March 2016
Underground: 100 Years of Edward Johnston’s Lettering for London
This exhibition marks the centenary of Edward Johnston’s world famous typeface for London Underground. Remarkably, it has barely changed over 100 years, a testament to its success as station way finders.
Find out more »Signs of Ditchling: a tradition of lettering from 1800 to the present day
In 1906 Edward Johnston gave a lecture on signwriting in which he emphasised the necessity of simplicity, distinctiveness and proportion...
Find out more »Bob & Roberta Smith: Why Do We Communicate?
Bob & Roberta Smith’s new display for Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft is a mini retrospective of the artist’s sign-written work ...
Find out more »Big Steam Print
Part of the Village of Type programme. The magic of printing is usually hidden in the sheds, workshops and studios of printers and designers. The Big Steam Print brings the secret into the open air for everyone to witness ...
Find out more »April 2016
The Village of Type
Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft celebrates 100 years of the lettering which can still to be seen across the capital’s transport system and became an iconic typeface for modernity.
Find out more »September 2016
The Book Beautiful: William Morris, Hilary Pepler and the private press story
This fascinating exhibition explores the influence that William Morris and his prominent Kelmscott Press had on the development of Hilary Pepler's St Dominic’s Press.
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