John Gorham
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John Gorham was an award-winning British
graphic designer
, who gained renown within the industry through a variety of successful projects including film posters, postage stamps and book covers. He was given the D&AD
President's Award in 1993 in recognition of a lifetime's contribution to British design.
Among John Gorham's stamp designs were the British 1990 Christmas issue, the 1991 Wintertime set, two 1995 stamps celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and the 1990 issue to celebrate the 90th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. A modified version of the Queen Mother set was issued as Commemoration after her death in 2002. This set, of course, was released after the designer's death.
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graphic designer
Graphic designer
A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography or motion graphics to create a piece of design. A graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, printed or electronic media, such as brochures and...
, who gained renown within the industry through a variety of successful projects including film posters, postage stamps and book covers. He was given the D&AD
D&AD
Design and Art Direction is a British educational charity which exists to promote excellence in design and advertising...
President's Award in 1993 in recognition of a lifetime's contribution to British design.
Among John Gorham's stamp designs were the British 1990 Christmas issue, the 1991 Wintertime set, two 1995 stamps celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and the 1990 issue to celebrate the 90th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. A modified version of the Queen Mother set was issued as Commemoration after her death in 2002. This set, of course, was released after the designer's death.