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'''Lance Wyman''' is an American graphic designer. He is known for such work as the logo of the [[1968 Summer Olympic Games]] and the route map of the [[Washington Metro]].
'''Lance Wyman'''(追記) (b. [[Newark, New Jersey]], 1937<ref name = "WebEsteem">[http://art.webesteem.pl/9/wyman_en.php Case Study: Lance Wyman], ''WebEsteem Art & Design Magazine'', 2004</ref>) (追記ここまで) is an American graphic designer. He is known for such work as the logo of the [[1968 Summer Olympic Games]] and the route map of the [[Washington Metro]].
Wyman, the son of a commercial fisherman, grew up in [[Kearny, New Jersey]], where he worked in the factories during summers to pay for college. He acquired an appreciation for the "no-nonsense functional aesthetic of the sea and the factories", which he has described as "an important influence in my approach to design."<ref name = "WebEsteem" /> He graduated from the [[Pratt Institute]] with a degree in industrial design in 1960. The subject of [[graphic design]] was just being introduced in American universities at the time; when Wyman met a student who studied logo design with [[Paul Rand]] at [[Yale]], he wanted to design logos.<ref name = "WebEsteem" />
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Wyman, who has been described as a "rock star" of graphic arts,<ref>Dana Hedgpeth, "Metro's Main Designer", ''Express'' (Washington, D.C.), June 6, 2011, p. 12.</ref>, made his reputation when he designed the logo for the 1968 Summer Olympic Games. He has also designed icons for museums, and individualized signs for buildings at the [[National Zoo]]. Perhaps his most enduring design is the stylized route map he devised for the [[Washington Metro]] in the mid-1970s, showing routes, stations, transfer points, and certgain landmarks in a clear fashion, although not with distances to scale. In 2011, Wyman was called on to (削除) deisgn (削除ここまで) a new Metro map, able to depict planned new lines and route orientations, as well as some station names that have been expanded to the point of being cumbersome.<ref>Hedgpeth.</ref>
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Wyman, who has been described as a "rock star" of graphic arts,<ref>Dana Hedgpeth, "Metro's Main Designer", ''Express'' (Washington, D.C.), June 6, 2011, p. 12.</ref>, made his reputation when he designed the logo for the 1968 Summer Olympic Games. He has also designed icons for museums, and individualized signs for buildings at the [[National Zoo]]. Perhaps his most enduring design is the stylized route map he devised for the [[Washington Metro]] in the mid-1970s, showing routes, stations, transfer points, and certgain landmarks in a clear fashion, although not with distances to scale. In 2011, Wyman was called on to (追記) design (追記ここまで) a new Metro map, able to depict planned new lines and route orientations, as well as some station names that have been expanded to the point of being cumbersome.<ref>Hedgpeth.</ref>
==References==
==References==
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==Outside Links==
==Outside Links==
[http://www.lancewyman.com/ Lance Wyman's website]
[http://www.wmata.com/rail/maps/map.cfm The Wyman map of the Washington Metro system, slightly changed in updates]
[http://www.wmata.com/rail/maps/map.cfm The Wyman map of the Washington Metro system, slightly changed in updates]
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Lance Wyman (b. Newark, New Jersey, 1937[1] ) is an American graphic designer. He is known for such work as the logo of the 1968 Summer Olympic Games and the route map of the Washington Metro.
Career
Wyman, the son of a commercial fisherman, grew up in Kearny, New Jersey, where he worked in the factories during summers to pay for college. He acquired an appreciation for the "no-nonsense functional aesthetic of the sea and the factories", which he has described as "an important influence in my approach to design."[1] He graduated from the Pratt Institute with a degree in industrial design in 1960. The subject of graphic design was just being introduced in American universities at the time; when Wyman met a student who studied logo design with Paul Rand at Yale, he wanted to design logos.[1]
Work
Wyman, who has been described as a "rock star" of graphic arts,[2] , made his reputation when he designed the logo for the 1968 Summer Olympic Games. He has also designed icons for museums, and individualized signs for buildings at the National Zoo. Perhaps his most enduring design is the stylized route map he devised for the Washington Metro in the mid-1970s, showing routes, stations, transfer points, and certgain landmarks in a clear fashion, although not with distances to scale. In 2011, Wyman was called on to design a new Metro map, able to depict planned new lines and route orientations, as well as some station names that have been expanded to the point of being cumbersome.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Case Study: Lance Wyman, WebEsteem Art & Design Magazine, 2004
- ^ Dana Hedgpeth, "Metro's Main Designer", Express (Washington, D.C.), June 6, 2011, p. 12.
- ^ Hedgpeth.
Outside Links
Lance Wyman's website
The Wyman map of the Washington Metro system, slightly changed in updates