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Ken Garland - British Graphic Designer

Design, Council of Industrial Design, 88, April 1956

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Ken Garland
  • Year: 1956
  • Client/Publisher: Council of Industrial Design
  • Size: 200mm x 265mm
Ken Garland studied at the London Central School of Arts and Crafts in the 1950s and was taught by Herbert Spencer, Anthony Froshaug and Jesse Collins. Whilst at the School he studied alongside designers Ken Briggs, Alan Fletcher and Colin Forbes.

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Design, Council of Industrial Design, 88, April 1956. Cover design by Ken Garland
Design, Council of Industrial Design, 88, April 1956. Cover design by Ken Garland
Ken Garland studied at the London Central School of Arts and Crafts in the 1950s and was taught by Herbert Spencer, Anthony Froshaug and Jesse Collins. Whilst at the School he studied alongside designers Ken Briggs, Alan Fletcher and Colin Forbes.
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