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Classic Jazz

Poster for the Classic Jazz Orchestra at the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival.

A simple typographic observation means that the poster reads ‘Classic’ and ‘Jazz’ within a single word.

A typeface which Michael O’Shea had developed for a previous job was found to be perfectly suitable, not only because the letterforms complemented the dual messaging, but also because the typeface had been derived from early Blue Note jazz record covers.

Special thanks go to Edinburgh Printmakers, where the posters were screen-printed.