Catalogue Number
NMLH.2025.37.139
Object Name
Poster
Title
t is difficult to lip-read names from thousands of possibilities
Place
Paddington Printshop, London
People
Deepa Agarwal (designer); Paddington Printshop, London
Date
1994
Description
Screenprinted poster of the British Sign Language (BSL) fingerspelling alphabet on a right handed person. At the bottom is "It is difficult to lip-read names from thousands of possibilities".
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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