Pentagram (design studio)
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Pentagram is a design studio that was founded in 1972 by Alan Fletcher, Theo Crosby, Colin Forbes, Kenneth Grange and Mervyn Kurlansky in Needham Road, West London, UK. They now have offices in New York, San Francisco, Austin and Berlin.
Pentagram does work in graphic design, identity, architecture, interiors and products. They have designed packaging and products for many well known companies, such as Tesco, Boots, 3Com, Swatch, Tiffany & Co, Dell, Netgear, Nike and Timex. They have also developed identities for Citibank[1] and United Airlines.
Pentagram was hired to redesign the American cable television program, The Daily Show's set and on-screen graphics in 2005.[1]
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- ^ a b Vanderbilt, Tom. "The Daily Show: Satire Restyled." BusinessWeek. Accessed on September 26, 2006.
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[edit] Print Reference Sources
“Pentagram.” The Design Encyclopedia. Ed. Mel Byars. 2nd ed. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2004. 431.
“Pentagram.” The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of 20th-Century Design and Designers. Ed. Guy Julier. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1999. 153.