The Hackney logo on sports and fashion items. From Hackney local government website. |
It turned out that Nike had borrowed the logo for use on their Hackney Marshes brand worldwide without asking permission. In the end Nike did the decent thing and paid Hackney £300,000, to go towards the development of the borough sports facilities.
Hackney’s report: History of Hackney’s logo. It includes a short interview with me and a photo of Dad and me that I provided:
Alec Davis with Stephen in 1965 when Hackney’s logo was designed. |
BBC: Hackney wins logo row with Nike.
Hi Stephen,
ReplyDeleteI happened across your search for the Hackney logo and thought I would just drop you a line to say hello. Your dad gave me my first job out of Ealing Tech as a junior designer. I do recall meeting you on a number of occasions in his office in Golden Square. Seeing the photo of you and him brought back fond memories of your dad and Billy. I have lived the last forty years in Australia and have been happy. I often think back to those days. Take care and hope you find what you seek,
Dirk van Zyst. dirkcvz@gmail.com