Who designed the golden arches used in McDonald's first major logo redesign in 1962?

Jim Schindler designed the golden arches used in McDonald's major 1962 logo redesign.

Schindler combined the two architectural arches found on many McDonald's restaurants into the familiar overlapping “M.” The design turned a building feature into a recognizable corporate symbol, helping customers identify the restaurants from a distance.

The arches had first appeared as architectural elements in the 1950s. Stanley Meston designed the original arch structures for the McDonald brothers' restaurants, but Schindler is credited with adapting the arches into the logo used from 1962.

The 1962 mark was not yet the same as every later version. McDonald's changed surrounding lettering and graphic treatments over time, while the golden arches remained the essential visual constant. The logo is therefore often discussed as both an architectural idea and a branding development.