I'm sure you have all seen the so-called branding for the courier service EVRI that uses a different font for each letter, and over the last half-decade, this style became a design thing that appeared on design festivals, book covers, posters and more. However, 64 years back, the great US designer Ivan Chermayeff Hon RDI created this beautiful cover for a book on the artist Lee Gatch for The American Foundation of Arts (1960). I interviewed Ivan in 2007 about his life and work. To hear it, use this Link.
David Gentleman: Stamp of Approval
February 20, 2022
Royal Mail has issued a set of 6 stamps featuring original designs from their archive by David Gentlemen RDI. They are in celebration his outstanding contribution to the development of modern British stamp design from the 1960s to the present. In 2010 I recorded a candid interview with him about his life and work. (See link at foot) Here are four of the six.
To hear the interview click HERE
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