LANCE
WYMAN

DESIGN

Wyman, who has been described as a “rock star” of graphic arts, made his reputation when he designed the logo for the 1968 Summer Olympic Games. He has also designed icons for museums and many other institutions, individualized signs for buildings at the U.S. National Zoo, and many other symbols. Perhaps his most enduring design is the stylized route map he devised for the Washington Metro in the mid-1970s. In 2011, Wyman was called on to design a new Metro map, able to depict planned new lines and route orientations, as well as some station names that have been expanded to the point of being cumbersome. It is one of the few occasions in which the original designer has a chance to revise his own creation.