Brown, Jensen and Garloff was a Minneapolis-based media production company active in the 1980s. The firm was led by James W. Brown, who served as president, and counted 3M, Control Data, Honeywell and Tanka among its clients.[1] The company is also documented in federal records as Brown, Jensen & Garloff Inc., with an address at 18 North Street, Suite 711, Minneapolis.[2]
Design and History
Very little verifiable documentation survives regarding the visual identity created for Brown, Jensen and Garloff. The company’s existence and Minneapolis location are confirmed through biographical records of its president and through federal business filings, but no primary source describing the logo’s appearance, color palette, typography or construction has been located in the available research.[1][2]
An unverified attribution suggests the mark was designed in 1981 by Tim Larsen, a Minneapolis graphic designer who founded Larsen Design in 1975 after earlier work at Design Center and Ariss + Eaton Design Office.[3] Larsen was named an AIGA Minnesota Fellow in 2007, recognizing his contributions to the local design community.[4] However, no archival record, portfolio listing or published source confirming that Larsen designed a logo for Brown, Jensen and Garloff has been found in this research.
Because the specific visual details of the mark are not recorded in any accessible primary or secondary source, the logo’s appearance, design rationale and any subsequent revisions cannot be accurately described. The company’s media production focus and its client roster are the only well-documented aspects of its identity context.[1]
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