GPO; telephone credit cards leaflet, 1966, designed by Ronald Maddox
Designer and illustrator Ronald Maddox worked extensively for the Post Office and Royal Mail, designing stamps, stamp book covers, first day covers, presentation packs, posters and charts. After studying at London College of Printing and Graphic Art, and Regents Street Polytechnic School of Art, Ronald Maddox joined the RAF for National Service as a Designer/Artist in the Air Ministry Design Unit. He then worked as a freelance artist, designer, consultant and illustrator. The idea behind 'credit cards' was simple-ish. You appled for a card with a special code and then, from home or overseas, you called the operator and quoted the code so as to allow the cost of the call to be billed to your own account back home.
GPO; telephone credit cards leaflet, 1966, designed by Ronald Maddox
Designer and illustrator Ronald Maddox worked extensively for the Post Office and Royal Mail, designing stamps, stamp book covers, first day covers, presentation packs, posters and charts. After studying at London College of Printing and Graphic Art, and Regents Street Polytechnic School of Art, Ronald Maddox joined the RAF for National Service as a Designer/Artist in the Air Ministry Design Unit. He then worked as a freelance artist, designer, consultant and illustrator. The idea behind 'credit cards' was simple-ish. You appled for a card with a special code and then, from home or overseas, you called the operator and quoted the code so as to allow the cost of the call to be billed to your own account back home.