Ashley Havinden (1903–1973) was an influential British graphic designer in the mid twentieth century. Specializing in posters, advertisements, logos and typography, he was also a textile and rug designer. In 1947 he was appointed a Royal Designer for Industry.
Early career
Havinden worked for the important advertising agency W.S. Crawford from the age of 19 where he was influenced by Stanley Morison who had introduced the sans serif faces for Monotype. The American designer Edward McKnight Kauffer was another influence. Havinden began to use asymmetrical layouts and new forms of lettering which he combined with the pithy words of copywriter Bingy Mills to produce a distinct style.
Typefaces
For Monotype he created the font Ashley Crawford (1930). In 1955 Monotype also released the typeface Ashley Script, by which he immortalised his own handwriting in type.
Private life
When Havinden joined W.S Crawfords in 1922 he worked for Margaret Sangster. She married in the following year but in 1927 she started divorce proceedings and she married Havinden in the following year. In 1929 they both became directors of Crawfords. Havinden and Margaret had two children together, whom were evacuated to America in 1940
References
Further reading
- Ashley Havinden: Advertising and the artist. National Galleries of Scotland, 1999. ISBN 1903278376
- Calvocoressi, R (1978). "Ashley's Textiles". Journal of the Decorative Arts Society (3): 4–14.
- "Creative Men of The Agencies: no 3 Ashley". Art & Industry. 24: July–Dec: 191–7. 1938.
External links
- Ashley Havinden items in the Victoria & Albert Museum.
- "Ashley Havinden (b.1903; d.1973) | Keep Calm and Carry On and other Second World War Posters". ww2poster.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- "Havinden it all | Quad Royal". vintageposterblog.com. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- Royal Designers for Industry & Britain Can Make It
