Wednesday, February 22, 2017

OUGD505 - Leeds Public Spaces: Marks & Spencer Archive
















































The idea is to create a traditional print inspired by Marks & Spencer - reminiscing on how it first started and how they used to advertise. The University of Leeds holds the Marks & Spencer Archive in the Michael Marks building. From visiting the archive, it was uplifting to see how such a small stall in Leeds Kirkgate market has become something of a huge British department shop.

Marks and Spencer's famous slogan during their days at the stall was 'Don't ask the price it's a penny' and this was back when it was it was called 'Mark's Penny Bazaar', before Tom Spencer's influence on the business.

In the beginning, Marks & Spencer used to advertised in newspapers, Grand Annuals and on their window display until the 1950s where they were advertise on cinema screens.

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