Ivan Chermayeff

A prolific designer, illustrator, and artist, Ivan has created memorable, iconic images for literally hundreds of clients. He is a founding partner of Chermayeff & Geismar, a leading graphic design firm in the fields of corporate identity, brand development and logo design. Chermayeff's trademarks, posters, publications and art installations for contemporary buildings are widely recognized and have received nearly every award bestowed by the profession, including gold medals from the American Institute of Graphic Arts and the Society of Illustrators. Ivan has been responsible for over a dozen identity programs in Turkey and organized an exhibition at the Pera Museum in Istanbul showing 50 years of the firm’s graphic design work in 2007. He received the Yale Arts Medal, the President’s Fellow Award from the Rhode Island School of Design, and the Industrial Art Medal from the American Institute of Architects. A past president of the AIGA and elected to the Art Directors Club Hall of Fame, he also served for two decades as a trustee of the Museum of Modern Art.

Ivan Chermayeff studied at Harvard University, the Institute of Design in Chicago, and graduated from Yale University, School of Art and Architecture.

Selected logos designed by Ivan Chermayeff:

 logo by Ivan ChermayeffThe Museum of Modern Art logo by Ivan Chermayeff
Smithsonian Institution
The Museum of Modern Art
Hirshhorn Museum logo by Ivan ChermayeffBank of Taipei logo by Ivan ChermayeffKoc Industries logo by Ivan Chermayeff
Hirshhorn Museum
& Sculpture Garden
Bank of Taipei
Koc Industries
Showtime logo by Ivan ChermayeffBig Apple Circus logo by Ivan ChermayeffPan American World Airways logo by Ivan Chermayeff
Showtime Networks
Big Apple Circus
Pan American World Airways
Hearst Corporation logo by Ivan ChermayeffHarper Collins logo by Ivan ChermayeffGrey Advertising logo by Ivan Chermayeff
Hearst Corporation
Harper Collins
Grey Advertising