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SELECTED BYKEN CARBONEPEACE POSTERDESIGNED BYROBERT BROWNJOHN
There are iconic works of graphic design whose timeless quality transcends stylistic fashion. In rare cases, some achieve a mythical aura. One such example is a peace poster designed by Robert Brownjohn in 1969. It was a radical departure from the peace posters of the time. Absent the Day-Glo colors, acid-trip type, and hippie imagery, it is oddly haunting and potent.
Brownjohn, known to his friends as BJ, was a founding member of Brownjohn, Chermayeff & Geismar. In 1959, he moved to London, where he became renowned as the creator of title sequences for classic James Bond films including the audaciously sexy Goldfinger.
I was fortunate to work for Chermayeff & Geismar after ...
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