Overseas Computer Consultants was a United Kingdom-based computer technology company whose symbol was designed by British graphic designer Peter Wildbur in 1970. The mark is documented as a monogram-style outline logo associated with the United Kingdom. [1]
Design and History
Peter Wildbur (1927-2019) was one of the pioneers of post-war British graphic design. He studied at the Central School of Arts & Crafts in London and, in 1959, co-founded BDMW Associates with George Daulby, Derek Birdsall and George Mayhew. The studio took on a wide range of design work, from simple letterheads for start-up companies to the planning and implementation of corporate identities. [2]
Wildbur played a significant part in the evolution of design practice in Britain and Ireland during the 1960s and 1970s. [3] He was also the author of International Trademark Design: A Handbook of Marks of Identity, published in 1979, a book that collected and categorized trademark symbols from around the world. [4]
The Overseas Computer Consultants symbol is recorded as having been designed by Wildbur in 1970. The mark is described as a monogram logo with an outline shape, categorized under United Kingdom monogram designs. [1]
Wildbur’s work for BDMW Associates included corporate identity projects for electronics and sound systems firms during the 1960s, reflecting his engagement with technology-related branding before the Overseas Computer Consultants commission. [5]
Little verifiable information survives about the company itself, and the specific design intent behind the Overseas Computer Consultants mark is not documented in available primary sources. The attribution to Wildbur and the 1970 date are the best-documented facts about this identity.
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