Tom Eckersley

Recent articles about Tom Eckersley

Poster man and boy

Issue 102, Autumn 2021

Review

Paul Rennie’s Tom Eckersley: A Mid-century Modern Master is a fascinating account of Eckersley’s prolific output …

Cheap Jack Flash

Issue 60, Summer 2006

Feature

Fluorescent inks – costly, dramatic, even ‘vulgar’ – provided 1950s designers with a fresh challenge

Social vision

Issue 52, Summer 2004

Feature

RoSPA’s Second World War safety posters challenge orthodox views of British Modernism

A world of shape and flat colour

Issue 14, Autumn 1994

Review

The recent exhibition of Tom Eckersley’s posters was the most comprehensive retrospective of his contribution…

Recent blog posts about Tom Eckersley

Books of seaside revelations

3 June 2020
Book design, Design history, Graphic design, Illustration, Visual culture

Guidebooks have enticed visitors to resorts since the nineteenth century. The third in Justin Burns’s series about coastal graphic design in the UK
For decades, the guidebook has navigated visitors through the bright lights of the seaside, showcasing…

Warning cries

14 January 2016
Design history, Illustration, Posters, Reviews, Visual culture

Paul Rennie casts new light on RoSPA’s safety posters. Review of Safety First by Clare Walters
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) employed many of the best designers…

AK and A23D on press

18 September 2014
Design history, Graphic design, Posters, Technology, Typography

Two 21st-century letterpress projects breathe new life into this arcane, antiquated but much-loved method of mark-making
The LDF’s opening graphic weekend featured plenty of stimulating events and fascinating displays, with workshops…