The design firm headed by Ivan Chermayeff, Tom Geismar, and Sagi Haviv specializing in visual identity and brand design, art in architecture, motion graphics and exhibit design. Responsible for hundreds of the most famous trademarks in the world such as Mobil Oil, Chase bank, PBS, Viacom, Showtime, National Geographic, NBC, Barneys New York, Univision, Xerox, Cornell and Brown universities, Museum of Modern Art, and many more.
designing:
By Ivan Chermayeff, Tom Geismar, and Steff Geissbuhler
Published by Graphis, 2003

Using the work of our firm, the book reveals a way of thinking about issues of design. Rather than presenting a typical product showcase, "designing:" groups images by themes to show how design is an idea-driven, often intuitive process.

The authors demonstrate how their approach--letting the problem guide the solution-remains the same whether the task is designing a poster or an exhibition, a stamp or a website.