Alan Fletcher gallery visit

Alan Fletcher 50 years of graphic work (and play).

I visited the Cube gallery in Manchester to see this

exhibition and i was surprised by the shear volume

of work that Fletcher has produced. He is a founding

member of D&AD and one of this countries fathers

of modern graphic design. I have catalogued his

work photographically and here are some of my

examples of the photomontages that i have produced

from the visit.

The examples above show the wide range of work covered

by Fletcher earlier in his career Working with Crosby, Forbes

and Gill. You can clearly see the range of styles used here

from pastiche and parody through to bold playful type.

!n 1972 in collaboration with five other designers the iconic

Pentagram was formed from Fletcher stumbling across it

in a witchcraft book and the five pointed shape symbolised

their collaboration. They had a multi disciplinary approach

one that was to prove very successful and is very much apart

of today's design world.

Here are many examples of the variety of work Fletcher

has produced since the early 1960's

Some examples of one major client Pirelli.

Optimist/pessimist is a theme he used and here are

some examples he produced using found ephemera.

The use of collage in the following sequence reminds me of

the dadaists of the early 1920's.

His visual curiosity has evolved with him since his education

in the 1950's as his themes have developed through the

passing years.

Although it was not possible in the time space to document

all of Fletcher's work i have shown examples mainly of the

work that appeals to me. I must add that his enthuisiasm

for his profession was undoubtable thoroughly enjoyable

to view his ability to relate graphic design to real life is

unquestionable.