Washington/ New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Acclaimed graphic designer Joe Caroff, whose most famous work was the iconic 007 gun logo for the James Bond franchise, posters for West Side Story and A Hard Day's Night and typography for Last Tango in Paris, Manhattan and Rollerball,died in Manhattan at the age of 103. "He died peacefully in hospice care yesterday, his family said Caroff died one day short of birthday No. 104 in hospice care at his home in Manhattan, his sons, Peter and Michael Caroff", told The New York Times.

Caroff's classic 007 symbol, designed in 1962 for Dr. No, combined the digits "007" and the outline of a pistol incorporated within the '7', imagery now widely known across more than 25 Bond movies.

In addition to Bond's graphic...