Yukio Ota | |
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Born | 1939 (age 84–85) [1] |
Nationality | Japanese |
Education | Tama Art University |
Occupation | Graphic designer |
Yukio Ota (太田幸夫, Ota Yukio) is a Japanese graphic designer best known for his work on the ISO Standard exit sign [2] and the pictorial language LoCoS. [3]
Yukio Ota was born in 1939. [1] He graduated from the Tama Art University in 1962. [4] He went on to develop the pictorial language LoCoS starting in 1964, [5] before starting work at Tokyo Zokei University in 1967. [4] In 1979, he created the "running man" exit sign for a competition held by a Japanese fire safety association, which was eventually adapted as a part of the ISO 7010 standard in 1985 [6] or 1987. [7] He also worked at Tama Art University from 1985, [4] where he became a professor. [8] As of 2020, he serves as a director of the Japan Society for Science of Signs. [9]
Yukio Ota | |
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Born | 1939 (age 84–85) [1] |
Nationality | Japanese |
Education | Tama Art University |
Occupation | Graphic designer |
Yukio Ota (太田幸夫, Ota Yukio) is a Japanese graphic designer best known for his work on the ISO Standard exit sign [2] and the pictorial language LoCoS. [3]
Yukio Ota was born in 1939. [1] He graduated from the Tama Art University in 1962. [4] He went on to develop the pictorial language LoCoS starting in 1964, [5] before starting work at Tokyo Zokei University in 1967. [4] In 1979, he created the "running man" exit sign for a competition held by a Japanese fire safety association, which was eventually adapted as a part of the ISO 7010 standard in 1985 [6] or 1987. [7] He also worked at Tama Art University from 1985, [4] where he became a professor. [8] As of 2020, he serves as a director of the Japan Society for Science of Signs. [9]