What the meaning of logo Pixar?

Answer 1

http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Pixar-Animation-Studios-Company-History.html

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'imaging computer called the 'Pixar.' The Pixar was then used to develop high-tech graphics and animation sequences for Lucasfilm projects. Unlike other computers, Pixar's software constructed high-resolution, three-dimensional color images of virtually anything, from buildings and cars to tornadoes and aliens. Remarkably, Pixar was also capable of helping medical professionals at Johns Hopkins diagnose diseases from 3D renderings of CAT-scans and x-rays; giving weather technicians new images from satellites; and even helping prospectors locate oil from enhanced seismic readings--all at a speed some 200 times faster than previous computer programs.'

Answer 2

The lamp was the hero of their second animated short Luxo, Jr. (1986). You should check it out, it's still wonderful.

Answer 3

I thought it came from "Pixel Art". Apparently, it's a fake Spanish word that means "to make pictures", "to make pixels", so I wasn't that far off.

Answer 4

Pixar is an animation studio that runs out of Emreyville, California.