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Resorting to Type

Thu 23 Sept

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Margate

An exhibition of Lettering and Typography at the seaside by Justin Burns

Resorting to Type
Resorting to Type

Time & Location

23 Sept 2021, 10:00 – 07 Oct 2021, 16:00

Margate, 31-33 High St, Margate CT9 1DX, UK

About the Event

The promenade vista is constructed with perennial visual tropes which have evolved and embraced

typographic influences since the 19th Century. Inscribed, painted, or fabricated letterforms form part of

the expected ‘image’ of the seaside and are integral to the visual packaging of our trip to the seaside.

Lettering, typography and its relationship to architecture and place – if sometimes misunderstood and

under-valued – has been fundamental to the identity and formation of British resorts. In assessing the

origins of the typographic landscape on the seafront, piers, theatres, and theme parks, we can observe

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The Margate School's key partners are renowned French art school, Esä, l’École Supérieure d’Art Dunkerque-Tourcoing. It is a member of CHEAD,  associate member of ELIA. It is also a RSA South East Fellowship Co-working Hub.

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