Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv
| Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv
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| legal form | Partnership |
| founding | 1957 |
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New York City , New York , United States
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| Branch | Graphic design |
| Website | cghnyc.com |
Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv is an American graphic and communication design company based in New York City . Founded in 1957 by Yale alumni Ivan Chermayeff and Tom Geismar, the office developed some of the world's most iconic logos for businesses and other organizations. Chermayeff and Geismar's customers included Pan Am , Mobil Oil , Chase Manhattan and Xerox .
The National Geographic Society logo
Mobil brand logo
The "Chase Loop"
The Merck & Co.
Logo of the German Magirus GmbH
The NBC- Pfau after the modernization in 1986
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The two founders were awarded the AIGA Medal by the American Institute of Graphic Arts in 1979 . In October 2014 they received the National Design Award from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum for Lifetime Achievement. In 2006 Sagi Haviv became a third partner in the company. Ivan Chermayeff died on December 3, 2017 at the age of 85.
Individual evidence
- ↑ CGHNYC: About accessed January 31, 2019
- ↑ cooperhewitt.org: 2014 NATIONAL DESIGN AWARD WINNERS accessed on January 31, 2019
- ↑ qz.com: Ivan Chermayeff, the graphic designer who defined the look of corporate America, has died on January 31, 2019
- ↑ nytimes.com: Ivan Chermayeff, 85, Eminent Designer of Familiar Logos, accessed January 31, 2019