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Date
- 31 August 2021
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- RCA
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The winning entry of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Emblem Competition has been revealed, following a national competition run by the V&A in conjunction with Buckingham Palace. The winning entry by graphic design student Edward Roberts, will feature prominently throughout the celebrations of the first ever Platinum Jubilee.
The winning design was chosen by a panel of graphic designers, visual artists and design professionals chaired by V&A Director Tristram Hunt. The panel included Dr Paul Thompson, Vice-Chancellor of the Royal College of Art, and Dean of the School of Communication Kerry Curtis, as well as art and design professionals including Margaret Calvert OBE who taught at the College for almost 40 years and RCA Ceramics alumna Lubna Chowdhary.
Speaking about Edward’s design, Dr Paul Thompson said: ‘This clean graphic design takes us on a simple line journey to create the crown and the number 70, beautifully capturing the continuous thread of Her Majesty The Queen’s 70-year reign. Drawn on a computer, the ingenious emblem works across all scales and the flow of the line gives us a sense of a human touch behind the digital design process.’