Material relating to the Festival of Britain
Date
c. 1945 - 1951
Code
CH/1/1
Extent
2 boxes of: 24 cards 280mm x 215mm; 2 cards 545mm x 215mm; 1 booklet 31 pages 280mm x 215; 2 leaflets each with 3 pages; 8 photographs; 1 booklet
Level
subseries
More details
Material relating to the Festival of Britain, for which Charles Hasler acted as chairman of the Typography Panel which oversaw the visual identity of the exhibition. Specimen of display letters, one complete copy and proof sheets. Flag Design Use leaflet; Photographs of Festival lettering; views of exhibition stands, booklets, programmes and material accompanying other Festival of Britain-related events. Charles Hasler was chairman of the Typography Panel of the Festival of Britiain. This Panel oversaw the visual identity of the exhibition. It drew up specimens of display letters, and developed guidelines on how the logo should be used on Festival-related publications and publicity.
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