{"id":534,"date":"2019-04-23T15:19:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T22:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/?p=534"},"modified":"2019-04-23T15:19:11","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T22:19:11","slug":"thomas-h-geismar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/2019\/04\/23\/thomas-h-geismar\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas H. Geismar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thomas H. Geismar (1931-) is an American graphic designer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7903\/2019\/04\/geismar7_0-672x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7903\/2019\/04\/geismar7_0-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7903\/2019\/04\/geismar7_0-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7903\/2019\/04\/geismar7_0.jpg 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Geismar studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and Brown University. He then received a master&#8217;s degree in graphic design from Yale University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7903\/2019\/04\/54cb7d743f55f_-_esq-tom-geismar-esquire-logo-0211-lg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7903\/2019\/04\/54cb7d743f55f_-_esq-tom-geismar-esquire-logo-0211-lg.jpg 460w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7903\/2019\/04\/54cb7d743f55f_-_esq-tom-geismar-esquire-logo-0211-lg-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1957, Geismar founded the firm Brownjohn, Chermayeff &amp; Geismar (now\u00a0Chermayeff &amp; Geismar &amp; Haviv) with\u00a0Robert Brownjohn\u00a0and\u00a0Ivan Chermayeff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7903\/2019\/04\/3034852-inline-i-1-tom-geismar-shell.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7903\/2019\/04\/3034852-inline-i-1-tom-geismar-shell.jpg 596w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7903\/2019\/04\/3034852-inline-i-1-tom-geismar-shell-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom Geismar has designed 100+ corporate identity programs for companies such as Xerox, Chase Manhattan Bank, Best Products, Gemini Consulting, PBS, and Mobil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Geismar has also had major responsibility for many of his firm&#8217;s exhibition designs and world&#8217;s fair pavilions. He worked on major tourist attractions as the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, the\u00a0Statue of Liberty Museum, the Truman Presidential Library, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"984\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7903\/2019\/04\/DSC_2630_1-984x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7903\/2019\/04\/DSC_2630_1-984x1024.jpg 984w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7903\/2019\/04\/DSC_2630_1-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7903\/2019\/04\/DSC_2630_1-768x800.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7903\/2019\/04\/DSC_2630_1.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 984px) 100vw, 984px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7903\/2019\/04\/DSC_2633_0_0-786x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7903\/2019\/04\/DSC_2633_0_0-786x1024.jpg 786w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7903\/2019\/04\/DSC_2633_0_0-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7903\/2019\/04\/DSC_2633_0_0-768x1001.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7903\/2019\/04\/DSC_2633_0_0.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cited:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Geismar\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tom_Geismar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/library.rit.edu\/gda\/designers\/thomas-geismar\">https:\/\/library.rit.edu\/gda\/designers\/thomas-geismar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cghnyc.com\/about\/tom\/\">https:\/\/www.cghnyc.com\/about\/tom\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s degree in graphic design from Yale University. In 1957, Geismar founded the firm Brownjohn, Chermayeff &amp; Geismar (now\u00a0Chermayeff &amp; Geismar &amp; Haviv) with\u00a0Robert&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/coraliemayertraynor\/2019\/04\/23\/thomas-h-geismar\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Thomas H. 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