Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv

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Front Row: Thomas Geismar, Sagi Haviv, Ivan Chermayeff Back Row: Mika Owens, Art Beach, Helen Han, Greg Odom, Donna Driscoll, Brendan Rooney, Marilee Scott

About

Studio Size

Medium (6-20)

Year founded

1957

Borough

Manhattan

Studio Bio/Philosophy

Founded in 1957, Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv is the brand design firm behind many of the world’s most recognizable trademarks. The firm is known for a collaborative, problem-solving approach to design, with personal involvement by all three principals in every project.

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The Team

Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv has 11 people. Of those, 3 are studio heads.

26% of studios are medium-sized (6-20 people).

Studio Disciplines

Breakdown of Work

80%

Print

15%

Motion

5%

Interactive

Number of studio projects

0–25

Pro-bono projects

0

Strategy/Execution

50% Strategy

50% Execution

Primary Specialties

  • Brand Strategy (40)
  • Branding & Identity (73)
  • Illustration (44)
  • Print (73)
  • Typeface Design (24)

Clients’ Industries

  • Advertising (22)
  • Education (39)
  • Fashion (43)
  • Finance & Investment (26)
  • Healthcare (18)
  • Local & community organizations (40)
  • Media & Publishing (57)
  • Movies/Film (18)
  • Music (27)
  • Products (30)
  • Real Estate (23)
  • Restaurants & Food (29)
  • Retail (41)
  • Sports (22)
  • Technology (36)
  • The Arts/Cultural Institutions (70)
  • Transportation (9)
  • TV (17)

Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv’s Clients

Ivan Chermayeff, Partner

Teaching Design

  • School of Visual Arts — years
  • Parsons The New School for Design — years

Board Member on Professional Design Organizations

  • AIGA — years
  • Museum of Modern Art — years
  • International Design Conference in Aspen — years

Sagi Haviv, Partner

Teaching Design

  • School of Visual Arts — years

Tom Geismar, Partner

Teaching Design

  • School of Visual Arts — years
  • Cooper Union — years

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