Robert Blakeley | |
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Died | October 25, 2017 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | (aged 95)
Known for | Design of fallout shelter sign |
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Service/ | Marine Corps |
Years of service | 1943–1945; 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.