#alan kitching

Pick Me Up 2016: Alan Kitching — A Life in Letterpress (pt2).  |  Londondesignz.com

Following on from my earlier post covering Alan’s work throughout the Nineties, this one samples some of his work from the turn of the Millennium. 

One of the great aspects of this exhibition is that it shines a light on the working process used in select pieces. This can be seen in the artwork of 2003′s history of the Royal Albert Hall where we get to view the final product in tandem with a rough production layout.

You can find out more about the exhibition and its companion book over at thetypographyworkshop.com.

Pick Me Up 2016: Alan Kitching — A Life in Letterpress (pt1).  |  Londondesignz.com

I recently dropped into this year’s Pick Me Up festival at Somerset House and made a point of spending some significant time looking through Alan Kitching’s ‘A life in Letterpress’ exhibition.

There was loads to look through and wittling the number of pieces down to a small set to be featured here posed a challenge. Even then, I’m having to spread my picks over several blog posts.

This one focuses on Kitching’s work throughout the Nineties which from my perspective, was the period I found myself most drawn to in the show. While this era includes 1992’s legendary ‘Broadside 5: Clerkenwell Typographic Map’, I’m find myself more drawn to some of the other work here, possibly because the Clerkenwell map has been very present throughout my design career (great though it is). One such piece is the poster advertising a Gert Dunbar lecture and its reference to Dunbar’s Dutch background — it has great punch.

Watch this space. More of my choice picks to come from this exhibition…