Yukio Ota Explained

Yukio Ota
Birth Date:[1]
Education:Tama Art University
Nationality:Japanese
Occupation:Graphic designer

is a Japanese graphic designer best known for his work on the ISO Standard exit sign[2] and the pictorial language LoCoS.[3]

Biography

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. As of 2020, he serves as a director of the Japan Society for Science of Signs.[8]

Works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Invited Speakers: Yukio Ota. 28 April 2020.
  2. Web site: The Big Red Word vs. the Little Green Man. Julia. Turner. 8 March 2010. 28 April 2020. Slate.
  3. Jasia. Reichardt. 2 December 1971. Art at large. New Scientist.
  4. Web site: Yukio Ota. researchmap.jp. 28 April 2020.
  5. Web site: Is this language without letters the future of global communication?. Chris. Gaul. 12 August 2019. 28 April 2020.
  6. Web site: Red exit sign on the way out, but new ‘running man’ pictogram is perplexing. Susan. Lazaruk. 8 February 2017. 28 April 2020. Vancouver Sun.
  7. Web site: Japanese by Design. 28 April 2020.
  8. Web site: Japan Society for Science of Signs. 28 April 2020. ja.
  9. Web site: Logo of the Ministry of Economy, trade and Industry (METI). 28 April 2020.

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