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Pentagram is a design studio that was founded in 1972 by Alan Fletcher, Theo Crosby, Colin Forbes, Kenneth Grange and Mervyn Kurlansky in Needham Road, West London, UK. They now have offices in New York, San Francisco, Austin and Berlin. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Alan Fletcher Alan Gerard Fletcher (27 September 1931 – 21 September 2006) was a British graphic designer. ... Colin Forbes may refer to: Colin Forbes (novelist) (1923– ) Raymond Harold Sawkins, (aka Jay Bernard, Harold English, Richard Raine) a British author of thrillers. ... Kenneth Grange (born London, England, 1929) is a British industrial designer. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... NY redirects here. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Travis County, Williamson County Government  - Mayor Will Wynn Area  - City  296. ... Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ...

Pentagram does work in graphic design, identity, architecture, interiors and products. They have designed packaging and products for many well known companies, such as Tesco, Boots, 3Com, Swatch, Tiffany & Co, Dell, Netgear, Nike and Timex. They have also developed identities for Citibank^[1] and United Airlines. Saul Basss poster for the film The Man with the Golden Arm - a highly regarded work of graphic design. ... It has been suggested that Corporate Visual Identity Management be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Interiors is a 1978 film written and directed by Woody Allen. ... Tesco plc is a UK-based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. ... Boots is the name of at least five different albums and singles: Boots by Nancy Sinatra (1966) Boots by Mighty Gabby (1984) Boots by Condemned Eighty Four (2001) Boots by KMFDM (2002) Boots by Noe Venable (2003) It is also the name of a large chain of chemists in the... 3Com (NASDAQ: COMS) is a manufacturer best known for its computer network infrastructure products. ... Swatch is a brand of stylish quartz watches (some available in Automatic) produced by The Swatch Group Ltd. ... The outside of a Tiffany & Co. ... Dell Inc. ... NETGEAR, founded in 1996, is a manufacturer of computer networking equipment and other computer hardware. ... Nike, Inc. ... The term Timex can refer to: Timex Corporation - a large US manufacturer of watches Timex (Unix utility) - a Unix utility tool used in the measurement of duration of shell processes Timex Sinclair - a series of microcomputers, modeled on the ZX81 and ZX Spectrum Category: ... Citibank is a major international bank, founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York. ... United Airlines, also known as United Air Lines, Inc. ...

Pentagram was hired to redesign the American cable television program, The Daily Show's set and on-screen graphics in 2005.^[1] The Daily Show (currently The Daily Show with Jon Stewart) is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning half-hour American satiric news television program produced by and run on the Comedy Central cable television network. ...

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External links

• Pentagram's English-language official website
• Pentagram Book Five
• The fellowship of Pentagram

Print Reference Sources

“Pentagram.” The Design Encyclopedia. Ed. Mel Byars. 2nd ed. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2004. 431.

“Pentagram.” The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of 20th-Century Design and Designers. Ed. Guy Julier. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1999. 153.