Tuesday, 12 April 2016

Logos from the 1950s to early 70s

Sandi Vincent collated a nice Flickr set of marks that appeared in publications between the fifties and early seventies. Here are a few that stood out for different reasons…


Near East Emergency Donations (NEED)
Look how needy those two ‘E’s are. By Arnold Saks/Peter Kramer. From the Graphis Annual 68/69.


Near East Emergency Donations (NEED)
Look how needy those two ‘E’s are. By Arnold Saks/Peter Kramer. From the Graphis Annual 68/69.


Lucidity
The lines mightn’t scale too well, but it’s the simple, relevant idea — Lucidity was a company that specialised in plastic/acrylic dimensional design and lighting fixtures. By Alan Mitelman. From Communication Arts, Volume 11, No. 5, 1969.


Aquastat
Reminiscent of the lovely Spratt’s ‘dog’. By Gil Drexhage. From 1967 Communications Arts, Vol. 9 No. 6.


Grantham Rainwear
No words needed. By Julian Swift. From Graphis Annual 67/68.


British Railways
Timeless (mentioned previously). By Gerald Barney (disputed, I’m unsure). From the Graphis Annual 66/67.








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