In 1946, Abram Games left the War Office armed with this testimonial: "His work had to be subtly persuasive, or directly “propagandist”—but it was always effective, compelling, and of outstanding quality." During World War II, Captain Games, holder of the unique title of Official War Poster Artist, designed 100 posters for army use. The Ministry of Information adapted several designs for civilians. There is a tale to tell about many of these images, especially about his infamous but most successful ATS Blonde Bombshell recruiting poster. Being the son of a photographer, Games employed many ingenious photographic tricks to convey his message of "Maximum Meaning, Minimum Means" in his designs. Most books on Graphic Design have included images by Abram Games. This is the only book published that concentrates solely on Games’s war work. The Estate of Abram Games holds his large archive, which includes a memo from Churchill, personal correspondence, press cuttings, sketches, paintings, and maps for the Army Bureau of Current Affairs, and photographs from Games’s seven years in army service.

Abram Games: His Wartime Work

Arts & Photography

Games, Naomi

Graphic Design

Amberley Publishing

Over a remarkable career that spanned more than sixty years, Abram Games was a leading voice in 20th-century British graphic design. A modernist who used graphically charged symbols to catch the eye, he designed posters, signage, packaging, and other ephemera for such giants as the BBC, Shell, the Financial Times, Guinness, and the London Underground. During World War II, he was England's official war poster designer, a position from which he oversaw the design and production of hundreds of posters calling on Britons to stand fast and support the Allied troops. Abram Games: His Life and Work is the first monograph on this design legend whose work helped to define the look of modern English culture.

Abram Games: His Life and Work

ROSE, June

Moriarty, Catherine

Individual Artists

Princeton Architectural Press

Features nearly 200 illustrations of the work of Abram Games. Best known as WW2's 'Official War Poster Artist' and designer of the Festival of Britain's emblem.

Abram Games: Design

Webb, Brian

Reference

Antique Collectors Club Dist

Poster journeys

Capital Transport

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