Monday 3 January 2011

Blog Early This Christmas!

Well and truly thwarted in my plans to give you a Christmas Special, and having failed to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, I can at last kick off 2011 with something appropriate. Considering my lack of getting anything done this last December, I can do no better than give you this excellent Barnett Freedman poster from 1938. It will act as a reminder for me to get my finger out next December. Freedman (1901-1958), is one of my favourite designers, amongst the last of a breed once called 'commercial artists' as opposed to 'graphic designers'. He will perhaps be best remembered for King George V 1935 Jubilee stamps and Faber bookjackets, but little recognised for designing an early Penguin chocolate biscuit wrapper. Happy New Year!
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11 comments:

  1. Lemon Kelly3 January 2011 at 13:41

    What a splendid poster! A very happy new year to all at Ashley Towers.

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  2. Peter Ashley3 January 2011 at 14:35

    Thankyou Lemon, and to you.

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  3. The Vintage Knitter3 January 2011 at 17:13

    Happy New Year to you & yours, Mr A. and thank you for that interesting snippet of information about one one my favourite childhood and adulthood) snacks. I'll go and Google an image of one of these wrappers right way!

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  4. Vinogirl3 January 2011 at 17:17

    I followed your link to the GPO blog and then on to the BFI website, all good stuff.
    Happy New Year!

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  5. Philip Wilkinson3 January 2011 at 17:52

    A beautiful poster, full of subtle touches and typical of the work of this master. Thank you for sharing it. And Happy New Year.

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  6. CarolineLD3 January 2011 at 19:03

    Happy new year, and thank you for that great poster! Although now I'm craving Penguins...

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  7. Ron Combo3 January 2011 at 20:08

    What a lovely p-p-p-poster!

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  8. Jon Dudley4 January 2011 at 07:48

    What a grand start to the new year. We rather like the term 'commercial artist'...made the more interesting when 'non-commercial' artists turn their hand to posters, bookjackets and the like - Bawden, Ravilious and Nash amongst the ones from a favourite era. Best wishes to all for a good new year.

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  9. Jon Dudley4 January 2011 at 07:48

    What a grand start to the new year. We rather like the term 'commercial artist'...made the more interesting when 'non-commercial' artists turn their hand to posters, bookjackets and the like - Bawden, Ravilious and Nash amongst the ones from a favourite era. Best wishes to all for a good new year.

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  10. Anonymous10 January 2011 at 06:31

    ....please don't forget to also blog often! UE addicts of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your corrugated iron chains!

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  11. Sue Imgrund10 January 2011 at 07:44

    What an elegant poster. Despite the message, the tone is cool, calm and collected with a lack of 21st century panic and !!!!!! exclamation marks.
    Look forward to UE 2011.

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