Originally it was going to be a Yorkshire rose but then Rex Ripley was inspired by his simple ‘Y’ idea to enter the competition to design the logo for the launch of Yorkshire television in 1963. <br /><br />Rex won which led to his Yorkshire Television ‘Chevron’ becoming an iconic emblem.<br /><br />He earned 370 pounds and 10 shillings for designing the logo. <br /><br />Rex, from Garforth, sadly died in February aged 93. His funeral took place today in Leeds with a vinyl of the chevron placed in the funeral vehicle.
