Steff Geissbühler

Steff Geissbühler (born 1942) is a Swiss graphic designer based in the United States. He is well known for designing NBC's modern peacock logo (1986)[1] and EPA's logo and graphics standards manual (1977)[2][3][4] while at Chermayeff & Geismar.[5] Geissbühler received the American Institute of Graphic Arts medal in 2005.[6][7]

Early life

Geissbühler was born in 1942 in Zofingen, Switzerland.[8] He attended Basel School of Design, studying under Emil Ruder and Armin Hofmann.[7][9] His first job was as graphic designer at Basel pharmaceutical company J.R. Geigy.[7][8]

Career

Geissbühler moved to the United States in 1967 to teach at Philadelphia College of Art,[9] where he served as chair of the design department between 1973 and 1975.[7] He was invited to join Chermayeff & Geismar in New York as associate in 1975. He was promoted to a partner of the firm in 1977. In 2005, he co-founded design agency C&G Partners.[7] Geissbühler taught graphic design at Savannah College of Art and Design and Cooper Union.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "What You Can Learn from the Evolution of the NBC Logo | Creative Cloud". creativecloud.adobe.com. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  2. ^ Miller, Meg (2017-04-24). "When The Environmental Protection Agency Had Good Design". Fast Company. Archived from the original on 2025-06-10. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
  3. ^ Axios, Ashleigh (2017-04-24). "A Standards Manual Reprinted With a New Purpose". DesignObserver. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
  4. ^ Stinson, Liz. "The EPA Might Be Doomed, But at Least We Have This Dope Design Manual to Remember It by". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
  5. ^ Inglis, Theo (2023). Graphic Design Bible: The Definitive Guide to Contemporary and Historical Graphic Design for Designers and Creatives. Prestel Verlag. p. 47. ISBN 978-3-7913-8990-5.
  6. ^ "AIGA Medal". AIGA. Archived from the original on 16 February 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d e Twemlow, Alice. "Steff Geissbuhler". AIGA. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017.
  8. ^ a b c Heller, Steven (2019-03-31). "Geissbühler at RIT - PRINT Magazine". www.printmag.com. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  9. ^ a b "Steff Geissbühler: Second Thoughts | Johnson Banks". www.johnsonbanks.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-12-06.


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