Wyndham Lewis Portraits
Wood Pencil / Graphic Design / Catalogues & Brochures / 2009
Described by Walter Sickert as 'the greatest portraitist of this or any other time', Wyndham Lewis was one of the European avant-garde’s truly dynamic forces. Invited to design a promotional campaign and catalogue for the exhibition ‘Wyndham Lewis Portraits’, we looked toward the opening salvo of the Vorticist movement, 'Blast', a publication edited and designed by Lewis. The campaign features a portrait by Lewis of his friend and champion TS Eliot, with bold, distressed wood type, and vertical and horizontal rules in homage to 'Blast'. This palette was applied across a range of promotional collateral including flyers, invites, press folders, ads and a four-sheet poster. The catalogue features bold, uppercase ‘wood’ type, rules, punctuation and layout – evoking the striking visual aesthetic of 'Blast', while the colour palette echoes the hues found in the portraits themselves.
Are you credited on this winning entry?
If you've been awarded Wood Pencil or above, drop us your details for further information about how you can order your D&AD Pencil. If you've previously won In Book or a Nomination and would like to celebrate your achievement with a Wood or Graphite Pencil, please let us know.