Designer: Abram Games

Abram Games

Abram Games worked with clients including the United Nations, London Transport, British Airways, Shell, the Financial Times and Guinness. ‘In the Second World War he was appointed ‘Official War Poster Artist’ and designed 100 posters’.

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Advertising matter from post-World War II Britain for British Aluminium Company. Designs by Abram Games, Tom Eckersley, FHK Henrion, Pat Keely, and James Hart, who collectively crafted over 100 four-color and 300 black-and-white advertisements.

Artefacts Featuring the Work of Abram Games

Abram Games: 60 years of Design, Howard Gardens Gallery, 1990

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Abram Games: 60 years of Design, Howard Gardens Gallery, 1990

  • Format: Exhibition Catalogue
  • Designer/s: Abram Games
  • Year: 1990
Over My Shoulder – Abram Games, Studio Books, 1960

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Over My Shoulder – Abram Games, Studio Books, 1960

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Abram Games
  • Year: 1960
Target for Tomorrow 02: A Plan for Town & Country, The Pilot Press, 1943

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Target for Tomorrow 02: A Plan for Town & Country, The Pilot Press, 1943

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Abram Games
  • Year: 1944
Target For Tomorrow 03: Food and The People, The Pilot Press, 1943

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Target For Tomorrow 03: Food and The People, The Pilot Press, 1943

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Abram Games
  • Year: 1943
Target For Tomorrow 09: The Rehousing of Britain, The Pilot Press, 1943

From the graphic design archive:

Target For Tomorrow 09: The Rehousing of Britain, The Pilot Press, 1943

  • Format: Book
  • Designer/s: Abram Games
  • Year: 1943
Bet Your Life, London Hippodrome, Programme, 1952

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Bet Your Life, London Hippodrome, Programme, 1952

  • Format: Programme
  • Designer/s: Abram Games
  • Year: 1952
Art and Industry 216, June 1944

From the graphic design archive:

Art and Industry 216, June 1944

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Abram Games
  • Year: 1944
Future Books Volume 3, no 3 – Overture, Industry Government Science Arts, 1948

From the graphic design archive:

Future Books Volume 3, no 3 – Overture, Industry Government Science Arts, 1948

  • Format: Magazine
  • Designer/s: Abram Games
  • Year: 1948
Cross Channel Ship Advert, The British Aluminium Company, 1950s

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Cross Channel Ship Advert, The British Aluminium Company, 1950s

  • Format: Printed advertisement
  • Designer/s: Abram Games
  • Year: 1950s
Long Span Crane Advert, The British Aluminium Company, 1950s

From the graphic design archive:

Long Span Crane Advert, The British Aluminium Company, 1950s

  • Format: Printed advertisement
  • Designer/s: Abram Games
  • Year: 1950s

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