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English Folk Dance & Song Society Festival, Royal Albert Hall, 1958

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  • Format Programme
  • Designer/s Design Research Unit, Jock Kinneir
  • Year 1958
  • Client/Publisher English Folk Dance & Song Society Festival,
  • Size 216mm x 280mm
Design Research Unit, Jock Kinneir
Design Research Unit were a British design group founded in 1942 that shaped post-war corporate identity through modernist graphic design. Explore related designers including Milner Gray and FHK Henrion. See also British Modernism and Rise of Corporate Identity.

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English Folk Dance & Song Society Festival, Royal Albert Hall, 1958. Cover design by Design Research Unit, Jock Kinneir
English Folk Dance & Song Society Festival, Royal Albert Hall, 1958. Cover design by Design Research Unit, Jock Kinneir
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