Robert Blakeley

Robert Blakeley
Born(1922-08-30)August 30, 1922
Ogden, Utah, U.S.
DiedOctober 25, 2017(2017-10-25) (aged 95)
Known forDesign of fallout shelter sign
Military career
Allegiance USA
Service/branchMarine Corps
Years of service1943–1945; 1951–1952

Robert Wilson Blakeley (August 30, 1922 – October 25, 2017) was an American graphic designer, known for making the fallout shelter sign. While working for the Army Corps of Engineers, Blakeley designed the sign as a civil defense measure during the Cold War.

Born in Ogden, Utah, Blakeley attended public schools and served with the Marine Corps, seeing combat during World War II. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1954 and was the president of Toastmasters.