86 Year Old Graphic Designer Sues Volkswagen Over Logo
An 86 year old man who apparently was commissioned by the Nazis to design the famous brand VW logo is apparently suing the car manufacturer for its failure to recognise his works. According to reports he is not asking for money.
The graphic designer Nikolai Borg feels that the German company has failed to acknowledge him as the author of the work because it is too embarrassed by its past and its connections with the Nazis.
Borg claims that he was originally commissioned to design the logo shortly before the Second World War. Volkswagen is denying this. Volkswagen is claiming that the designer is unknown. The design which was filed consisted of the letter V above the letter W encompassed within a cog. This was subsequently changed by the British who replaced it with a circle in 1948.
According to reports the Volkswagen which is commonly known as the “people’s car” played a part in the Nazi’s Kraft durch Freude propaganda scheme which was run by the Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF). DAF as part of its logo had the swastika surrounded by a cog. The striking similarities have lead people to conclude that the VW logo derived from this.
Financial compensation is not sought by Borg. However he has asked Volkswagen to make a press statement with him to acknowledge that he was the author of the work.
Perhaps VW would have elected for financial compensation!
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