Martin Lambie-Nairn | |
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 Martin Lambie-Nairn in 2008 | |
| Born | Martin John Lambie 5 August 1945 |
| Died | 25 December 2020 (aged 75) England |
| Alma mater | Canterbury College of Art |
| Occupation | Designer |
| Years active | 1965–2020 |
| Known for | Channel 4 "Blocks" logo BBC1 "Virtual Globe" BBC Two 'The 2s' idents The Personality 2s Rhythm & Movement BBC One 'Balloon' idents Spitting Image |
| Spouse |
Cordelia Summers (m. 1970) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | http://www.ml-n.com |
Martin John Lambie-Nairn (5 August 1945 – 25 December 2020) was an English designer. He was the founder of his branding agency Lambie-Nairn and was the creative director of branding agency ML-N. He is recognised for having redefined television brand identity design, being the first to embrace computer technologies to apply branding to screen-based media.
Lambie-Nairn was also a co-creator of 1980s satirical puppet show Spitting Image.[1] Amongst his most prominent works are the original Channel 4 logo and idents created in 1982, the batch of over 30 idents for BBC Two that first aired on 16 February 1991, the 1997 corporate re-brand for the whole BBC, and the 2008 BBC Regional News titles. In conjunction with his agency, he also created launch packages for certain other BBC channels.
- ^ "Martin Lambie-Nairn, Spitting Image co-creator, dies at 75". the Guardian. 28 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.