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Alan Kitching
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Packaging / English Heritage

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Map of central London / Personal work

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Map of Kennington / Personal work

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Kia & Sunday Times advertorial

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Poster / The Great North Run

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Poster / Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

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Foyer mural / The Guardian

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Taxi poster / London Design Festival

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Conservation Area / Personal work

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Design is Hope / Collins

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I came, I saw, I stayed / Personal Work

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London map / Personal work

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Poster / London Marathon

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Braque / Personal work

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Antonym / Coningsby Gallery exhibition

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Membership recruitment / National Union of Journalists.

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Foyer display / The Guardian newspaper 1

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The Cinema Museum / Personal Work

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Map of Thames area / Personal work

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Rejoin / Personal work

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Time / Port Magazine

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Shipping map / Personal work

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Viviane Westwood London / The Art File

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The Art File Christmas 11

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The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Print

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AK Letter Exchange

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Women Life Freedom

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TOUCH

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Wow! / No 3 Magazine

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Paddington Bear London / The Art File

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The Art File Christmas 10

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Paris nip / Personal work

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Samuel Johnson London / The Art File

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The Art File Christams 1

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Good Fences - Mending Wall

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The Art File Christmas 12

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Never Look Empty

Alan Kitching Man of Letters Our Handbook Artist 2020_21.mp4

Man of Letters / English Heritage

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UK Map / English Heritage

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Foyer display / The Guardian newspaper 2

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Icons / Financial Times

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Scandal in China cover / FT Weekend Magazine

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Get Impressed / Sandu Publishing

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Wisdom is Cheerfulness

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Branding imagery / AOL

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Poster / Bridge Theatre

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Poster / The National Theatre

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100th Anniversary / British Airways

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Magna Carta stamp / The Royal Mail

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Wine labels / Royal College of Art

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Colloquy Rebus Euphony Glottal Lexeme

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Amis On Porn / The Guardian

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Alternative Front Page / Guardian

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Feature / The Financial Times

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Eric Clapton guitar / Personal work

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Cover / Dazed & Confused Magazine

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Mural / San Miguel beer

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Kiss / Personal work

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Agincourt / Personal work

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Tube map invitation / Personal work

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Foyer / Clarks Shoes

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Above Us Only the Sky / Self-initiated

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Broadside IXX 'The Piano Makers of Berners Street' / Fora

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D&AD Invitation

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Thank You NHS / Self-initiated

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Thank You / Personal work

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Equality / The Guardian

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Maths book cover / Hachette

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The Art File Christmas 5

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Kymothoe

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Africa

Biography

ALAN KITCHING RDI AGI HFRCA

Alan Kitching is one of the world’s foremost practitioners of letterpress typographic design and printmaking. Alan Kitching is renowned for his expressive use of wood and metal letterforms in creating visuals for commissions and his own limited edition prints.

Alan Kitching has had solo shows in London and Barcelona, and contributed to various group exhibitions including the Pompidou Centre Paris, the British Library and the Barbican Art Gallery London.

In 1994 Alan Kitching was appointed Royal Designer for Industry (RDI) and elected member of Alliance Graphique International (AGI).

Alan is Honorary Fellow of The Royal College of Art and Visiting Professor, University of the Arts London. Alan has conducted his workshops and given talks to industry, art schools and design conventions in UK, Europe, Australia and South Africa.

Previous clients include: AOL, Columbia College, ESPN Magazine, Pentagram NY, Southern Poverty Law Center, IBM, Monotype, English Heritage, The Royal Mail, The National Theatre, Tate Modern, The British Library, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, Bridge Theatre, Faber & Faber, Creative Review, D&AD, Dazed & Confused, The Guardian, The Financial Times, The Times, Penguin Books, Scheufelen Paper, Clarks Shoes, Random House Publishing.

In 2015 “Alan Kitching’s A–Z of Letterpress” was published
by Lawrence King.
In 2016 “Alan Kitching, A Life In Letterpress” was published
by Lawrence King.
In 2018 “Alan Kitching’s A to Z of London” was published
by The Typography Workshop and Articulate Communication.
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