Art & Industry 297, April 1951

Tom Eckersley

Magazine / Periodical / Journal

Content includes:
1851-1951-Editorial
Tempting the Tourist by A. C. Tripe, F.R.I.B.A.
Competition No. VIII- Result and Judges’ Report
• O wad some power the giftie gie us . . by Peter Muller-Munk
English Art Schools and Industry: II
New Designs from the Factories
Decorator’s Paris Shop
Canada Needs Good Packaging

Details

Format Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designer/s Tom Eckersley
Year 1951
Client/Publisher The Studio Ltd
Size 195mm X 250mm

Tom Eckersley

Tom Eckersley was born in Lowton, Lancashire, in 1914 and studied at Salford College of Art. He began his first career in London, together with Eric Lombers in 1935, designing for London Transport, Shell Mex, BBC, General Post Office and many other important companies. Eckersley was a member of the Society of Artists and Designers and a Royal Designer for Industry and the Society of Typographic Designers. As well as a designer, he was head of the Department of Design, London College of Printing, and a member of the graphic judging panel for the diplomas in Art and Design. Explore related designers including Abram Games, FHK Henrion, and Hans Schleger. See also British Modernism, British graphic design history, and 1940s graphic design history.

Art and Industry

Art and Industry was a British monthly magazine which focused on commercial art, graphic design, advertising, and industrial design. The magazine was previously called Commercial Art.

Linked Information

Design Format: Magazine / Periodical / Journal
Designed in the: 1950s
Series: Art and Industry

Art & Industry 297, April 1951. Cover design by Tom Eckersley

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