Tutorial-Oscar
This is the first tutorial on the ILEA collection, before which I met the collection I had chosen in the flesh, did some research on its design background and its author clifford, had a mindmap and some preliminary ideas.
Studied book illustration at the South East Essex School of Art and found his way into advertising. That was when he began to develop his paper products – a collection of flat-packed, self-assembled cardboard gift boxes which was soon followed with a range of slot-together animals (‘Slottizoo’) and politicians (Slottiwhozoo). These products were quite unlike anything around at the time and perfectly captured the mood of ‘Swinging London’ in the sixties with its Pop-Art influences.
Throughout his career he has continued to develop ideas along with design consultancy and today concentrates on product development for The Original Metal Box Company along with his own graphic projects