William Golden (graphic designer)

William Golden
Born(1911-03-31)March 31, 1911
Manhattan, New York, United States
DiedOctober 23, 1959(1959-10-23) (aged 48)
Stony Point, New York, United States
OccupationGraphic designer
EmployerCBS

William Golden (March 31, 1911 – October 23, 1959) was an American graphic designer. He is best known as the designer of the CBS logo. He started in the CBS Radio promotion department (before broadcast television existed) and culminating in his tenure as creative director of advertising and sales promotion for CBS Television Network. Golden gained a reputation for always striving for a perfect, simple solution to the problem at hand, producing an original and distinguished design to convey the message.