"it."
Typography
1994 (designed)
1994 (designed)
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A sheet of white paper which acts as a support for a collage of pieces of paper on which are printed samples of typography in different sizes. The letters 'it' are hand-coloured in black felt tip pen.
Object details
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| Title | "it." (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | collage, printing and hand-colouring in felt tip pen on paper |
| Brief description | Typography |
| Physical description | A sheet of white paper which acts as a support for a collage of pieces of paper on which are printed samples of typography in different sizes. The letters 'it' are hand-coloured in black felt tip pen. |
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| Object history | 'IT' was designed in September 1994 for Spring/ Summer '95. This collection focuses on slogans and was designed during a traumatic period of the duo's career, the loss of a close friend through AIDS caused them great distress. The 'feel-good' factor behind the 'IT' collection, was based on slogans broadcasting positive happy messages. This collection coincided with the reappearance of the term the 'It Girl' in the mid '90s. Antoni & Alison (A&A) see themselves as having played an important role in the bold, positive feeling that the 'It Girl' represents. During this period A&A moved away from the labour intensive screen printing to the use of transfer printing. This collection of material includes a scribbled design on a napkin, the collection plan, notebook and notes, collages of slogans, a transfer and sample on jersey. |
| Production | There is a note on a scrap of notepaper stating 'designed Sept '94 for S/S '95'. This collection was therefore designed in Autumn 1994 for the Spring/Summer of the following year. |
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| Accession number | E.656-1997 |
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| Record created | September 27, 2002 |
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