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by Tyler B with an introduction by Philip B. Meggs
Advertising was in its naive infancy in the

twenties and thirties. It grew in awareness and


effectiveness in the forties and fifties. But it was
not untilmore recent decades that the art of
advertising came into its own. The graphic-
designer had taught corporations that identity
was something that could be created and
controlled, and the ensuing proliferation of trade-
marks forced designers of the sixties and seven-
ties to look for new sources of inspiration and go
to new lengths to create something truly unique
and recognizable. The results were eccentric,
eclectic, and above all, memorable.

Trademarks of the 'GOs & '70s documents this

exciting era in graphic design history with a


compilation of trademarks that lends insight into
American popular culture, illustrating the growing
presence and sophistication of corporations in
the postwar era and painting a portrait of a
country newly grounded in an urban world of
consumer goods and services. Of interest to

anyone. nostalgic for the recent past, these classic-


designs. are also a useful resource for commercial
artists ami graphic- designers seeking creative
inspiration.
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Trademarks of the '60s & '70s

SAN RAFAEL PUBLIC LIBRARY


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by Tyler Blik
introduction by Philip B. Meggs

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CHRONICLE BOOKS
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Copyright E 1998 by Tyler Blik. All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form
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Publication Data:

Blik, Tyler.
Trademarks of the '60s and '70s/by Tyler Blik;
introduction by Philip B. Meggs.
p. cm.
ISBN 0-81 18-1698-2 (pbk.)
1 Commercial art— United States— Themes,
.

motives. 2. Trademarks— United States-


History— 20th Century— Themes, motives.
I. Title.

'NC998.5.A1B57 1998
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To my wife Sonya Devine and
our son Aleksander.

Acknowledgements
I would like to thank all of the graphic designers of
this era, who provide us with a glimpse of America's
popular cultural past. I would especially like to thank

my dear friend Eric Baker for all of our experiences


we have shared together. I am indebted to design
historian Philip Meggs, Bill LeBlond and Julia Flagg at
Chronicle Books and my friends and colleagues that
have contributed to the process of putting this project

together. To Gary Benzel for his steady contributions


and design support. Many thanks to Carlos Gutierrez,
Todd St. John, Erin Hall, Ken Soto. Ron Fleming,
( aiolyn Springer Kim Dropik. and the Staff of the
San Diego
&' Public Library.

Tyler Blik
Introduction lO Corporate America

Table of Contents

64 World Imports 7B Sunbursts, Crowns & Globes


y
92 Entertainment & Leisure
Trademarks are the linchpins of contemporary
communication. These small graphic designs
can signify a particular cola drink, television
network, or manufacturer. They differentiate each
company, product, or service from its competitors.
Trademarks become miniature worlds that store
memories, passions, and reputations in the minds of
employees, customers, and stockholders. From cor-
ner restaurants to multinational corporations whose
activities circumnavigate a shrinking planet, every
organization has to have one. These crown jewels of
business are the most public and recognizable faces of
far-flung conglomerates.

Each decade a new army of trademarks marches forth


to join the thousands already in use. Many new trade-
marks survive the mercurial fashions of their day and
become part of our stable of familiar icons. At the
same time, hundreds of trademarks are forced into
early retirement as companies go out of business,
replace an obsolete trademark with a more contempo-
rary design, or vanish in a leveraged buyout or
merger. Others are terminated when their companies
pass into chapter eleven, while still others retire
because their companies outgrow them by expanding
into new markets. A company might even change its
name and trademark after widespread negative
publicity because the old mark has become a lightning
rod attracting public scorn.

The 1960s and 1970s were vintage decades for


trademark design. Corporations learned about the
importance of visual identity as a new breed of
graphic designer taught them that identity was some- generation will find an expression of the indefinable
thing they could design and control. Modernism was spirit of a time and place they never knew, now col-
on the march, and it seemed an appropriate style to lected and made permanent in this handsome volume.
express the advanced technology of multinational cor- Decades from now, someone will pull this book from
porations. At the same time, grassroots entrepreneurs a library shelf and experience a surge of excitement
designed their own logos,
or commissioned local art over these wonderful graphic marks. Perhaps that
students to whip out vernacular designs. Pop art person will even borrow a form, motif, or idea to
and psychedelia expanded the range of acceptable replenish logo design in some future time and place.
design motifs. But then, we've always known one thing books do very
well, they establish a dialogue between generations.
Each trademark should be a new and unique design,
that separates itself from the others, but all too often Philip B. Meggs
trademark design becomes the art of the cliche.
Familiar motifs-globes, suns, flowing hair, big-headed
little cartoon folks, and abstracted initials-are
recycled again and again. When designers struggle to
give each mark an original visual presence, however
they bring forth logos that are eccentric, beautiful,
or unexpected.

Many of the designers presented here have survived


to become important elements of our graphic lexicon.
Although others did not survive their time, they still
proclaim the tastes, design styles, and social preoccu-
pations of their day. We are indeed fortunate that
Tyler Blik has undertaken the exhaustive archeological
research necessary to bring this anthology together.
Collectively these trademarks express the spirit of a
very recent but now bygone time.

A twinge of nostalgia will be raised for those who


lived through the social unrest of the turbulent sixties
and the "stagflation" of the seventies. A younger

9
y the 1960s, the postwar production that began
in the late 1940s was at full speed. American
companies and organizations were expanding
their manufacturing and services on a global scale.
Conveying a company's image across many different
cultural boundaries now became the job not only
of designers, but of marketing consultants, focus
groups, and quite possibly, a board of directors.
The trademarks produced from these decades are a
geometric distillation of the multiple personalities
and disciplines of each corporation.

Early trademarks from '60s embraced a simplification


of letter forms, typically within a field with a bold
geometric shape or form. In Paul Rand's succinct
extraction of the Westinghouse logo, for example, the
viewer reads the initial and, at the same time, the type
of business the company provides.

The synthesis of the corporate image became even


more apparent in the 70s. Graphic designers continued
to break down line and shapes to their bare minimum.
The modest checkerboard of Ralston Purina (page 25)
suggests nothing of the pet food business it is in.

It refers rather, to its country, agricultural, and live-


stock roots. Many of these symbols bear bold solid
shapes that are often repeated and mirrored, sublimi-
nally implying the strength and stability behind
corporate America's interests.
MOTOROLA, INC.
Chicago. Illinois
Radio and television receiving and transmitting
apparatus

EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY


York
Rim and film- related products
1961
COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEI
INC.
New York. New York
Phonograph records

1967
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
CORPORATION
Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania
Electrical apparatus, machines, and supplies

13
1963
DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY,
Santa Monica. California
Aircraft

DOUGLAS H1L.I
AMERICAN HOME AND LIGHTING
INSTITUTE
Chicago. Illinois
Residential lighting fixtures

SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY


MEDICINE
Kansas City. Missouri
Association services

ASSOCIATION OF BETTER BUSINESS


BUREAUS, INC.
New York. New York-
Investigative and information services relative to
business

PARASOL PRESS, LTD.


'.
York
Books and portfolios of original lithographs

1967
STOP AND SHOP, INC.

Supermai

14 " erica
1963
DELCON CORPORATION
o* #°*/> Palo Alto, California
Electrical measuring devices

1967
COLOR MONITOR CORPORATION
Rye, New York
1
OR* Reproducing documents and papers

1965
LIBERTY CARTON COMPANY
Minneapolis. Minnesota
Insulated shipping cartons

1968
DIAMOND NATIONAL CORPORATION
New York. New York
Wooden spoons, forks, and stirrers

1962
GENERAL FOODS CORPORATION
Plains, New V>rk
Proces

t—r<y 1962
SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF
AMERICA

Underwriting of m
1963
CASTLE, LTD.
:.geles. California
Envelopes, writing paper, and correspondence
cards

WESCOR CORPORATION
Hawesville. Kentucky
Semichemical corrugating medium material

i960
LAWRV'S FOODS, INC.
:igeles. California
1 dip mixes, seasonings, and salad
dressings

THE ISALY DAIRY CORPORATION


Youngstown. Ohio
Retail food store services

HUNTINGTON MECHANICAL
LABORATORIES, INC.


ion services

NALEWS, INC.
:inpshire
1965
AMES AMERICAN
North Easton, Massachusetts
Cleaning and surfacing of rolls used on
papermaking and textile machinery

1969
ART METAL-KNOLL CORPORATION
New York, New York
Architectural and engineering planning and design

17
1968
NATIONAL NUCLEAR CORPORATION
Palo Alto. California
Nuclear reactor consulting services

THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY


Chicago. Illinois
Readv-to-eat cereals

1968
OPEN ROAD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Missouri
St. Louis,
Arranging travel tours

NATIONAL WORK CLOTHES RENTAL


Elizabeth, New Jersey
Rental services

1967
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
rk. New York
Finished fabrics used in men's, women s, and
children's apparel

THE AMERICAN FREEDOM TRAIN


FOUNDATION, INC.
Dedham. Massachu
Burlington
Programs, and activities for the commemoration
of the United States Bicentennial

Corporate America
1978
GRO GROUP, INC.
Walt ham, Massachusetts
Advertising and promotional services

1965
HUNT FOODS, INC.
Fullerton, California
Growise Tomato products

1969
JOINT CLING PEACH ADVISORY BOARD
San Francisco, California
Canned California cling peaches

1976
SUNKIST GROWERS, INC.

Sunkist Sherman Oaks,


Fruit and
California
fruit juices

1967
CONTAINER CORPORATION OF
AMERICA
Chicago, Dlii

Paperboard b

1964
THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY
New fork, New fork
lies


1975
DAMN IL MORRIS
Portland. Oregon
Backi

NUTRITION LABORATORIES, INC.


Portland.Oregon
Feed supplement including bacteria culture

MARINE MIDLAND CORPORATION


Buffalo. New York
.! banking ser.

AMERICAN REVOLUTION
BICENTENNIAL ADMINISTRATION
Washington, l> C.
n of American Bicentennial

1977 .

LABEL ART, INC.


[ampahire

MERCK a CO., INC.


1974
PHILADELPHIA '76,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Developing and directing plans, programs.
and activities for the commemoration of the
Bicentennial

1976
GOOLAGONG
Cleveland, Ohio
Clothes

ti
LARSON ENTERPRISES, INC.
geles. California
Photographic light-reflecting devices

THE WOOL BUREAU, INC.


York

s made wholly or predominantly of wool
* #
1969
THE TORRINGTON MANUFACTURING
COMPANY
Torrington. Connecticut
Devices for propelling air and other gases

1970
THE RUSTIX
Rochester, New York
Entertainment services

1967
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
New York. New York
Insurance and annuity underwriting

1978
RALSTON PURINA COMPANY
St. Louis,Missouri
Pet and animal products

1974
MC CARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
La£ Vegas. Nevada
Airport and travel sei

7TK 1966
SEA AND SKI CORPORATION
Millbrae, California
Sungla

23
UNITED STATES AUTOMOBILE
ASSOCIATION
San AnK'iii' >. Te\;is
Insurance underwriting and estate planning

BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST


SAVINGS ASSOCIATION
San Francisco. Califorina
Commercial bank sevices
S.

USAA

TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION
San Francisco, California
Insurance and investment services

TELEDYNE, INC.
California
Ain raft navigation instruments

CROWN ZELLERBACH CORPORATION


California

CONTROL DATA CORPORATION


1961
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
Tacoma, Washington
Boxes

1977
BERGSTROM PAPER COMPANY
Neenah, Wyoming
Paper made from recycled papers

1967
SECURITY FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Los Angeles, California
Bank services

1972
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC.
Los Angeles, California
Air transportation

1970
NORTH AMERICAN ROCKWELL
CORPORATION
irgh, Pennsylvania
Structural parts and components t<>r aerospace
and weapon di

1969
ALLIED VAN LINES, INC.
Broadview Illinois
Packing, storage, and transportation ol

25
MOUNTAIN BELL
rado
Long distance customer service

VITA PLUS, INC.


Las Vegas. Nevada
Dietary supplements
as
JAPAN WORLD EXPOSITION
apan
• odd Exposition

CHESTEL, INC.

munication systems
EXP070

AMERICAN BROADCASTING
COMPANIES, INC.

ELGAR ELECTRONICS CORPORATION


1961
SCROLL FILM INDUSTRIES, INC.
New York. New York
Projectors

1971
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION
White Plains. New York
Publications-namely. pamphlets and brochures
related to the prevention of birth defects

1976
CHEMED CORPORATION

m
Cincinnati. Ohio

fWf% Chemicals

1968
R.D. PRODUCTS, INC.
East Rochester, New York
Identification

1972
WATCHGUARD CORPORATION
port, Connecticut
Installation ofpropertj protection devit

1975
COMMUNICATIONS WEEK
New York, New York
Communicatii
1977
FIRST TENNESSEE NATIONAL
CORPORATION
Memphis. Tennessee
Banking services

BAY AREA ASSOCIATION FOR SUICIDE answer


PREVENTION
San Francisco. California
Suicide prevention
man

MICHAEL BUSINESS MACHINES


CORPORATION

Desktop collators for sorting and distributing papers

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY


Illinois

riting of insurance risks

ANALOG TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION


fornia
rs and gas chromatographs

NATIONAL CONGRESS OF PARENTS


AND TEACHERS

THE TODAY PTA.


1979
AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND
TELEGRAPH COMPANY
New York, New York-
Telephone directories

1974
UNITED WAY OF AMERICA
Alexandria. Virginia
Charitable foundation

29 orico
brought an
The to an
sixties
America that
air of energetic idealism
was no longer content with
social norms. Typographic slogans shouted as
they questioned authority, while their styles varied
from the naive to the elegant. Product names some-
times earned whimsical phrases; others spoke of a
life far from what "reality" had to offer. Some of the

typographic solutions expressed the notion that


one's life could be changed through the identity of
the trademark.

With more and more competition in the marketplace,


a trademark's customized typographic letterforms
became evermore critical in delivering a company's
unique positioning of its product or service.
Businesses recognized the importance of aligning
themselves with the most current cultural vernacular,
and products like Perk-Up, Right On and Our Thing
became reflections of an American attitude.

Many typographical trademarks of the late sixties and


early seventies imitated the popular rock-concert
srs of the time. Typography took on amorphous
distortions, imitating the work of artists like Stanley
Mouse. Rick and Alton Kelly. These logotypes
Griffin,

sometimes conformed to familiar shapes, resembling


and feet. Was this a clue to consult our
Ik 'ails, lips,

inner psyche? More and more, designers were refining


typographic treatments so that their appeal hit the
mark of the consumer's fancy, indirectly reflecting the
company's image and style.
K%2f^
1rn[Vmf
/

1976 _
NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Eau Claire. Wisconsin
Domestic electric cooking devices

1972
FIVE-Y MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Inman, Kansas
Riding power lawn mowers
1964
HAWK MODEL COMPANY, INC.
New York, New York
Plastic juvenile luggage and school bags

TNek&~c£te 1976
CLAEYS CANDY, INC.
South Bend, Indiana
Boxed chocolate candv

1969
SOUTHWESTERN APPAREL, INC.
Garland, Texas
Women's slacks, blouses, skirts, dresses, and
jackets

WMfcat 1962
THE PEPPERMINT COMPANY
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hoop made of flexible or resilient material and
used for dancing the Twist

1968
OLYMPIC CORN PRODUCTS, INC.
:pokane, Washington
Batter-encased frankfurters on sinks

-up II
i,
(J
THE HUBBARD-HALL CHEMICAL
COMPANY
Waterbui
Fertili

33
CROWN ZELLERBACH CORPORATION
San Francisco. California
Polyethylene-coated paper bags

GARWOOD L. DONNELSON
Greenwood Station. Nebraska
Rug cleaner

MIDLAND SHOE COMPANY


St. Louis.
Women's shoes
Missouri

Era
LORD JIM, INC.
Madison. Wisconsin
Men's clothing

SECOND LOOK, INC.


rnsylvania
Retail women's clothing store services

y&s
TVER RUBBER CORPORATION
pants, parkas,
LOoK
1969
ARROW PLYWOOD CORPORATION
Belmont. Massachusetts
Plywood and construction materials

"^
mwm jffitfe 1965
FIVE NOTES, INC.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Entertainment services

1964
TOWER OF PIZZA
Ramsey. New Jersey
Calzone

KICK 1972
COSBY HODGES MILLING COMPANY
Birmingham. Alabama
Horse i

1960
CHARLES A. CRETE
Marysville, California

Mpt
Multivitamin preparation for children

1963
COLLEGE-TOWN OF BOSTON
Boston, Massachusetts
sportswear
Wi'ini-n's junior size

.13
1962
MARCHAL, INC.
New York. New York
Precious and costume jewelry

v • JaJuwuxh Awrtirf)
v-4w J E W E L E R S

1965
ACME MARKETS, INC.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hair spray and shampoo

SUSAN THOMAS
New York. New York
Ravon fabrics made into finished clothing

untitle'
1969
NU-LIVING, INC.
North Royalton, Ohio
Cosmetic face and body freshening

1977
MATHER FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
Sacramento. California
Banking services
<
PLAVGIRL FIGURE SALONS
9*ffl>
':
<iiana
men's • •
:en ise workshops
WALGREEN LABORATORIES, INC.
Deerfield, Illinois
Deodorant

Ufa 1R1&
1
1967
NATIONAL SHOES, INC.
New York, New York
Children's and misses' shoes

1972
WILLIAMHOUSE-REGENCY, INC.
New York, New York-
Greeting cards

KJi#fi#iu$ 1977
FABERGE, INC.
New fork, Now York
Cosmetic-sand toitel preparations

1965
AIMS FOUNDATIONS, INC.
\ < York, New York
Wbi lens undergarments

QN&Bb 1970
THE SAMGAMON COMPANY
ill.-. Illinois
Greeting i ard

37 typography
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Washington. DC.
Government space exploration program
IS

1976
N/NSA
PEPSICO, INC.
Purchase. New York
Soft drinks and syrups

AMERICAN CAN COMPANY


Greenwich. Connecticut
Disposable eating utensils

KH
THE GAP STORES, INC.
San Francisco. California
Retail clothing store service

NICHIBEL FUJI CYCLE CO., LTD.

:;ipan
md structural parts

HANES CORPORATION cfe feW


Winston-Salem. North Carolina
en's hosiery and
pantyhose
INTERNATIONAL TYPEFACE
CORPORATION
New York. New York
Periodical journal

1967
AVANT-GARDE MEDIA, INC.
New York. New York
Magazine


1976
BEANS, INC.
Santa Ana. California
Restaurant services

CITICORP
New York. New York
Leasing space for commercial outlets

1971
BIT, INC.
- Massachusetts
Installation and repair services for computers

BRATTLE FILMS,
Cambridge. Massachusetts
INC.
TRfC
Men's and women's wearing apparel

RJR FOODS, INC.

ired desserts MyTFjne

BERGSTROM PAPER COMPANY


nting. and writing papers made
1973
BROCO PRODUCTS, INC.
Cleveland. Ohio
General purpose liquid detergents

alive ?
new I THE GENERAL BOARD OF EVANGELISM
OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Nashville. Iterate
Religious quarterly publication

1975
THE LOVE COMPANY
Sioux Falls. South Dakota
All-purpose cleaning preparations

FABERGE, INC.
New York. New York
T-shirts

1974
THE WHIZ KIDS

HUB DISTRIBUTING, INC.

* 1
ACTIVE PRODUCTS, INC.
San Francisco. California
Construction toy

1973
INVER HOUSE DISTILLERS, LTD.

Philadelphia. Pennsylvania
Whiskey

WILLIAMHOUSE-REGENCY, INC.

New York. New \ork


Greeting cards

SPICE. INC.
Topeka, Kansas
Magazine

THE POP INNS


Chico. California
Soft drinks

ARTHUR TAYLOR LEE


tgte
Los Angeles. California -
il entertainment s>

42
1971
DOVE
Syracuse. New York
Entertainment services

1972
THE PILLSBURY COMPANY
Minneapolis. Minnesota
Drinking straws

1968
CA F PRODUCTS OF SAN FRANCISCO
INC.
San Francisco. California
Toy or amusement-type spectacles with
kaleidoscopic lens

1969
FREEMEN ENTERPRISES, INC.
New York. New York
Men's clothing

1975
LANSCO ASSOCIATED MILLS, LTD.
wry. Connection

1967
CITRUS CENTRAL. INC.
Orlando, Pli i
PRECISION MERCHANDISE,
Brooklyn.
Cologne

1970
New York

WEMBLY INDUSTRIES,
New Orleans.
Men's neckwear
Louisiana
_
INC.
INC.

M **»
1974
THE JACOBS CORPORATION
Boulder. Colorado
Leather goods
tot
FIRST GIR1-, INC.
igp, IUinois
Supplying temporary help

FIELD HOTEL CORPORATION


£g£k
ail
each, Florida
lounge and beverage services

40k
PELLON CORPORATION
^fW
44
1969
M.T.S. PRODUCTIONS
Cincinnati. Ohio
Automobile bumper stickers

1969
EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
ASSOCIATES, INC.
Palo Alto, California
Consultation and advice in internal administrative
systems of schools

4;^ •'graphy
graphic renderings, man has always paid
Inhomage to the animal kingdom, both domestic
and wild. Characteristics of animal behavior often
provided a backdrop to a company's personality as
animals became spokespersons (or spokes-animals)
creating an ongoing dialogue between the company
and consumer. A hip Charlie the Tuna, dressed in sun-
glasses and beret, told the public that it was cool to
eat canned tuna fish; and animated cartoon characters
such as Walter Lantz's Woody Woodpecker sold
products like chewing gum. These animal characters,
with their human-like qualities, touched consumers'
humor and emotions.

Other more stylized characters of the 1960s and 1970s


became symbols by expressing qualities of a company
inherent within a particular animal. The Merrill Lynch
bull, for example, stands ready to charge and displays
the corporation's strength and tenacity and its

reputation for providing sound financial investments.


The elegant, swirling line work of the Easterling
Company's butterfly emulates the qualities found in
their refined and graceful china tableware. Whether it

is the intelligence of an owl, the toughness of a rhino,


or the beauty of a peacock that is incorporated, the
inclusion of animal attributes in trademarks draws on
powerful intuitions within human psyches.
1966
ABERDEEN MANUFACTURING
CORPORATION
New \ork. New \ork
Umbrellas and parts thereof

1968
YOUNG WORLD CORPORATION
Washington. D.C.
Computer dating service
1966
GEIGV CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Ardaley, New York-
Sponges

1978
SAMBO'S RESTAURANTS, INC.

Jolly Tiger Santa Barbara. California


Restaurant services

1969
CARDINAL VENDING COMPANY
Cleveland. Ohio
Vending machines

1969
TRIMFOOT COMPANY
St. Louis. Missouri
Infants' shoes

1973
WILLIAM C.
[ssaquah, Washington
Mult i) inhly

tfeltVe
1967
EDDIE BAUER
Kangaroo Waterfowl
Kington
<lr.
1960
HAYES SPRAY GUN COMPANY
Pasadena. California
Sen-ice kit comprising replacement and repair
parts for garden spray guns

BIRMINGHAM TIN SHOP


Birmingham. Alabama
Small gasoline powered autos

1972
ANN E. WELCH DOG TRAINING SCHOOL
Cincinnati. Ohio
Canine obedience training

SAMBO'S RESTAURANTS, INC.


Santa Barbara. California
Restaurant services

I960.
LAMAR S.R.L.
Buenos .Aires. Argentina
Canned food for dogs

1977
MCMULLEN GROVE COMPANY
nda
.1 fish and aquatic plants
1960
ALLIGATOR COMPANY
St. Louis. Missouri
Raincoats

1976
HOST INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Santa Monica. California
Raw chicken and chicken parts

THE RED BARN SYSTEI


Fort Lauderdale. Florida
Chicken dinners
Dignif ried Chicken

CHICK-FIL-A, INC.
Hapeville. Georgia
Frozen chicken parts

1965
CALIFORNIA WESTERN RAILROAD
Foct Bragg. California
Steam-powered rail transportation of pti -

property

1975
FRITO-LAV. INC.

ii chips

s i
FARMSTEAD INDUSTRIES
Waterloo. Iowa
Prefabricated livestock pens

GRO-KOTEL. INC.
Santa Rosa. California
Dog food

STAR-KIST FOODS, INC.


Terminal Island. California
Canned fish

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY


Atlanta. Georgia
and fruit juice drinks
Canned fruit juices

TEDDY BEAR RESTAURANTS, INC.

MUTUAL SALES ASSOCIATES, INC.


I
1962
WALTER LANTZ PRODUCTIONS, INC.
Hollywood. California
Chewing gum

1970
GENERAL MILLS, INC.
Minneapolis. Minnesota
Ready-to-eat breakfast
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF IOWA
Des Moines. Iowa
Indicates membership

GULF AND WESTERN AMERICAS


CORPORATION
New York. New York
Resort hotel services

1974
RELIM PUBLISHING CO., INC.
Chicago. Illinois
Magazines

1967
LVNDEN FARMS, INC.
Seattle. Washington
Poultry products

PLAY-BEAR, LTD.
:;knois

1979
STANLEY H. KAPLAN
1978
ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC.
St. Louis. Missouri
Amusement park rides

1972
ART-ON DESIGNS, INC.
West Bloomfleld. Michigan
Transfer paper

1971
DEVONSHEER MELBA CORPORATION
Carlstadt. New Jersey
Melba toast

1967
AUSTIN E. MYERS
Denver. Colorado
Restaurant sen

1967
PICTORIAL SPOT-LITE, IN
Vernon, New
fork
Luminescent signs and displays

1978
RALSTON PURINA COMPANY
Si Lou
\nmi.il feed
BOSTROM CORPORATION
Milwaukee. Wisconsin
Seats for vehicles

GRYPHON CORPORATION
Burbank. California
: picture film squeegees

PETIT PIGEON
La Jolla. California
Mail order sales of clothing and accessories

UNIVERSAL CHEMICALS AND COATING,


INC.
ve Village. Illinois
- and decorative coatings
PETIT PIGEON

TELEDYNE INDUSTRIES, INC.


rnia
.nd motors for land vehicles

DEERE AND COMPANY


' |uipi
1975
METRO-GOLDWVN-MAYER, INC.
Culver City, California
Education and entertainment

1971
PTARMIGAN INN, INC.
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Motel services

1976
ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIPMENT
LEASING COMPANY
Fort Collins, Colorado
Leasing environmental equipment

1974
SUBSEA EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES
LIMITED
Hamilton, Bermuda
Apparatus and instruments for the development,
exploitation, operation, control, testing, and
maintenance of subs installations

1967
LOUIS RICH FOODS, INC.
berty, Iowa
turke\

BURTON G. FELDMAN
Illinois
Copying
M
1973
AGRO LAND AND CATTLE CO., INC.
Arizona
n,
Butchered beef

SWANEE PAPER CORPORATION


rk. New York
Bathroom tissues, facial tissues, paper napkins.
>I>er towels

VOLKSWAGENWERK
AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Auton\obiles

PENNZOIL COMPANY

il.
•many

hydraulic
Ivania

Igri
fluid, automatic transmission,
es, gasoline, kerosene, fluid
+
ALTAIR AIRLINES, INC.
ivania
I freight air

YOUNGS RUBBER CORPORATION 4&


1962
CAROLE ACCESSORIES
Los Angeles, California
Real and costume jewelry items

1962
AKRON CATHETER, INC.
Akron. Ohio
Catheters

38
1979
RALSTON PURINA COMPANY
St. Louis. Missouri
Dog food

EDUCATIONAL DATA SCIENCES, INC.


Fairfield. New Jersey
Providing computerized accounting and record-
keeping systems

MOTEL CORPORATION OF AMERICA


Georgetown. Grand Cayman Island
Motel services in connection with operating motel,
ns, and campsites

MOTO-X FOX, INC.


Campbell. California
Lubricants and fuels

TROUSIMIS RESEARCH CORPORATION

THE DELEONE CORPORATION


rnia
rial
»

1974
THE MENNONITE PUBLISHING HOUSE
INC.
Scottdale, Pennsylvania
Non-technical books of general interest

MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.


New York. New York
Financial services

1975
CONTINENTAL CAN COMPANY
New York. New York
Paperboard and corrugated paper boxes

1969
CONSOLIDATED FOODS CORPORATION
Chicago. Illinois
Frozen fish and seafood

1978
CITY OF KANSAS CITY
I
Sty, Missouri
Zoological si

1974
THE W. W. HENRY COMPANY
Huntington I'.irk. California
Vllw

o i
1960
THE EASTERLING COMPANY
igo, Illinois
China tableware
1968
FEDERAL-MOGUL CORPORATION
Southfield. Michigan
Bearings and sleeve-type bearings

•3
World Im
mport/export distribution channels that opened
up during the 1960s gave the average American
consumer greater opportunities to purchase
imports from around the world than ever before, and
brought a romance to products not usually found on
domestic soil. Textile and clothing companies, cheese
and candy factories, and perfume and cosmetic
manufacturers all presented products contrary to the
cheese from
established American style. Much like the products,
the foreign trademarks were different, too, reflecting FINLAND
the cultural heritage of the different countries.

Stoic British lions guarded overcompanies like the


Royal Bank of Canada and the Celon Tea Propaganda
Board, presenting a sense of safety and stability.
Similarly, ornate, flourished typographic treatments
expressed the quality and precision of old-world tradi-

tions. The trademark of Atelier, the Austrian maker of


spectacle frames, adds a clear sense of elegance and
craftsmanship to its product; and the Oulevay biscuit
man enjoying a bite of himself plays on a sense of
humor similar to that we might find in eating an
Oulevay biscuit. The subtle stylistic differences found
in these foreign trademarks establishes a business

and artistic psychology slightly different from their


American counterparts.
1968
ALLIED BREWERIES (UK) LIMITED
Burton-on-Trent. England
Ales

OULEVAY S.A.
Yaud. Switzerland
Biscuits
1968
LABORATOIRE LACHARTRE S.
Paris.France
Hair products

1967
B. APRENGEL & CO.
Hanover. Germany
Candy and confectioner."

1967
JAKOB SCHLAPFER & CO. AG
Switzerland
St. Gall.
Embroidery'

1972
PRIMROSE SPORTSWEAR, LTD.

n ft. Montreal. Quebec. Canada


Clothes

I960
SOCIETE EMINENCE
France
Briefs, waisU oats, and T-shirts for men, women,
and children

1968
CIBA LIMITED
i land
Chemii

97
BATHURST CONTAINERS, LTD.
Montreal. Quebec. Canada
Shipping cartons for display purposes

THE DUNLOP COMPANY, LTD.


Birmingham. England
Life rafts

OSHINO ELECTRIC LAMP WORKS,


upan
Miniature electric lamps
LTD.

N
K
©
N.V. NEDERLANDSCHE
KABELFABRIEKEN

Differential discharge

allmAnna svenska elektriaska


aktiebolaget

DYNAMIC DISPLAYS, LTD.


OCTOPUS
1962
THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Montreal. Quebec. Canada
Periodical newsletters

1967
THE CEYLON TEA
PROPAGANDA BOARD
CEYLON Colombo. Ceylon
Tea

&
1974
FRANZ CARL WEBER-HOLDING AG
Zurich. Switzerland
Toys

1977
JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA
Beerse. Belgium
Pharmaceutical products for human and
veterinary use

1966

A, CESKOSLOVENSKE COKOLADOVNY
Bating, baking, and
.ikia

b
ffly&
ATALANTA TRADING CORPORATION
A V'lk
,fs
ARTEX S.A. FABRICA DE ARTEFATOS
TEXTELS
Santa Catarina. Brazil
Beach wear and lounge wear for men and women
atelier
JJ>ta4ixicL
ATELIER BRILLEN ANTON AUGER
GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H.
Linz. Austria
Spectacles, spectacle frames, and sunglasses

BARTSON'S

am

rp. Belgium
3 ches

LE CORDON BLEU, S.A.R.L.


ranee
Educational s<

GAVEAU-ERARD *•«<?>»•*

BARCHARCITER-VERLAG KARL
VOTTERIE KG. KASSEL
@£fo
mg
CANTATC
'Bach-Studio
1978
GLENMAC KNITWEAR (HAWICK), LTD.
Hawick, Scotland
Knitted cardigans

(flettttmc monique moreau


EXPANSION BIOLOGIQUE FRANCAISE
Paris.France
Cosmetics

1960
ETABLISSEMENTS CHEVALLIER PERE
Angers. Maine-et-Loire. France
Perfumes

1960
L ALLOBROGE
CHGV^LLieR^ Chamber.'. France
Candies

1972
OSTERREICHISCHE HARTKASI
EXPORT
Innsbruck, Austria

austria CREATIONS PIERRE FERRAT

Clothes

7 1
RUD. STARCKS
KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT
Melle. Germany
Abrasives

*4SN\tf>
RASMUS HANSEN A/S
Copenhagen. Denmark
Cheese

pulloverAnm sicuedad anonima


industrial y commercial
Buenos .Aires. .Argentina
Pullovers, sweaters, sweatshirts, cardigans,
and shawls

J. A. HENCKELS ZWILLINGSWERK AG
Solingen. Germany
jusehold and kitchen utensils

197.0
BELLEVILLESURSAONE

;!tural math.:

INOUSTRI AKTIEBOLAGET

I tools
1965
IMPERMEABILL SAN GIORGIO
SOCIETA PER ASIONI
Genoa,

©v©
Italy
Clothing

1973
ATELIERS DE LA MOTOBECANI
Pantin. France
Bicycles, tricycles, and motorcycles

1961
RHEINSTAHL HANOMAG
AKTIENGESELISCHAFT

Jjp Hannover. Germany


Automobiles

1976
MANIFATTURE RIABELLA S.P.A.
Biella, Italy
tiobelkL Yarns and threads

w 1973
SIMPSON OF AUSTRALIA
Victoria, Australia
Mrn's and women's sports clothing
PTS.

1967
COMINCO, LTD.
Quebi

73
-
977
RUMIANCA S.P.A.
Torino. Italy
Pesticides and plant pharmaceuticals

J.MAYER A SOHN-CORNELIUS HEYL


LEDERFABRIK AG
Worms. Germany
Kid leather
MAYER

AUDI NAU AUTO UNION AG


Ingolstadt. Germany
Automobiles

RADIOTECHNISCHES WERK
Esslingen am Neckar. Germany
Radio transmission

UNICORN PRODUCTS, LTD.


London. England
Sporting goods

una
airths. headstalls, stirrup leathers, stable
martingales, and reins

7*
1966
NIPPON YUSBUTAN KINZOKU
YOSHIOKKI KOYGYO
Xiigata-ken. Japan
Flatware

HEARMANN A REIMER GMBH


Holzminden. Germany
Aromatic and flavoring substances

7B
Sunbursts, Crowns & Globes
sunburst, crown, or globe implies a universal
The personality behind a company's trademark
without being too specific to its business.
These symbols have been incorporated into trade-
marks since the early twentieth century, and during
the 1960s and 1970s they continued to be used by
companies that wanted to make claims beyond their
local boundariesand establish a broader, worldwide
appeal.

An icon throughout history, the sunburst has been


used more often than any other mark. Its many
symbolic abstractions reference the center of the
universe or the soul of the company, and the circular
shape suggests permanence, warmth, and comfort.

The crown indicates royalty, the best a company can


offer; the product is so exceptional, it is fit for a king
or queen. Whether the product is clothing, lumber, or
canned fish, the company's mark suggests that the
consumer is getting unparalleled quality.

A trademark that represents itself through the image


of a globe suggests universal connections. In the
1960s the world, as we knew it, was getting smaller,
and corporations were becoming multinational
institutions, ever expanding their global presence.
A globe somehow suggested that even though a
company's headquarters might be in Omaha, their
market capabilities were worldwide. Graphic repre-
sentations of latitude and longitude lines conveyed a
more structured, more organized corporate world.
CROWN PAPER BOX CORPORATION
Indianapolis. Indiana
Folding and set-up paper boxes

•965
THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY
York
Cigars
1967
EARL SCHEIB, INC.
Beverly Hills, California
Automotive painting and associated services

1960
CLAIROL INCORPORATED
New York. New York
Shampoo

1973
AZTECA CORN PRODUCTS
CORPORATION
Chicago. Illinois

'ik* Partially prepared Mexican foods

1973
AIFS-DELAWARE
Greenwich. Connecticut
Promoting fore i-

1970
THE EMPRESS CORPORATION
California
and menls sports clothing

1968
NATIONAL AIRLINES. INC.
Mi, urn. F

iburBts Crown* A I
IMPERIAL BOOKS
Baltimore. Maryland
Series of books

MASTER MADE PAINTS, INC.


Joplin. Missouri
Paints

CROWN ZELLERBACH CORPORATION


San Francisco. California
Lumber and plywood

THE MONARCH MARKING


SYSTEM COMPANY
Miarrusburg. Ohio
Blank tags, tickets, and labels sold in roll form

WORLD'S FINEST CHOCOLATE. INC.


zo. Illinois

1968
SPARTANS INDUSTRIES, INC.

-. 3iot>es
yjuuLSUUuuf

1963
ROYAL OF PITTSBURGH, INC.
Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania
Jewelry

1968
VINCENT ET VINCENT
Washington. D.C.
Beauty parlor sen i

1 '
PHILIPPINE CIGAR COMPANY
San Francisco. California
Tobacco products

|t«MC _
0EILUXE
KING FOODS,
Newport. Minnesota
Frozen meats

CHR. B1ELLAND A CO.

Canned
rk,
fish
New York w
WINCHELL DONUT HOUSE, INC.
South El Monte. California
Restaurant and snack bar services

C A C PURCHASING CORPORATION
Brookline. Massachusetts
Department store services

CONTROL-PACK, INC.

atsup. mustard, salad dressings.


;.epper. and sugar
1975
V. R.INTIMATE APPAREL, INC.
New York. New York
Women's clothing

Scbiomk
liim 1962
BILT-RITE BABY CARRIAGE CO., INC.
Brooklyn. New York
Doll carriages

o
iWuooi
MM
'.
r
6

o»u J nrwooi t 'Oi


1962
THE FULLER BRUSH COMPANY
East Hartford. Connecticut
Hairbrushes and clothes brushes

1961
STOVER PLYWOOD CORPORATION
New York. New York
Refinished plywood panels and plywood doors

1967
THE EARL OF HARDWICKE, LTD.

- %$& '
k \r\\ V'l'k
Drinking and eating ware

1963
THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY
I

Biscuit:

IS Sunburst--
SUNHANDLERS, INC.
Cocoa. Florida
Thermal insulating films

MAGIC STAR CHARCOAL


New Lexington. Ohio
Charcoal briquettes

1971
CAMPER CRUISE, INC.
Indianapolis. Indiana
Pontoon boats

SOLAR AUDIO PRODUCTS, INC.


S#LRR
: seles. California
Speakers and speaker systems

1964
OPTICS INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION
Ivania
inda and sun visors

HOWMEDICA,
1
INC.
York
UNIIED

i 3iobes
1968
THE INN
Bermuda Dunes, California
Hotel/motel services

1971
VIRGIN ISLANDS PUBLIC TELEVISION
SYSTEM, CHARLOTTE AMALIE
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Educational television broadcasting services

1972
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Washington, D.C.
Museum services

1966
W. A. BENJAMIN, INC.
New York, New York-
Textbooks

1965
SUNSHINE BREWING COMPANY
ng, Pennsylvania

1969
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BELLEVILLE
Belleville, Hi-

sunshim

ss Sunbursts Crown* .>.


1974
RALSTON PURINA COMPANY
St. Louis,Missouri
Recreational services

1970
THE MIDNIGHT SUN, INC.
Atlanta. Georgia
Restaurant services
Keystone

1961
PUBLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION

Books
v. Wk ^J% .<*&&
COWIES EDUCATIONAL BOOKS,

Reference books
.•. York
INC.

W" W"
GOLDEN DAWN FOODS, INC.

1969
MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.

ng and stuffn .

MW & Globes
1968
COMFORT GLASS CORPORATION
Miami. Florida
Heat-reflective film products

1967
DAIWA CORPORATION
Gardens, California
Fishing roels and fishing rods

•7
IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD
SHIPPING COMPANY
Long Beach.
Shipping company
California \^kki

THE SPINNING WHEEL


Blytheville.
Bicycle parts
Arkansas
/'fm\

THE PARAMOUNT LINE, INC.


Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Greeting cards

1967
FAIRMONT FOOD COMPANY
Omaha. Nebraska
Carbonated soft drinks and concentrates

INDUSTRIAL INCOMES, INC.,


OP NORTH AMERICA

Financial ser

ACTION PLASTICS COMPANY


alifornia
1969
SID GALPER
Los Angeles, California
Landscape architecture

1966
BENEDIKT MASER

Maser Dornbirn. Yorarlberg. Austria


Knitted or woven clothing

1966
MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION
Xorth Kansas City. Missouri
Radio receivers and transceivers, intercommuni-
cation sets, batteries, and batten- chargers

1970
THE WALTER READE ORGANIZATION,
INC.
Oakhurst. New
Prints and publications

1970
M.T.S. PRODUCTIONS
Ohio
nati.
Automobile bumpei

1966
ASSOCIATED STATE ENTERPRISE

BULGARIA

Sunbursts Crown* & G


'960
THE GLOBE STEEL ABRASIVE
COMPANY
Mansfield. Ohio
Abrasive shot and grit

S\$H
PERMANENT PEACE ASSOCIATION
New York. New York
Identifies members of association

1962
BLACKWELDER MANUFACTURING
COMPANY
•i. California
.Agricultural equipment

INTERNATIONAL BIOPHYSICS
CORPORATION
Fullerton. California
Transducers, electrodes, treated pads activated by
rminals. and parts

PANANGLING, LTD.

WHITMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY

^ & Globes
'

Your world is
Your reflection of
Your understanding

1974
COMMUNITY CHURCH OF RELIGIOUS
SCIENCE
Los Angeles, California
Religious educational books

1968
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
Palo Alto, California
Magazine


Entertainment & Leisure
f^he Dead, the Monkees, Kiss, Heart. By the
sixties the evidence of rock impact on
'n' roll's

- American culture was everywhere. The con-


sumer's appetite for music found sustenance through
new technologies like transistor radios, eight-track
tape players and color television. As, the baby boomer
generation came of age, it discovered new Utopias at
places like the Fillmore, Woodstock, and Central
Park. Our favorite bands of the sixties and seventies
were trademarked on albums, T-shirts, posters, and
trading cards.

Americans had more leisure time than ever before.


Through Saturday morning cartoons, Madison Avenue
agencies attracted the attention of our children as
consumers and spoke to them with advertisements of
model cars, games, comic-book heroes, and action
dolls that fed their appetite for entertainment. A quick
drive in the car, and you could have a burger from
Jack's, Mac, or the King. Whether it was through a
friendly figure or well-configured typography, individ-
ual groups, as well as companies, were learning of
the strength of a well-positioned trademark and in
relationship to the consumer's imagination.
PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM
Washington. D.C.
Broadcasting of educational and cultural television
programing

1965
HASSENFELD BROS., INC.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Us and accessories

94 .eisure
1965
UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS, INC.
New York. New
York
Phonograph records

<A<SAR*
007 PAIA« 1968
DESERT PALACE,
Las Vegas. Nevada
Hotel and restaurant services
INC.

1978
CUSTOM SOUND, INC.
Wichita, Kansas
Retail sound reproduction

1970
BOISE CASCADE CORPORATION
Boise, Idaho
Travel agency sen ices

O A
1973
WARNER COMMUNICATIONS. INC.
rk, New York
Entertainmenl sen i

ATARI. INC.
lifomia
Eta tronic gai

•B
1974
MUSIC MAN, INC.
Anaheim, California
Instrumental speakers and amplifiers

1978
GUITAR INSTITUTE
San Antonio. Texas
Educational services MUSIC MAN

1966
M. HOHNER, INC.
Hicksville. New York
Harmonicas

1970
ILLAMMENO CORPORATION
Deerfield. Illinois
rgans

SCREEN GEMS, INC.

Wallets and small carrv-all cases

THE STRAUS BROADCASTING GROUP

Radio

e'sure
1975
NIAGARA THERAPY MANUFACTURING
CORPORAITON
Brocton. New York
Motor-operated massage devices

1970
LO BUE THOMPSON GUITARS, INC.
New York. New York
Guitar strings

97
SLASH RECORDS
Falls Church. Virginia
Phonograph records

1973
RSO RECORDS
London. England
Phonograph records and tape recordings
&m
I
^ecvwU

SCHRODER MUSIC COMPANY


Berkeley. California
Phonograph records

1968
CAPITOL RECORDS,
Los Angeles. California
Phonograph records

CHILDREN, INC.
Hills. California
Phonograph re

THE ELEKTRA CORPORATION


TipOOTQS
W* " I 1 1971

Glenvieiv. Illinois
Phonograph records

\F
* 1967
LIBERTY RECORDS, INC.
Los Angeles California

iJT *i Phonograph records and album;

VINCE CULLERS ADVERTISING, INC.


Chicago. Illinois

P <4
Entertainment services

Tie
1978
EMERALD CITY RECORDS, INC.
Norcross. Georgia
Retail record and tape store sen

1975
CURT GOWDY BROADCASTING
CORPORATION
Liu n i

Radio broadcasting si

~mm 1976
10-4 GOOD BUDDY
Florida
INNS
1978
JOHN KLEMMER
Los Angeles. California
Entertainment services

AVERAGE WHITE BAND


. geles. California
Performance and musical entertainment

1974
MOTOWN RECORD CORPORATION
Michigan

Entertainment services
^ %,
UP

GRATEFUL DEAD PRODUCTIONS


San Rafael. California
T-shirt and entertainment services

HEART
Washington

STARLAND VOCAL BAND


1966
SCREEN GEMS, INC.
New York. New York
Musical entertainment services

1974
ROCK STEADY, INC.
New York, New York
Musical entertainment services


101
TACO BELL
Torrance, California
Restaurant services

KAiMtMCimi:
1974
BAR B CUTIE
Nashville. Tennessee
Restaurant services

i960
TENNESSEE PRODUCTS AND
CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Nashville. Tennessee
Charcoal briquettes

FOODMAKER COMPANY
San Diego. California
Restaurant services

BtflO
BURGER KING CORPORATION
Miami. Florida
Restaurant services

1960
JOHN SOUZA
Oakland. California
.is and sauces
1978
THE DOMAL GROUP
Los .Angeles. California
Donuts

1976
AMERICAN SAW & MFG. COMPANY
East Longmeadow. Massachusetts
Hand tools

1972
REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY
Richmond. Virginia
Aluminum foil

AUTOMATIC SERVICE COMPANY


Atlanta, Georgia
Brownies

^t 1974
DUNKIN' DONUTS OF AMERICA
Randolph, Ma

W?b 1968
MR. DONUT OF AMERICA. INC.

Fillings

1 03
MARK CENTURY CORPORATION
New York. New York
Programmii .

e\
SPORT BAIT COMPANY
Olvmpia. Florida
il, fishing bait, fishing lures, and fishing

LAUGH-IN RESTAURANT CORPORATION


Miami. F.

CAREFREE TRAVEL, INC.


York
Travel services to Las Vegas

TOPPS CHEWING GUM, INC.

4 gum
tflftfcY
HAWK MODEL COMPANY, INC.
1969
MATTEL, INC.
Hawthorne. California
Toy miniature automobiles

1971
REVELL, INCORPORATED
Venice. California
Toy model cars in kit form

1968
HERBERT E. BOLTON
El Monte. California
Campers designed to be mounted on pick-up
trucks

1974
R. F. R.
Hope. Rhode Island
Recreational \ •

MINILIMO. INC.
Flushing, New York

ELECTRIC LOUIS MARX a. CO..


New York, New York
FAIR LANES, INC.
Baltimore. Maryland
Bowling alley services

EURO-BIKE, INC.
Wash:: -

Retail motorcycle supply service

EUROHKE

-
1979
HEAD SKI COMPANY, INC.
Timonium. Maryland
Ski clothing and accessories

1975
CONTROL PRODUCTS SURFING
EQUIPMENT
Venice. California
Sports equipment and accessories

1979
FIRST AMERICAN WARRANTY
CORPORATION
Kansas City. Missouri
Underwriting maintenance and repair insurance
for motorcycle owners

1970
LOVELAND SKIING CORPORATION
Denver. Colorado
Recreational services

1974
MIAMI JAI-ALAI
Midmi, Florida

MAA\ 1969
HOCKEY CLUB OF PITTSBURGH
1975
INFINITY SURFBOARDS
Huntington. California
Surfboards and skateboards

SURF-JET MANUFACTURING, INC.


Lindenhurst. New York
Sport shirts

1970 „
DORIS MOORE OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
Long Beach. California
Bathing suits, jackets, and shirts

ChANGJ
IMAGINEERING,
Tempe. Arizona
INC. T€N

EN-JAY INTERNATIONAL, LTD.

THE PURPLE FOOT, INC.


MMmmmmam
1978
PARAMOUNT PICTURE CORPORATION
New York. New York
Shirts, footwear, and slacks

1977
TYCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Moorestown, New Jersey
Tram set

1 09
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i
I
fa

/
ffi

&
^**
;

rV*
and figures at times become caricatures
Faces
of our conditions and relationships in life.

The trademarks that represented these compa-


nies created an imaginary world where, through these
whimsical figures, the consumer could escape the
exertions of every day life. Smiling active children,
strong construction workers, friendly doctors, and
happy, carefree housewives all deliver a similar
message: Use our product or service and your life

will be free of all troubles. A dialogue is created


between the company's and the consumer that
figure
subconsciously delivers a message to our pop-culture
memory banks.

Historical mythic and stoic characters continued to be


corporate spokespeople for companies in the 1960s
and 1970s as companies brought us more stylized
versions of trademarks that were defined with
restrained lines and bold shapes. The strength of some
of these marks was the graphic designer's elemental
interpretation of the positive image and its balance
with the negative space around it.

Vanity and fashion products portrayed current styles


and attitudes. Hairwas an expression of individuality
for both men and women. Bow-tied. Long-haired,
mustachioed men became the trademark for hair

creams and apparel, while women with flowers adorn-


ing their long, flowing hair and wearing hip-hugging
bell-bottoms promoted cosmetics, shampoos, and
other personal-care products. The cowboy. Indian.
farmhand, Egyptian, pirate, and devil were all incoi

porated into bold refined symbols thai translated ilic

figure into ilic most current cultural vernacular.


1965
DERMIK PHARMACEUTICAL CO., INC.
'
-
York
Nlixture of benzoyl peroxide and calcium
Mr. Benzie"
phosphate for use in lotions

AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION


Cleveland. Ohio
Greeting cards
ijgffier

BANKAMERICA SERVICE
CORPORATION
San Francisco. California
financing services

BANCO CREDITO Y AHORRO PONCENO

Banking services

HOMESTEAD VALVE MANUFACTURING


COMPANY

ARTISTIC CARD PUBLISHING


COMPANY
Elrrura. New York
1974
THE BAXTER CORPORATION
Paterson. New Jersey
Paper goods and printed matter

1970
HERMON O'LOUGHLIN ENTERPRISES.
INC.
Portland. Oregon
Production and promotion of trade shows

113
1960
STANLEY GREETINGS, INC.
Dayton. Ohio
Greeting cards
diamond
t£e?TJNCH <U
NORTH PACIFIC CAHNERS 8. PACKERS,
INC.
Portland. Oregon
Frozen french-fried potatoes Wcj Stoi\£e^

T-H-T FOOD PRODUCTS, IHC.


Lawrence. Kansas
I'npopped popcorn
XMRO^^O

DROPPO ASSOCIATES
Springfield. Massachu
:ig agency handling laundromat accounts

THE PIPE FITTER

VARIETY HOMES. IHC.

patents
\u
1971
E & L PRODUCTS
Midway City. California
Seat covers, wheels, brakes, floor mats, and shock
absorbers

1960
DECATUR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND
LOAN ASSOCIATION
Decatur, Georgia
Savings and loan services

1970
GRAPHICO, INC.
Crystal, Minnesota
Printing services

1960
ZAC-CARDS
lac-caw Cleveland. Ohio
Greeting cards

1966
MR. MOD SHOP, INC.
''leans. Louisiana

mum
POWER_'SMfUOB
Mens cologne

1960
BURTON INDUSTRIES
Tujim.LM. California
Sewer 1 1<

11B
ILLINOIS STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY
Chicago. Illinois
Association services

LAWRENCE CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR


COMPANY, INC.
-.
York
Children's wear

i960
THE CRACKER JACK CO.
Chicago. Illinois
Marshmallows

DEL MONTE PROPERTIES COMPANY


Beach. California
Sand

DEW CORPORATION
Tulsa. Oklahoma

POCAHONTAS FEDERAL SAVINGS &


LOAN ASSOCIATION
Pocahontas. Arkansas
Savings and loan a>
1962
WHIRING-PLOVER PAPER COMPANY
Stevens Point. Wisconsin
Fine paper and printers' stock

1964
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
Midland, Michigan
Dry cleaning products

1965
FABMAGIC, INC.
Santa .Ana. California
Rug shampoo

1964
WALKER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Racine, Wisconsin
Exhaust system parts

i960
NATIONAL CORPORATION SERVICE
INC.
cleans, Louisiana
Furnishes uniformed guards, watchmen, and
patrol sen ices

1960
BRITISH WEST INDIA AIRWAYS. LTD.
New York, New York
nation, plan
i ondui

117
'

FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGSAND LOAN


ASSOCIATION OF KANSAS CITY
Kansas
Financial services

ST. REGIS PAPER COMPANY


'.
York
Paperboard cartons

LOK
1966
COOL-IT, INC.
Chicago. Illinois
Aftershave lotion

1962
ALLPRINTS PHOTO, INC.
Mansfield. Ohio
Film processing

1 1 9
1974
FINKLER PRIVATE
Grand Rapids. Michigan
Detective agency

SARONG, INC.
Dover. Delaware
Body powder

1967
KAS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
New York. New York
Electrically operated facial sauna

ft
-

SEVEN BRIDGES PUBLISHING


COMPANY
igo, Illinois
Journal of existential psychiatry

COAST BALLET MANUFACTURING


COMPANY, INC.

Square dance and ballet shoes

COAST BALLET MANUFACTURING


COMPANY, INC.
..f'jrTiia

1 20 ;j'es
sm 1971
JOE BAILEY AUCTION
Dallas.Texas
Auction sales services
COMPANY

1960
EBSCO NDUSTRIES,
Birmingham. .Alabama
Floor waxing

1 2 1
BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND
SCIENCES
Brooklyn. New York
Paper goods and printed matter

THE REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS


COMPANY
Dayton. Ohio
Accounting services

1962
ROSEBURG LUMBER CO.
Roseburg, Oregon
Plywood

1969
OKLAHOMA CITY TRACTOR COMPANY,
INC.
Oklahoma City. Oklahoma
Equipment trailers

/AW
PACIFIC METALS COMPANY
San Francisco, Calif
Welding materials

^
1968
ASHWORTH
Fall River.
thing
BROS., INC.
Masaachu flf
1971
BEATRICE FOODS COMPANY
Chicago. Illinois
Cookies

1972
CAMELBACK HOSPITAL
Scottsdale. .Arizona
Mental health services

KLEECO 1973
KLEECO, INC.
Chicago. Illinois
Drawing paper and boards

1970
MISS MESSENGER, INC.
Wilmington. Delaware
ngerand
REMARKABLES deliver.' sei

m*
1969
REVONTULL, INC.
v\c\\ York, New York
Women's clothes

^jp 1967
LORAL CORPORATION
New York. New York

1 23
1969
THE PROCTOR & GAMBLE COMPANY
Cincinnati. Ohio
Shampoo

MONIQUE'S SCHOOL OF MODELING


AND FINISHING
South Bend. Indiana
Instruction and training of models
1970
SABASTIAN'S INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Spokane, Washington
Restaurant and tavern services

1978
LORELLE
Seattle. Washington
Costume jewelry sold at home parties

<^U&1
1968
THINK THIN INTERNATIONAL
Long Beach. California
Phonograph records

1968
DE LEON COSMETICS COMPANY,
Omaha, Nebraska
Makeup

1970
MEDIPROD LABORATORIES, INC.
Alabama
Spray hair cream for men

BESTLINE PRODUCTS. INC.


San Jose, California
Retail sali
products

1 2B iur#s
1970
RIVERSIDE PAPER CORPORATION
Appleton. Wisconsin
Writing papers

LORD REBEL INDUSTRIES


San Francisco. California
Men's clothes

1973
MEREDITH CORPORATION

Radio broadcast services

DUNKIN' DONUTS OF AMERICA


Randolph. Massachusetts
Donuts

L.S.K. ENTERPRISES, INC.

RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATES
INDUSTRIES, INC. BBS**

jures
:

1969
BIOMETRICS, INC.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Biomedical instrumentation

1978
HERCULES SERVICE CORPORATION
Johnstown. Pennsylvania
Car and truck rustproofing services

1977
THE STRAW HAT RESTAURANT
CORPORATION
Dublin, California
Restaurant services

1974
PONTCHARTRAIN STATE BANK
Metallic. Louisiana
Hanking sen

1976
STIHL, INC.
.Virginia Beach, Virginia
Cham saws

1961
BISHOP FREEMAN COMPANY
ton, Illinois

127
PENNSALT CHEMICALS CORPORATION
Philadelphia. Pennsylvania
leaning compound for
.ng drains

C ITOH A CO. (AMERICA), INC.


1973
CAYUGA INDUSTRIES, INC.
Ithaca, New York
Construction services

1974
20TH CENTURY CLUB, INC.
Coconut Grove. Florida
Social club services

1966
RED DEVIL, INC.
Union. New Jersey
Hardware and plumbing supplies

1968
PETER MAX
New York. New York-
Designer of decora! i\ I

1976
THE GILLETTE COMPANY
Boston, Mas
Smoke

I960
LIBERTY FABRICS OF NEW YORK. INC.
\''\\ York, New York

1 29
THE RATH PACKING COMPANY
Waterloo, Iowa
Refrigerated meats and prepared meat products

1971
PIONEER-STANDARD ELECTRONICS,
INC.
Cleveland. Ohio
: ic components

DYNASTY INDUSTRIES, INC.


Dallas. T

THE DETROIT BANK AND TRUST


COMPANY
isjan
trial and savings banking services

HASTINGS A COMPANY, INC.


vania
films

1970
R. R. DONNELLEY * SONS COMPANY
BUFFALO BILL'S STEAK VILLAGE. INC.
Los Angeles. California
Restaurant services

1964
THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY
New York. New York
Cigarettes

1 3 1
ACE DESIGNING COMPANY
San Francisco, California
Provides temporary technical personnel
lyier Blik is the principal of Tyler Blik Design,
a San Diego design firm that specializes in
corporate communications, publication design,
and retail packaging and promotion. His work
has been featuredin Communication Arts,
Print,ID Magazine, and Domus, and he is the
coauthor of Trademarks of the '20s and '30s
and Trademarks of the '40s and '50s.

Philip B. Meggs is a professor of communica-


tion arts and design at Virginia Commonwealth
University and author of A History of Graphic
Design.

Other books in the Trademarks series:


Character Trademarks
Early Modernism: Swiss and Austrian
Trademarks, 1920-1950
Trademarks of the \>0s and '30s
Trademarks of the '40s and '50s

Front cover: (clockwise from top) Aberdeen


Manufacturing Corporation, 1966; The Empress
Corporation, 1970; The Love Company, 1975.

Back cover: (clockwise from top) BankAmerica


Service Corporation, 1966; Art Metal-Knoll Corporation.
1969; National Presto Industries, Inc., 1976.

Printed in Hong Kong.

Design by Gary Benzel / Tyler Blik Design

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