Ken Garland

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Ken Garland is notable as a British graphic designer, author and game designer. Garland established Ken Garland Associates in 1962.

Work

Garland studied design at London's Central School of Arts and Crafts in the early 1950s (at a time when Alan Fletcher and other later-prominent designers were also students).[1] In November 1963 Garland authored the First Things First manifesto which advocated "in favour of the more useful and more lasting forms of communication" over the increasing overuse of design talent in advertising.[2]

...we have reached a saturation point at which the high pitched scream of consumer selling is no more than sheer noise. We think that there are other things more worth using our skill and experience on. There are signs for streets and buildings, books and periodicals, catalogues, instructional manuals, industrial photography, educational aids, films, television features, scientific and industrial publications and all the other media through which we promote our trade, our education, our culture and our greater awareness of the world. ..."
—Ken Garland, First Things First, 1964.

The manifesto was signed by 21 others. In January 1964, the manifesto was reprinted by Tony Benn in his column in The Guardian.[3] As a result, Garland was invited onto the BBC to read a section of the manifesto. The manifesto was subsequently reprinted by many design publications in Britain and later internationally. In the spirit of Garland's 1964 manifesto, a prominent group of 23 designers, including Garland, produced and signed the First Things First 2000 manifesto.

In addition to his output in graphic design, Garland has produced many articles for design publications.[4] He is the author of the 1994 book, Mr. Beck's Underground Map.[5] The University of Reading published a collection of Garland's writings as A Word in Your Eye.[6] In 2001 Baseline produced a collection of Garland's photography as a book called Metaphors.

Garland is the designer of several games including Connect and Rivers, Roads & Rails.[7]

Bibliography

  • Graphics Handbook, Studio Vista, 1966 (ASIN B0000CN8SI)[8]
  • Illustrated Graphics Glossary, Barrie & Jenkins, 1980. (ISBN 978-0091415112)
  • Graphics, Design and Printing Terms: An International Dictionary, Lund Humphries, 1989. (ISBN 085331523X)
  • Mr. Beck's Underground Map, Capital Transport Publishing, 1994. (ISBN 978-1854141682)
  • A Word in Your Eye, Ken Garland, 1996, University of Reading, Department of Typography & Graphic Communication. (ISBN 978-0704911215)
  • Metaphors (with Hans-Dieter Reichert), Bradbourne Publishing Ltd, 2001. (ISBN 978-0953974108)
  • A Close Look at Fire Hydrants, Pudkin Books, 2009. (ISBN 978-1907243011)
  • A Close Look at the Rickshas of Bangladesh, Pudkin Books, 2009. (ISBN 978-1907243035)
  • A Close Look at the Tall Windows of Mexico, Pudkin Books, 2009. (ISBN 978-1907243028)

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ Rick Poynor (1999), "First things first revisited", Emigre (51), retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  2. ↑ "First Things First 1964 a manifesto". Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  3. ↑ Rick Poynor (1999), "First things first revisited", Emigre (51), retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  4. ↑ http://www.kengarland.co.uk/KG%20published%20writing/
  5. ↑ http://www.kengarland.co.uk/KGA%20graphic%20design/capital%20transport/index.html
  6. ↑ http://www.kengarland.co.uk/KGA%20graphic%20design/university%20of%20reading/index.html
  7. ↑ http://www.kengarland.co.uk/KGA%20toys%20and%20games/
  8. ↑ Rob Waller (10 March 2011), "In praise of Studio Vista, Ken Garland and the good old days", retrieved 19 November 2012. 

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