David Sudlow Designers
546–547 Royal Exchange
Old Bank Street
Manchester M2 7EN
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546–547 Royal Exchange
Old Bank Street
Manchester M2 7EN
hello@davidsudlowdesigners.com
Radical
Clerkenwell Reinterpreted
Marx Memorial Library
25 September – 20 December 2024
Client
Marx Memorial Library
Location
London
Role
Graphic designer
Collaborators
Co-designer: Simon Leach Design
Graphic printing: Standard8
Radical Clerkenwell Interpreted is a community co-curation project with the Marx Memorial Library in Clerkenwell, London. Local residents were invited to explore the library’s archives to find stories that resonated with them or that they wanted to find out more about. The library has an extensive collection of radical social history – encompassing antifascism, workers’ rights and campaigns for equality – with deep ties to the local area, which has been at the forefront of social struggle and activism for centuries. The project marks the launch of the library as an active exhibition space and venue for the local community.
To capture and display the output of the community work we created a set of hanging banners. In a nod to the building’s legacy being home of radical publisher 20th Century Press, we created a
bespoke headline typeface with letters cut from newsprint and distressed using analogue methods before being restored digitally. We embraced
hand-made design, using newsprint and printing textures to create a distinct visual language across the graphics, with the use of torn strips of paper as caption devices, and a single spot colour palette for all typography.
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David Sudlow Designers
546–547 Royal Exchange
Old Bank Street
Manchester M2 7EN
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Old Bank Street
Manchester M2 7EN
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