By 1971, he was hired to create lettering and drawings for Rolling Stone, which was headquartered in San Francisco at the time. Parkinson was enlisted to redesign its logo in 1977, in time for the ...

The artist behind Rolling Stone ‘s most recognizable logo has died. Jim Parkinson died on Thursday, June 26, at age 83 after facing a “long struggle” with Alzheimer’s Disease, his friend ...