The designer of timeless TV logos has died

You may not have heard Ivan Chermayeff, but you have certainly seen his work:











Images: Wikipedia

An interesting article:
https://archpaper.com/2017/12/ivan-chermayeff-obituary/

I thought this was about MLN for a minute - can't say I'd ever heard of him and I'd say his work wasn't exactly timeless (and that's no sleight towards him, they all look dated between 1950 and 1990 except for NG and Showtime)

True, but the ones shown above are all still in use -- and that's quite an achievement. For instance, witness the many different logos NBC had used before settling on Chermayeff's peacock:

http://create.adobe.com/2017/8/25/what_you_can_learn_from_the_evolution_of_the_nbc_logo_.html

Here's another one of his creations:



Image: Wikipedia

By the way, I love how his WGBH logo animated in this classic ident:

Several classic logos on his resumé.

(An interview here)

http://www.printmag.com/featured/marks-men-an-interview-with-ivan-chermayeff-tom-geismar-and-sagi-haviv-of-chermayeff-geismar-2

Some really well-known logos here, a lot of these will probably last for many years to come.
http://wwwcdn.printmag.com/wp-content/uploads/pbs.jpg
I like the PBS logo, but it was a very bold decision to represent a TV channel through three birdhouses with a big bullethole in them. Must've been a strange design brief.

A slightly more traditional logo, the Pan Am basketball league:
http://www.ivanchermayeff.com/images/pan_am.jpg

Pretty certain that's the Pan Am Airlines logo.