Who designed the Golden Arches for McDonald's 1953 restaurant in Phoenix?

Stanley Clark Meston designed the Golden Arches for McDonald's 1953 restaurant in Phoenix.

Meston was the architect responsible for the restaurant design that used large yellow arches at the sides of the building. The arches were intended to attract passing motorists and create a memorable visual identity for the rapidly expanding restaurant business.

The arches later became the foundation of McDonald's corporate logo. Jim Schindler is associated with the later logo design that joined the arches into an M-shaped mark, while Ray Kroc led the company's expansion rather than designing the original architecture. This distinction explains why the architect's name is often separated from the later corporate branding story.