All My Pelicans: Part 3

The third and (you may be relieved to know) final instalment of All My Pelicans and it's a big one, the biggest. I made a mistake in Part 1 in that I said (and thought at the time) that that was nearly half of the collection. Then I found this lot, so it was actually less than a third.

There's too many to go into very much detail but, for me at least, the stand out covers are most obviously Romek Marber's cover for Language in the Modern World, Bruce Robertson's design for The Comprehensive School, Lewin Bassingthwaighte's cover for Yoga and the two Fletcher covers: The Theory of Evolution and The Simplicity of Science. The latter design, I feel, could have been better rendered but I really like the idea which reminds me of these.

Other designers include (in no particular order) Hans Unger, Ole Vedel, Alan Spain, Derek Birdsall, Herbert Spencer, Colin Forbes, Barry Trengove, Larry Carter, Frederick Price, Richard Hollis, Gerald Cinamon and Tony Anderson.

So that's that. All my (Marber Grid) Pelicans. Well, except for this one, which I've "filed away" somewhere and can't lay my hand's on right now. If anyone's interested in knowing who designed what, just drop me a comment.

Comments

[davidthedesigner]

The stand-out for me is 'The Naked Society' (top right) - who did that?

[Richard]

It's really strong isn't it; a bit menacing. It's by Birdsall.

[Caspian]

I picked up a first edition DESIGN, that looks like it should be part of your Pelican collection, the other week in a book fair in Newcastle for a pound. I'll dig it out and send you a photo. Interesting read, although only a few pages mention typography and graphic design there is some timeless wisdom.

[Andy]

Where on earth did you hide all this stuff? You must have the biggest loft on Belfast!!

[shruti]

Hello,
All your pelicans are very evocative! the covers have a purity
that suggests the emergence of a second generation of digital aesthetics to the rival the 'layered look of the past'; representing
a frash voice in contemporary design.
Exposing a fascinating parallel between the content/subject of the
book and design.

Best Regards,
shruti

I am doing some design research on Barry Trengove, an Australian designer who did a lot of work in the UK during the 1960s-early 80s. Noticed that you mention BTs name as a designer in the All New Pelican collection can you let me know which cover/s are by him?
Thanks. Graham