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As You Like It, The National Theatre, London, 1968

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  • Format: Programme
  • Designer/s: Ken Briggs and Susan Chennells
  • Year: 1968
  • Client/Publisher: The National Theatre, London
  • Size: 130mm x 230mm
Ken Briggs was born in 1931 in Derbyshire, studied at Chesterfield School of Arts & Crafts and later at the Central School of Arts & Crafts in London, alongside notable designers like Ken Garland and Colin Forbes. After National Service, he worked briefly as a typographer at Everetts. In the late 1950s, Ken freelanced for clients like the Arts Council and Rathbone Books while teaching part-time. In the 1960s, he won the design contract for The National Theatre, where his use of photography and Letraset set the visual tone for its future designs.

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As You Like It, The National Theatre, London, 1968. Design by Ken Briggs and Susan Chennells
As You Like It, The National Theatre, London, 1968. Design by Ken Briggs and Susan Chennells
Ken Briggs was born in 1931 in Derbyshire, studied at Chesterfield School of Arts & Crafts and later at the Central School of Arts & Crafts in London, alongside notable designers like Ken Garland and Colin Forbes. After National Service, he worked briefly as a typographer at Everetts. In the late 1950s, Ken freelanced for clients like the Arts Council and Rathbone Books while teaching part-time. In the 1960s, he won the design contract for The National Theatre, where his use of photography and Letraset set the visual tone for its future designs.
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