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Miss Julie & Black Comedy, The National Theatre, London, 1964

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  • Format: Programme
  • Designer/s: Ken Briggs
  • Year: 1964
  • 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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Miss Julie & Black Comedy, The National Theatre, London, 1964. Designed by Ken Briggs
Miss Julie & Black Comedy, The National Theatre, London, 1964. Designed by Ken Briggs
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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