St Bride's 2004 Spring Schedule

St Bride Spring Library Hours :

In February St Bride Printing Library will be open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays only.
In March it will be open only on Wednesdays. This is to allow for essential conservation work and some reorganisation of the collection.

Russian Graphic Design :
from Tsarism and the Avant-Garde to Perestroika

Be sure not to miss this wonderful and well-received exhibition which remains open until 26 February 2004.

Date and Time :

Mon–Fri 9:30–5:00pm.

It is advisable to call before-hand to check opening times, especially if you plan to travel in from outside London.

Venue :

St Bride Printing Library Exhibition room
St Bride Institute
Bride Lane (off Fleet Street)
London EC4Y 8EE

The Exhibition :

Our knowledge of Russian avant-garde graphics tends to be dominated by a few names, mainly from Moscow, like Rodchenko, the Stenberg brothers, Lissitzky and Telingater. This exhibition, curated by the lecturer and author Catherine Cooke, presents something of the wider context of these peoples work in pre-revolutionary Russian printing and graphics and in the world of design and social change around them. It then continues through the Stalin period and up to Perestroika.

Fred Smeijers: work so far

Fred Smeijers' exhibition in March

A new exhibition in the exhibition room of the St Bride Printing Library showing work of the celebrated Dutch type designer Fred Smeijers.

Venue :

St Bride Printing Library Exhibition room
St Bride Institute
Bride Lane (off Fleet Street)
London EC4Y 8EE

Exhibition Times :

Check website http://www.stbride.org for details

Illustrated lecture Type now

Preview and Lecture Date and Times :

Tuesday 16 March 2004

5:30–7:30pm Private view

7:30–9:00pm Lecture

Lecture tickets (available on the door) :

£5, concessions £3 (including wine)

The Lecture and Exhibition :

Type design is a strange phenomenon. It is around us everywhere, yet it is hardly recognized as an applied art, and only accepted as an artistic achievement or as a design discipline by a rather small group of people. You, the reader of this announcement, probably belong to this group. In this lecture marking the opening of an exhibition of his work, Fred Smeijers will discuss what type design means for him. His activities cover a very wide area, ranging from historical research into the Garamond-like roman types of the sixteenth century, to the fonts in your mobile phone, and everything in between. For Smeijers, the role of a type designer is – like much else – on the move. But still he tries to look for common or continuing aspects, regardless of time or technique.

Copies of Fred Smeijer's new book Type now will be on sale after the lecture, and at the opening of the exhibition, at a special price. A percentage of each copy sold will be given to the Library.

More Info :

T : 020 7353 4660

E : http://www.stbride.org