Material relating to the Background to Design exhibition

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1949

Charles Hasler worked as a freelance designer producing posters for the British Transport Commission from the 1940s to the 1960s, during which time he was also a consultant for the printing company Waterlow & Sons Ltd for whom he designed their house-style. Between 1942 and 1951, Hasler was an exhibition designer for the Ministry of Information and the Central Office of Information. He worked on displays such as ‘Dig For Victory’, ‘Make Do and Mend’ and ‘Nation and the Child’. After the war, he became a senior designer and chairman of the Typographic Panel for the Festival of Britain in 1951. Hasler also designed covers, layouts and occasionally contributed articles for publications such as The Penrose Annual, Architectural Review, and The Complete Imbiber (vols 4 - 12, 1961-1971) for Vista Books, and various companies' trade literature as well as many smaller commissions for company logos. He wrote and published articles about typography and printing technique (both contemporary and historical, particularly Victorian colour printing) and in 1979 his 'The Royal Arms: its graphic and decorative development', a comprehensive work on the development of the styles and decoration of crests in Britain, was published by Jupiter Books.

Material relating to the 'Background to Design' exhibition for Rayon Centre in 1949, the design of which involved Charles Hasler. 11 prints of Typographic panels and 6 photographs of the exhibition. Photos By A R Tanner printed by Fox Photos Ltd. Panels titles: 1780/ Leisured, Elegant, Educated' x(2); The 18th century (x2); 1820/ Refines, fanciful, portentous' (x2); 'Expansive, pompous and very Victorian' (x2); 1851/ prolific, pretentious, commercial (x2); The Inter-war years (x1). What is our design policy for the future?

Ring binder box with 17 items in hole punched sleeves

ephemera

sub-series

Rayon Industry Design Centre, Charles Hasler, 1908-1992

PHOTOGRAPHS AND OTHER ARTISTIC WORKS: Official photographs were taken by Fox Photos Ltd and copyright will last for 70 years after the death of the named photographer (A.R.Tanner). The photographs with Hasler€ written in the back, were probably taken by an unknown photographer, and in these cases, the copyright will last for 70 years after creation, coming out of copyright in 2020. The duration of copyright in the artistic works which appear in the photographs, such as images, and sculptures as well as text, will be in copyright until 31st Dec 2039, as the creator of the work is unknown and the works have not been published (See Padfield Fig. 9.1.1). The typefaces created by Hasler will be in copyright 70 years after his death – expiring Jan 1st 2063, assuming that they were unpublished. The layouts created by Hasler will be out of copyright. Ownership of Rights: Photographs taken by Fox Photos Ltd will be owned by Fox photos Ltd and/or their successors. Other photographs are likely to be orphan works, and in these cases a risk managed approach plus due diligence is recommended, although there maybe also other layers of rights in the photos, where the owner of the rights is known. Artistic works appearing in the shots (apart from typefaces) as well as the text, are also likely to be orphan works. The owner of the rights in the works by Charles Hasler (typefaces) is likely to be his daughter, Caroline, taking the view that although he was probably commissioned to carry out the work, he probably did not assign his rights over. : Photos by named photographers, need to trace rights holders (Fox Photos Ltd).All other photos, artistic works and text, need to treat as orphan works, carrying out due diligence efforts to trace rights holders and applying a take down procedure were necessary. Typefaces by Hasler, need to seek permission from his daughter, Caroline.