Head Designer of U.N. Logo Dies
January 4th, 2009
Today it was announced that Oliver Lincoln Lundquist passed away December 28th, 2008 from Prostate Cancer. Lundquist, as an industrial and architect designer, led the team that created the U.N. logo back in 1945. He and his team were responsible for designing the graphics and badge for the United Nations Conference in San Francisco that year.
The NY Times did a nice article on Oliver Lincoln Lundquist, which explained a little about the design of the U.N. logo…
The distinctive blue in the design, Mr. Lundquist explained, was “the opposite of red, the war color.” He continued, “It was a gray blue, a little different than the modern United Nations flag.”
The U.N. logo is iconic and memorable. It is a true symbol of peace as well as great design.
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