United Kingdom

Design, Council of Industrial Design, 237, September 1968

Lance Wyman

Magazine / Periodical / Journal

Content includes:
New lines for London Transport
Comment: Fine art and industry; disappointing new gallery, consumers defended; railway crossings; hovercraft perform
All set for Mexico 68 by Jake Brown
Return of the weave by Margaret Duckett
Light on lighting by David Davies
The Bauhaus in retrospect by J. M. Richards
Boots’ machine for working in by Alastair Best
Luxury coach facelift by Richard Carr
New signals ahead
Landscaping the computer by Richard Carr
Crane drivers in danger by T. C. White and E. N. Corlett
Projects and developments
Products, interiors, events, ideas
Obituary : John Brinkley; David Pitt

Details

Format Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designer/s Lance Wyman
Year 1968
Client/Publisher Council of Industrial Design
Size 210mm x 300mm

Lance Wyman

Lance Wyman was born in New Jersey in 1937 and studied industrial design at Pratt Institute. He came to international attention after winning the competition to design the visual identity for the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, developing a comprehensive system that drew on pre-Columbian and Huichol visual traditions alongside optical art influences. He also designed the signage system for the Mexico City Metro, creating pictogram-based station identities that allowed navigation without literacy. Returning to New York in the 1970s, he established Lance Wyman Ltd, working across urban signage and wayfinding for clients including the National Zoo in Washington DC and the city of Ottawa. He received the AIGA Medal in 2008. Explore related designers including Paul Rand and Otl Aicher. See also Rise of Corporate Identity and 1960s graphic design history.

Design (Council of Industrial Design)

Design was published by the Council of Industrial Design from the 1940s until the 1990s. It covers design policy, exhibitions, and products.

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Design Format: Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designed in the: 1960s
Series: Design (Council of Industrial Design)

Design, Council of Industrial Design, 237, September 1968. Cover design by Lance Wyman

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