Thomas H. Geismar

Thomas H. Geismar (1931-) is an American graphic designer.

Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Geismar studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and Brown University. He then received a master’s degree in graphic design from Yale University.

In 1957, Geismar founded the firm Brownjohn, Chermayeff & Geismar (now Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv) with Robert Brownjohn and Ivan Chermayeff.

Tom Geismar has designed 100+ corporate identity programs for companies such as Xerox, Chase Manhattan Bank, Best Products, Gemini Consulting, PBS, and Mobil.

Geismar has also had major responsibility for many of his firm’s exhibition designs and world’s fair pavilions. He worked on major tourist attractions as the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, the Statue of Liberty Museum, the Truman Presidential Library, etc.

Geismar has been the recipient of several major awards in graphic design, including one of the first Presidential Design Awards for helping to establish a national system of standardized transportation symbols. Geismar also co-wrote 4 graphic design books with other members of his firm.

Cited:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Geismar

https://library.rit.edu/gda/designers/thomas-geismar

https://www.cghnyc.com/about/tom/

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