Lindon Leader is a highly regarded American graphic designer. A recipient of more than 30 prestigious design awards worldwide, he studied at Stanford University and Art Center College of Design. Lindon Leader is most-known for his work designing the FedEx logo with the identifiable arrow as a counter created by the E and X. Designed in 1994 while working as senior design director in the San Francisco office of Landor Associates, a global brand consultancy known for executing strategy through design.
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