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The London Poster Project

Poster
2009 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

As part of the 2009 London Design Festival, Domenic Lippa at Pentagram worked with the Festival's Chairman, Sir John Sorrell in curating the London Poster Project. This exhibition was formed of twenty posters created by the UK's most renowned graphic designers. Each artist was asked to produce a poster that 'celebrates London as the creative capital of the world'. They were restricted to a palette of red and black and each silkscreened poster was produced in a limited edition of 100. The exhibition drew on the notion that the poster is one of the oldest and still one of the most powerful forms of graphic communication. The posters were displayed at the V&A during the London Design Festival in 2009.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • The London Poster Project (series title)
  • Taxi! (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed poster
Brief description
Poster by Alan Kitching at the Typography Workshop, depicting the word 'TAXI!', commissioned for the 2009 London Design Festival. Great Britain, 2009.
Physical description
Poster in red and black on white, depicting the word 'taxi' in bold letters, surrounded by lots of different numbers. Signed by the artist and lettered with designer's name, date and commissioning details. Stamped with the London Design Festival logo.
Dimensions
  • Height: 91cm
  • Width: 64cm
Dimensions measured 01/02/2013
Production typeLimited edition
Marks and inscriptions
Designed by Alan Kitching, The Typography Workshop. One of a series of twenty limited edition designs commissioned for the 2009 London Design Festival. © The Typography Workshop 2009. (Lettered in red on the white border, bottom left)
Credit line
Given by The London Design Festival
Production
One of a series of twenty limited edition designs commissioned for the 2009 London Design Festival
Subjects depicted
Summary
As part of the 2009 London Design Festival, Domenic Lippa at Pentagram worked with the Festival's Chairman, Sir John Sorrell in curating the London Poster Project. This exhibition was formed of twenty posters created by the UK's most renowned graphic designers. Each artist was asked to produce a poster that 'celebrates London as the creative capital of the world'. They were restricted to a palette of red and black and each silkscreened poster was produced in a limited edition of 100. The exhibition drew on the notion that the poster is one of the oldest and still one of the most powerful forms of graphic communication. The posters were displayed at the V&A during the London Design Festival in 2009.
Other number
17 - series number
Collection
Accession number
E.397-2011

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2013
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