Design Research Unit
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Design Research Unit was a pioneering British multidisciplinary design consultancy known for shaping modern corporate identities and public-sector branding in the mid-20th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Design Research Unit canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
design consultancy
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multidisciplinary design studio ⓘ |
| activePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| basedIn |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | late 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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corporate identity design ⓘ exhibition design ⓘ graphic design ⓘ industrial design ⓘ information design ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Herbert Read
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Milner Gray ⓘ Misha Black ⓘ |
| genre | modernist design ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
later British design consultancies
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public-sector branding worldwide ⓘ |
| hasPart |
architectural design department
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exhibition design department ⓘ graphic design department ⓘ industrial design department ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| inception | 1943 ⓘ |
| industry | design ⓘ |
| influenced |
British Rail corporate identity standards
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British public signage design ⓘ corporate identity practice in the UK ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| movement | British modernism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
multidisciplinary approach to design
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pioneering integrated corporate identity programmes ⓘ public-sector branding in the United Kingdom ⓘ shaping post-war British visual culture ⓘ |
| notableWork |
British Rail Rail Alphabet typeface programme
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British Rail Rail Alphabet typeface programme ⓘ
surface form:
British Rail corporate identity
British Rail ⓘ
surface form:
British Rail double arrow symbol
City of Westminster street name signs ⓘ Festival of Britain exhibition design contributions ⓘ Ici (Imperial Chemical Industries) design work ⓘ London Transport design work ⓘ Watneys brewery branding ⓘ corporate identity programmes for British companies ⓘ industrial design for British manufacturers ⓘ packaging design for consumer products ⓘ public-sector signage systems in the UK ⓘ |
| operatedIn | post-war Britain ⓘ |
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