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Great British Design?
Sixth annual Friends of St Bride conference
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31 May and 1 June 2007
The original St Bride Conference returns to London in 2007 with its
characteristically eclectic and inspiring mix of speakers, workshops,
exhibitions and events.
At this year's conference Ken Garland will be nominating his top five
unsung graphic design masters 1950-2000:
"I have chosen five - it could have been fifteen - four of whom will
be revealed only on the day; the fifth is Alfred Wainwright, the
author, artist, designer and publisher of his 'Pictorial Guides to
the Lakeland Fells', and I hope the other four will understand if,
given the limited time at my disposal, I give him the lion's share of
it. My choices are, of course, personal, but I hope to convince my
hearers that they are well worthy of their consideration."
Ken Garland completed his studies in graphic design at the Central
School of Arts and Crafts, London, in the 1950s. He was Art Editor of
Design magazine from 1956-62, when he left to establish his own
graphic design studio as Ken Garland and Associates. Ken has written
several books on design, contributed many articles to design
periodicals in the UK, US, Europe and Japan, and has taught and
lectured all over the world. His photographic work has been seen in a
number of one-man exhibitions; the most recent being Metaphors, a
portfolio of text and image (Brighton and Coventry, 2002, Hull, 2003,
Glasgow and Portugal, 2004); The children of Bangladesh/The rickshas
of Bangladesh (Coventry and Reading, 2006).
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For anybody interested in type and graphics, and their place in the
world, our conference is the event to see and be seen at.
Come and join us for edification, conversation and visual provocation.
Booking
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. Venue: St Bride Institute, Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London EC4Y 8EQ.
. Admission: £100/£50 for concessions (£150/£75 after 10 May)
. Contact St Bride Foundation:
lauranewport [at] stbridefoundation.org
020 7353 3331
More information at www.stbride.org