Ivan Chermayeff

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Ivan Chermayeff was a prominent American graphic designer and artist renowned for his influential corporate logos and visual identities, including work for major institutions and global brands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artist
graphic designer
human
logo designer
awardReceived AIGA Medal
Industrial Designers Society of America awards
Society of Illustrators awards
coFounded Chermayeff & Geismar
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
designed Barneys New York identity system
Chase Manhattan Bank octagon logo
Library of Congress
surface form: Library of Congress logotype

Mobil
surface form: Mobil wordmark

NBC peacock logo (1986)
PBS identity elements
Pan Am globe symbol (refinements and applications)
Showtime
surface form: Showtime wordmark

Smithsonian Institution identity (via firm)
surface form: Smithsonian sunburst logo
educatedAt Harvard Graduate School of Design
surface form: Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Illinois Institute of Technology
surface form: Institute of Design, Illinois Institute of Technology

Yale School of Art
surface form: Yale University School of Art
employer Chermayeff & Geismar
surface form: Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv
ethnicGroup Russian-Jewish descent
familyName Chermayeff
father Serge Chermayeff
fieldOfWork collage art
corporate identity
environmental graphics
exhibition design
logo design
genre abstract collage
minimalist logo design
givenName Ivan
hasChild Catherine Chermayeff
Marina Chermayeff
Sam Chermayeff
hasRelative Serge Chermayeff
hasSpouse Jane Chermayeff
Ruth Ansel (former spouse)
influenced contemporary corporate identity design
languagesSpoken English
memberOf Chermayeff & Geismar
surface form: Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv
movement modernism in graphic design
notableFor creating influential corporate logos
developing visual identities for major institutions
pioneering modernist American graphic design
notableWork Barneys New York department store
surface form: Barneys New York identity

Chase Manhattan Bank
surface form: Chase Manhattan Bank logo

Library of Congress authority record
surface form: Library of Congress identity work

Mobil
surface form: Mobil Oil logo

MoMA publication
surface form: Museum of Modern Art exhibition graphics

NBC peacock logo (1960s redesign work via firm)
surface form: NBC peacock logo (1986 redesign)

National Geographic magazine
surface form: National Geographic logo redesign

PBS
surface form: PBS identity work

Pan American World Airways
surface form: Pan Am identity work

Showtime logo
Smithsonian Institution identity (via firm)
surface form: Smithsonian Institution logo

series of personal collages exhibited internationally
occupation artist
collagist
exhibition designer
graphic designer
illustrator
industrial designer
partner Sagi Haviv
Tom Geismar
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender male
workLocation New York City

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Cambridge Seven Associates foundedBy Ivan Chermayeff
Cambridge Seven Associates hasKeyPerson Ivan Chermayeff
Peter Chermayeff hasRelative Ivan Chermayeff
Serge Chermayeff child Ivan Chermayeff