Design for the London Philharmonic Orchestra logo
Drawing
1989-1990 (made)
1989-1990 (made)
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This is part of the artwork for a new corporate identity for the London Philharmonic Orchestra, designed in 1989-1990 by Neil Svensen and Darrel Worthington of Rufus Leonard Design Consultants. Their brief was to design a ‘mark’, a combination of a ‘symbol’ and ‘logotype’ (an image and a caption), to be printed on all the orchestra’s communication material. This sheet shows six early ink sketches for a symbol. A violinist is shown in the top left corner and the other designs may represent a conductor, batons and music, or an auditorium, orchestra and members of the audience. The final design retained some of the same elements.
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Title | Design for the London Philharmonic Orchestra logo (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Bodycolour drawing on paper |
Brief description | Design drawing for the London Philharmonic Orchestra logo by Rufus Leonard Design Consultants, 1989-1990 |
Physical description | Design for a logo for the London Philharmonic Orchestra, bodycolour drawing on paper. The sheet is watermarked T H SA [incomplete] an is of an irregular shape |
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Credit line | Given by Rufus Leonard Design Consultants |
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Summary | This is part of the artwork for a new corporate identity for the London Philharmonic Orchestra, designed in 1989-1990 by Neil Svensen and Darrel Worthington of Rufus Leonard Design Consultants. Their brief was to design a ‘mark’, a combination of a ‘symbol’ and ‘logotype’ (an image and a caption), to be printed on all the orchestra’s communication material. This sheet shows six early ink sketches for a symbol. A violinist is shown in the top left corner and the other designs may represent a conductor, batons and music, or an auditorium, orchestra and members of the audience. The final design retained some of the same elements. |
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Accession number | E.2137-1991 |
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Record created | March 4, 2009 |
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