Eliot Noyes

Eliot Noyes
Noyes portrait from IBM archives.[1]
Born
Eliot Fette Noyes

(1910-08-12)August 12, 1910
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJuly 18, 1977(1977-07-18) (aged 66)
Alma materHarvard College, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Occupation(s)Architect, Industrial Designer
Years active1939–1977
SpouseMolly Duncan Weed
Children4, including Eli

Eliot Fette Noyes (August 12, 1910 – July 18, 1977) was an American architect and industrial designer, who worked on projects for IBM, most notably the IBM Selectric typewriter and the IBM Aerospace Research Center in Los Angeles, California. Noyes was also a pioneer in development of comprehensive corporate-wide design programs that integrated design strategy and business strategy. Noyes worked on corporate imagery for IBM, Mobil Oil, Cummins Engine and Westinghouse.[2]

  1. ^ Unattributed, IBM historian (March 7, 2012). "The Selectric Typewriter". Icons of Progress. IBM. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  2. ^ Bruce, Gordon (2006). Eliot Noyes. London: Phaidon Press. ISBN 978-0714843506.