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Biba

Biba


Client

Biba


Designers


Date

1969


Digital

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ロンドンのファッションシーンを席捲した伝説的なブティック「BIBA」。 オーナーは、ポーランド出身のバーバラ・フラニッキ (Barbara Hulanicki, 1936 –) 。 ヴィクトリア&アルバート博物館のホームページよると、ジョン・マッコーネルによって2バージョンのロゴがデザインされたとある。 1963年に Edda をベースにしたアールヌーヴォー調のロゴがつくられ、1969年にアールデコ調にリデザインされた。 マッコーネルは Face Photosetting を立ち上げた人物で、アラン・フレッチャーに誘われ Pentagram に参画した。 また、以下の画像は英国のタイプデザイナー Dave Farey のビデオから引用したもの。 マッコーネルから依頼を受け、フォント化された可能性がある。

Biba Rainbow Biba logo

BIBA logo by John McConnell, 1963
See also Edda

Winter Colors 1973

Winter Colors 1973
via: Typography.Guru

Biba Logo

John McConnell designed two versions of the Biba logo. The first was designed for the Biba mail order catalogues around 1966 and drew on Art Nouveau lettering of the 1890s for inspiration, a form of Celtic lettering reinterpreted by the Liberty style of the period. In 1969, the logo was re-designed reflecting inspiration from 1930s Art Deco. When the Biba shop moved in 1973 to the former Derry & Toms building (built in 1933) in Kensington High Street, the interiors were decorated in a style inspired by the glamorous era of 1930s' Hollywood.

Dave Farey Uncut
TDC Uncut series with Dave Farey, 2012. British type designer Dave Farey of HouseStyle Graphics talks about his career at a Type Directors Club salon in November 2012. Dave describes his experience with a wide range of projects from the Sixties on, including his early work with stencils and Letraset and the process he used to develop type designs for the iconic UK comedy series "Black Adder." Working with Richard Dawson at Panache Typography in London, Farey has been involved in the design and artwork creation of more than 200 typefaces.