Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.28
Object Name
Poster
Title
Printing is easy at Paddington printshop
Place
Paddington Printshop, London; The Factory
People
John Phillips (designer); Paddington Printshop; Maryland's Community Association
Date
1976
Description
Screenprinted poster, âPrinting is easy at Paddington printshopâ. âPrinting is easyâ in stylised and individual type set into the sentence. âAt Paddington printshopâ is in a stylised multicoloured crayons hand-drawn look. An illustration of a factory building with multicoloured bricks where the chimney transformed into a fist at the top is below the text. Along the bottom on a yellow background is âMaryland's Community Association invites you to print your own posters, leaflets, magazines, t-shirts, etc (for the cost of the material used) at Paddington printshop, the Factoryâ.
This poster was made by Paddington Printshop, a community graphic design and print workshop in West London, co-founded by John Phillips and Pippa Smith. Between 1975-1991, the centre printed over 400 designs for left-wing community organisations. These publicised local political campaigns such as housing rights and food co-ops, to social gatherings including play days, gardening clubs, gigs and festivals. Their do-it-yourself style was part of the proto-punk ethos.
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