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Spitting Image creator Martin Lambie-Nairn dies aged 75
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Martin Lambie-Nairn, the graphic designer credited with creating Spitting Image and the Channel 4 logo, has died aged 75.
The designer, whose eponymous branding agency Lambie-Nairn helped produce some of British television’s most recognisable visuals, died on Christmas Day.
A statement from his branding agency ML-N said: “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Martin Lambie-Nairn on Christmas Day.
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“In a career spanning five decades, Martin was widely acknowledged as one of the leading graphic designers and creative directors of his generation.
“From his ground breaking identity for the launch of Channel 4 in 1982 and the rebranding of BBC News to his appointment as a Royal Designer for Industry and creating the original idea and concept for the TV series Spitting Image, Martin’s accolades and achievements are too numerous to list.
In 1981, he came up with the original idea during a business lunch for the satirical puppet show Spitting Image, which ran for 18 series between 1984 and 1996 and was watched by 15 million viewers in its zenith before being rebooted for the BritBox online subscription service this year.
He received a credit from the showrunners, which said the series was “based on an original lunch with Martin Lambie-Nairn”.
The designer also helped produce some of British television’s most recognisable visuals, including Channel 4’s original “blocks” animated logo in 1982 and a series of BBC idents – the sequences between programmes that identify the channel – including the globe balloons used by BBC One between 1997 and 2001 and BBC Two idents such as one with paint splashing horizontally across a two.
Martin Lambie-Nairn: Designer behind famous BBC and Channel 4 idents dies
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image captionMartin Lambie-Nairn in 2011
Martin Lambie-Nairn, the noted designer who created popular idents for the BBC and Channel 4, has died aged 75.
His design consultancy created Channel 4 s original animated blocks logo in 1982 and the globe balloon idents used by BBC One from 1997 to 2001.
His company also produced memorable idents for BBC Two, one of which had blue paint splashing horizontally across the screen to hit a metallic 2.
He was recently seen discussing his work on BBC Four s The Sound of TV.
Lambie-Nairn s death on Christmas Day was announced by ML-N, the consultancy he co-founded.
Martin Lambie-Nairn, the graphic designer credited with creating Spitting Image and the Channel 4 block logo and ident, has died aged 75, according to reports.
The designer, whose eponymous branding agency Lambie-Nairn helped produce some of British television s most recognisable visuals, died on Christmas Day, the BBC said.
Since the news of his death was broken, fans and admirers from across the globe paid tribute to the design genius .
A statement from his branding agency ML-N said: We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Martin Lambie-Nairn on Christmas Day.
Design guru Martin Lambie-Nairn (pictured) has died at the age of 75. His family released a statement confirming he passed away on Christmas day