In Loving Memory of Work Craig Oldham

I have always found the history of the miners strike interesting. My Grandad was a Miner at Easington Colliery and he would tell me about how he went on strike for a year and had to move out of his house, and how him, my nana and dad went and live in a farmers field for free. He also had a terrible view of Margret Thatcher. When I decided to look into protest posters and propaganda I knew I wanted to do some research into the miners strike.

I bought this book 'In Loving Memory of Work' by Craig Oldham from village bookshop. I found it really interesting and found it helpful within my essay. It showed the posters and banners created by the NUM (National Union of Mineworkers) and used within protest. It also has records and photography of the progression of the strike and how everyone got involved.

I loved how the posters included Thatcher with taunting messages as I feel that they were really expressing themselves. I loved the unity of the community and the powerful messages they put across in their designs.

The book also includes the typeface Liaison Headline type which is inspired by the typography of the miners and based on the Liaison committee typeface Stillingfleet. This typeface works well within the book and on posters.