Abram Games was one of the twentieth century’s great graphic designers. His work is now a fascinating record of social history. For over 60 years he produced some of Britain’s most memorable images including the ‘Blonde Bombshell’ ATS poster of 1941.
His clients included the United Nations, London Transport, British Airways, Shell, the Financial Times and Guinness. He designed stamps for Britain, Jersey and Israel, book jackets for Penguin books and emblems for the Festival of Britain and the Queen’s Award for Industry. His influence even reached the infant television service in 1953 when he created the first animated BBC on-screen ident.
In the Second World War he was appointed 'Official War Poster Artist' and designed 100 posters. His Cona Coffee makers are design classics and his inventions include a portable hand-held duplicating machine and a hand held copying device.
All images © Estate of Abram Games
This is part 3 of a 3-part post on the works of Abram Games:
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| c1952 Orient Line To Australia 101.6 x 64 cm |
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| 1953 Invitation to The Savoy Coronation Ball 2nd June 1953 13.6 x 20.4 cm |
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| 1953 Graphis magazine cover |
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| 1953 BBC animated screen ident |
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| c1954-55 orient line. Boomerang Trips advertising first class return to Australia travel by the Orient Shipping Line |
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| 1955 Bus Excursions 101.6 x 63.5 cm |
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| 1955 Coach Tours 101.6 x 63.5 cm |
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| 1956 Look Before You Shop The Design Centre, Haymarket London SW1 |
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| 1957-58 Clochemerle Penguin book cover 23.8 x 18.1 cm |
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| 1957 L'Irlande pour vos vacances (Ireland for your holidays) 62 x 42 cm |
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| 1957 Guinness 76.1 x 50.7 cm |
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| 1957-58 The Prevalence of Witches Penguin Book cover 23.8 x 18. cm |
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| 1958 Logo for Ind Coope Breweries 9.5 x 5.5 cm |
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| 1958 Flames in the Sky Penguin Book cover |
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| 1958 Cover for Progress magazine |
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| 1958 25th Anniversary Maccabiah Games |
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| 1959 UK Board of Trade Exhibition in Moscow 62 x 47 cm |
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| 1960 London Transport Conducted Coach Tours 101.6 x 63.5 cm |
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| 1960 Horizon Holidays by Air |
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| c1961-62 Guinness 5 million daily 50.6 x 79 cm |
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| 1962 Freedom from Hunger 75.8 x 50.7 cm |
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| 1963 United Nations Day October 24 1963 76 x 40.8 cm |
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| 1963 Chichester festival theatre 62 x 43 cm |
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| 1963 United Nations Day October 24 1963 |
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| c1963-64 The Times newspaper 75.9 x 50.7 cm |
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| c1963-64 The Times newspaper 75.9 x 50.6 cm |
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| 1964 Libros sobre Oriente (Books on the East) 55 x 38 cm |
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| 1967 Sightsee London (Bus) 62 x 41 cm |
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| 1967 Carefree, London Transport poster promoting travel by bus 76.1 x 50.3 cm |
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| 1970 London Buildings |
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| 1971 Valley Of The Biblical Coppermines The British Museum 74.5 x 49.7 cm |
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| 1975 Shakespeare poster 73.3 x 46.6 cm |
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| 1976 London Regent's Park (Zoo) London Underground 101.5 x 63.5 cm |
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| 1980s Jewish Museum Jewish Museum Historic and Ritual Treasures 42 x 30 cm |
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| 1981 Gestetner manufacturers of duplicating machines, etc. 76.2 x 51.1 cm |
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| Fly BEA, Jersey, British European Airways |
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| Help The RAF Join the WAAF 62 x 45 cm |
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| Jersey advertising tourism for the island of Jersey |
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| The Song of the Whip by Evan Evansby Penguin Books cover |
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| This child found a 'blind' Accidents occur daily with blinds left on the ranges. Report all blinds for destruction at the end of the day's work. |
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| Wasted Petrol Is Another Ship Lost |
