Ito-Yokado, Munich Airport & Logo Construction

Logo Histories' Research Archive Issue 23

In Issue 23 of Logo Histories’ Research Archive Shiro Hirasawa’s logo for Japanese grocery store Ito-Yokado, Otl Aicher’s simple ‘M’ for Munich Airport, and finally we have some logo constructions.

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Ito-Yokado
Shiro Hirasawa
1981, Japan

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Munich Airport (Ground Equipment)
Otl Aicher
1991, Germany

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Various Logo Grids & Constructions
Raymond Loewy, Mark Woodham & Yusaku Kamekura
1968-1982

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