Who designed the Golden Arches for McDonald's in the 1950s?

Stanley Clark Meston designed McDonald's Golden Arches in the 1950s. The architectural feature was created for the chain's new restaurant buildings, giving them a distinctive roadside silhouette.

Meston worked with McDonald's consultants to develop the arched forms used on the restaurants. The arches were not originally conceived as a standalone logo; they were part of the building design, with one arch positioned at each side of the structure.

The arches later became one of the world's most recognizable corporate symbols. A common mix-up is crediting Ray Kroc, who expanded McDonald's nationally but did not design the arches, or Jim Schindler, who created the later simplified logo based on them.