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We've installed closed circuit tv

Poster
1996-1997 (made)
Artist/Maker
Johnson Banks (design company)
Connex South Eastern (clients)
Johnson, Michael (art director)
Devoy, Harriet (designer)
Place of origin
London (made)

This poster is part of a campaign of bold, vividly coloured information posters commissioned to brighten up dull railway stations. This poster aims to create goodwill between the railway company and its passengers by informing them that CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) has been installed as a safety measure. The series was nominated for BBC and D&AD (British Design and Art Direction) awards.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleWe've installed closed circuit tv (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph in green and blue
Paper
Ink
Lithography
Brief description
Johnson Banks, Poster for Connex South Eastern, We've installed closed circuit tv
Physical description
Information poster in an illustrative style depicting two eyes, each enclosed within a television screen. A line of text is curved to form a smiling mouth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 101.5cm
  • Width: 63.5cm
Credit line
Given by Johnson Banks
Subject depicted
Security
Summary
This poster is part of a campaign of bold, vividly coloured information posters commissioned to brighten up dull railway stations. This poster aims to create goodwill between the railway company and its passengers by informing them that CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) has been installed as a safety measure. The series was nominated for BBC and D&AD (British Design and Art Direction) awards.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.532-1998

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O188245/weve-installed-closed-circuit-tv-poster-johnson-michael/
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