OVG Oberhavel Verkehrsgesellschaft Symbol

Go faster stripes seem an obvious solution for a public transport company in the Oberhavel region north of Berlin. Beneath its dynamic surface, the symbol for Oberhavel Verkehrsgesellschaft shares a common structure with three sister marks.

The principle goes back to a custom first established by the stonemason journeymen in the middle ages. On the completion of his apprenticeship each journeyman received a sign from his master that was derived from a mother figure unique to each masonic lodge. The resulting family of marks could therefore easily be traced back to its origin.