Rosalind Dallas

Rosalind Dallas (2 March 1949 - 14 March 2015) was a British graphic designer

The grand daughter of the artist Warwick William Lendon (1883–1971), Dallas and her sister Jennie lived with him after her parents separated. She was educated at the Camden School for Girls and trained at Brighton School of Art. In her graduation show her promise was noted by the Head of Graphics at the BBC, John Aston, and she joined they Corporation.^[1][2]

Dallas worked for the BBC throughout her career on programmes including Elizabeth R (1971), Testament of Youth (1979) and Hot Shoe Shuffle.^[1][2] Ian Beck, in his obituary of Dallas, wrote that by the 1970s graphic designers working in television were responsible for much more than title cards and caption rolls. they worked "closely with writers and directors they devised, designed and directed lengthy title sequences, directing actors, briefing illustrators and lettering artists, commissioning props and supervising elaborate animations".^[1]

References