Design for the London Philharmonic Orchestra logo
Drawing
1989-1990 (made)
1989-1990 (made)
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This is an ink drawing on paper. It 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. Several different designs were considered but this was the chosen symbol. It is intentionally ambiguous. It could represent a conductor with batons, or music dancing between outstretched arms. Alternatively, it may represent the spatial dynamics of the orchestra pit, audience and auditorium.
Object details
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| Title | Design for the London Philharmonic Orchestra logo (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Brush and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Design drawing for the London Philharmonic Orchestra logo by Rufus Leonard Design Consultants, 1989-1990 |
| Physical description | Drawing in brush and ink on paper showing a figure with outstreched arms. All except the right hand edge have been cut by tearing the paper against a ruler. |
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| Credit line | Given by Rufus Leonard Design Consultants |
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| Summary | This is an ink drawing on paper. It 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. Several different designs were considered but this was the chosen symbol. It is intentionally ambiguous. It could represent a conductor with batons, or music dancing between outstretched arms. Alternatively, it may represent the spatial dynamics of the orchestra pit, audience and auditorium. |
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| Accession number | E.2133-1991 |
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| Record created | January 21, 2004 |
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