Master A
Print
1990 (made)
1990 (made)
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In 1990 Rufus Leonard Design Consultants designed a new corporate identity for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Their brief was to produce a ‘mark’, a combination of symbol and lettering, for use on all the orchestra’s communication material. The finished design was based on the image of a conductor with batons, or music dancing between outstretched arms. This top-quality photographic print, known as a ‘master bromide’, would be given to the printer as a standard by which to judge all subsequent prints. The text at the bottom warns people not to redraw or alter the mark and to use the master bromide whenever making a reprint.
Object details
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Title | Master A (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Bromide print |
Brief description | Bromide master print, with mark for use on communication material, designed for the London Philharmonic Orchestra by Rufus Leonard Design Consultants, 1990 |
Physical description | Bromide print with mark of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, entitled 'Master A', printed in black ink |
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Credit line | Given by the artist |
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Summary | In 1990 Rufus Leonard Design Consultants designed a new corporate identity for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Their brief was to produce a ‘mark’, a combination of symbol and lettering, for use on all the orchestra’s communication material. The finished design was based on the image of a conductor with batons, or music dancing between outstretched arms. This top-quality photographic print, known as a ‘master bromide’, would be given to the printer as a standard by which to judge all subsequent prints. The text at the bottom warns people not to redraw or alter the mark and to use the master bromide whenever making a reprint. |
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Accession number | E.2139:13-1991 |
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Record created | February 19, 2004 |
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