Trademark and Logo Design Exhibition at AUK

The Graphic Design Program at the American University of Kuwait hosted a design exhibition featuring the works of Stefan Kirov Kanchev on October 24-27, 2011. The exhibition, which presented a large variety of trademark and logo designs from Kanchev's extensive career, was appreciated by students, staff and faculty alike who enjoyed the works of one of the worlds most prominent logo designers. Kanchev's designs are inspiring, educational and continue to be significant to graphic design practice and history.

Stefan Kirov Kanchev, (Aug. 6, 1915 - Aug. 22, 2001) was an applied graphic artist born in Kalofer, Bulgaria. He studied mural painting under Dechko Uzunov at the National Academy of Arts in Sofia. Kanchev is best known for his logo design work and been referred to as the "father of Bulgarian graphic design" and the "master of the trademark". In total, Kanchev has authored around 1,600 logos and his work spanned most varieties of applied art, though he was most productive in his trademark and logo work and as a designer of book covers, posters, greetings cards, print advertisements, stamps, product labels and packaging. As a designer, Kanchev was often inspired by traditional Bulgarian art and folklore. His works are imaginative, with calm and clear composition, felicitous relation between fonts and shapes, clear forms and creative ideas.

Released by the Office of Public Affairs on the 12th October 2011