'Cards, etc'

This material is held atUniversity of Brighton Design Archives

  • Reference
    • GB 1837 DES/DDK/3
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1949-1969
  • Physical Description
    • 39 pieces

Scope and Content

Original greeting cards, book token cards, birthday cards, Christmas cards, gift cards, and other informational or miscellaneous cards, with the addition of some package design and other items. Includes the following items:

5 cards mounted on white paper: gift card, 21st birthday card, 10th birthday card, and two book token cards.

1 hand-written postcard illustrated by Dekk and sent to her in 1963

2 cut-outs from black and white photographs of Golden Slumber package design

1 book token card with a male and female figure on the cover

4 yellow gift cards with a bird standing on a column

1 Christmas card voucher from W.H. Smith

3 Cash Register cards, with two different motifs, one of a boy and one of a girl, printed in different colour combinations

1 colour photograph of a segment of a poster that says 'Cruising with Orient Line'

2 4th Birthday Cards

1 7th Birthday Card

3 10th Birthday Cards

1 21st Birthday Card

2 black and white photographs of a lager can, written on back is 'for Metal Box Co, 1 of a pair', one smaller colour photograph of the lager can

1 Christmas Card for Architectural Design, 1949

4 versions of a poster for London Transport 'We Londoners' including 1 colour photograph, 1 colour print or copy, 2 are mounted one on brown card the other on pink paper

1 card with a man in a checked suit handing a women a rose

2 colour prints of Post Office Savings Bank designs, one with the tagline 'save for something special', the other 'all you need in Love plus POSB investment account'

1 newspaper clipping with 'Guardian 11 Dec '67' written in red ink. The clipping is titled 'Santa Maxwell' and mentions the Christmas Card Dekk designed for MP Robert Maxwell as part of her Personality Panels

1 Christmas Card from Mr and Mrs Robert Maxwell with Maxwell's Personality Panel on the front of the card

1 information card featuring an illustration of a women at a desk with two phones, and a drawing of a sun in front of her. The card says 'please make note of my new number' with different telephone extensions to reach Dekk by

1 invitation card for Air France + Dorrit Dekk studio opening to view new work by Dekk in association for Air France on 12 May 1953

1 seating arrangement card for Dinner & Dance at Shell-Mex House, 5 February 1960

1 promotional card from Tatler with 'Christmas Numbers? Yes - Please' written on the front with an illustration of a women holding a stack of wrapped gifts and a man holding wrapped presents and several bottles behind her.

1 piece of notepad paper from Daily Mirror with three illustrations on the left side

1 black and white photograph of an illustrated piece with different characters talking about the radio.

1 'away on holiday' notice for Dekk

Arrangement

Dekk's original grouping of material

Access Information

Researchers wishing to consult the collection should make an appointment. Telephone 44 (0)1273 643217 or email designarchives@brighton.ac.uk.

Archivist's Note

record created by Jen Grasso

Conditions Governing Use

Permission must be sought to publish any material from the collection. Email designarchives@brighton.ac.uk.