books|year=1998|isbn=1852276843|location=London|oclc=901482660|author-link=Richard Branson}}</ref> Branson has described the "V" in the logo as an expressive [[Tick (check mark)|tick]], representing the Virgin seal of approval.<ref name="virginity" />

The original logo from 1973 was a completely different design intended to be used for the record company that was founded by Richard Branson and Nik Powell. The logo was designed by British science-fiction artist and designer [[Roger Dean (artist)|Roger Dean]]. According to Richard Branson in interviews and on the Virgin website, the more recent signature logo, introduced in 1978, was based on one that designer Ray Kyte scribbled on a napkin after a design meeting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://freakonomics.com/podcast/richard-branson/|title=Extra: Richard Branson Full Interview|website=Freakonomics|access-date=27 February 2018|archive-date=27 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227191308/http://freakonomics.com/podcast/richard-branson/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/virgin-logo|title=The Virgin logo|last=ANash|date=15 August 2016|access-date=27 February 2018|archive-date=28 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228041159/https://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/virgin-logo|url-status=live}}</ref>