Ken Garland, the graphic designer best known for redesigning CND's peace symbol, has passed away at the age of 92.
The news of the British designer's death was reported on Twitter.
"Sad news," tweeted Adrian Shaughnessy, who is the author of a book about Garland's work, Structure and Substance. "Ken Garland has died."
"He died peacefully surrounded by family, friends and his wife Wanda. The world of graphic design is poorer without him."
Garland was best known for redesigning the CND logo
Writing on Facebook, graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook described Garland as "a man who was true to his principles and believed in design?s capacity for positive social change."
"We will miss your honesty, your friendliness, your kindness and your wise words which helped us all shape the designers we are today," Barnbrook added. Garland, who was born in Southampton, England in 1929, graduated from London's School of Central Arts and Crafts in 1954.
From 1956 until 1962 he was the art editor of Design Magazine, which was published by the Council of Industrial Britain, the precursor of today's Design Council.
The graphic designer set up his own company, Ken Garland & Associates, in 1962. Among its work were designs for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), including a redesign of the peace symbol that would come to symbolise the movement.
The Galt Post Office designed by Ken Garland + Associates 1967 and produced by James Galt
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