Archinect - News2024-05-18T12:56:52-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150311685/pentagram-co-founder-colin-forbes-has-died-aged-94
Pentagram co-founder Colin Forbes has died aged 94 Josh Niland2022-05-31T20:02:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f4/f4c95f758cb3c705bfc8455a3e017020.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The graphic design industry has lost an icon as multiple outlets are reporting the death of <a href="https://archinect.com/pentagram" target="_blank">Pentagram</a> co-founder Colin Forbes last week at his home in Westfield, North Carolina.</p>
<p>Forbes was seen as a monumental figure who pioneered various typographical concepts and was pivotal in the migration of design consultancies towards things like brand identities at a time when graphic design was beginning to present itself as an asset in a world awash in corporate advertising. </p>
<p>In an obituary <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/26/arts/design/colin-forbes-dead.html" target="_blank">published</a> Thursday by <em>The New York Times</em>, Forbes was recalled as a “Designer’s designer” whose personal designs for brands like the Pirelli tire company, Nissan, and Jack Daniels went hand-in-hand with his role as the “principal architect” of a “partnership structure that balanced independence and collaboration” to make Pentagram into a global mainstay.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3e/3e457a893c4e843de7ed04ddc7cb8f9d.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3e/3e457a893c4e843de7ed04ddc7cb8f9d.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150301539/environmental-graphic-design-and-its-history-with-architecture-highlights-the-value-of-cross-disciplinary-expertise" target="_blank">Environmental graphic design and its history with architecture highlights the value of cross-disciplinary expertise</a></figcaption></figure><p>Forbes was born...</p>