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Thursday 7 February 2013

Edward Johnston's blackboard photographs

I was very happy when I was assigned this item for my first brief for unit 7 'use'. According to the brief we are each assigned a design related object from our university's archived collection. We are expected to produce a promotional piece for both the object and the collection. My assigned item is a set of photographs of Edward Johnstone’s teaching blackboards (c.1920s).

For those who don't know, Johnston used to teach calligraphy at the Central school (now CSM) and was, amongst other things, responsible for this rather well known design.

the box and photographs

  

some of the blackboard photographs

and some photos from the archive

   



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