Oliver Lundquist: architect, industrial designer, & #OSS officer.
Led team that designed official @UN emblem.
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Donal McLaughlin, #OSS officer & conference graphics director, created final pin design.
It became prototype for today’s @UN logo.
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1945 design: top-down view of globe showing all continents except Antarctica & olive branch symbolizing peace.
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McLaughlin wrote a fascinating history of the logo, graciously shared with us by the @UN:
http://1.usa.gov/1YOZl2X (PDF 5.19 MB)
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Oliver led the committee that developed a modified the version of McLaughlin’s design which became the emblem used by @UN.
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Blue: "the opposite of red, the war color"
Globe: rotated 90 degrees so all of South America and Antarctica could be seen.
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Oliver also created one of the most recognizable packages on store shelves:
The blue-and-white @Qtips box
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