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Packaging artwork

[c. 1980s]

Consists of label drawings, unassembled and 3D packaging.

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Packaging artwork

Graphic design literature

[1980-2001]

Includes: copies of 'The Development of Graphics in Retail Packaging - A Case Study'; 'Sainsbury's Packaging Design' by S. D. Lang; a booklet entitled 'The Juice' giving information on Sainsbury's...

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Graphic design literature

Design sample book

[1960s-1970s]

Samples of leaflet, booklet, card and flyer designs divided into two sections; sundries e.g. business cards and shop openings e.g. leaflets advertising the opening of self service branches. Also...

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Design sample book

Design sample book

[c. 1973]

Samples of leaflet, booklet, card and flyer designs divided into nine sections; wines spirits cigarettes, branch openings, shop hours, staff advertising, social functions, J.S. 25, public relations,...

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Design sample book

Sainsbury's Design Studio job bags, Jul-Aug 1995

Jul 1995-Aug 1995

53 job bags produced by the Sainsbury's Design Studio for a variety of Sainsbury's and Homebase own-brand products. Each individual product packaging design project has its own colour coded bag...

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Sainsbury's Design Studio job bags, Jul-Aug 1995

Sainsbury's Design Studio slide directory

[c. 1991]-1993

Indexed contact sheets featuring images of own-brand packaging designs produced by the Sainsbury's Design Studio. Probably used as a finding aid for the Sainsbury's Design Studio slide library. Also...

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Sainsbury's Design Studio slide directory

Store meat preparation design brief

1992

Specifications and drawings giving the basic design requirements for meat preparation areas, meat chillers and the distributed features within them (electrical and environmental).

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Store meat preparation design brief

JS Journal design proof

[c. 1992]

Annotated design proof for section heading graphics featured in JS Journal [Sainsbury's staff magazine].

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JS Journal design proof

Sainsbury's Design Studio job bags list

[c. 1998]

Box by box list of Sainsbury's Design Studio job bags from box number Sain 0001 to Sain 0330. Includes the sequence of file numbers contained within each box and a note of any numbers missing from...

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Sainsbury's Design Studio job bags list

Store format design briefs and guidelines

Mar 1999

Indexed specifications and drawings giving the basic design requirements for the following elements of store formats: self scan and self weigh, J's restaurant, shopfront, security, service counters,...

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Store format design briefs and guidelines

SPACEMAN for Windows training manual

[c. 1990s]

Manual produced to accompany a three day training course in the use of the computer application 'SPACEMAN for Windows'. Includes guidelines on how to build virtual shelving and fixtures and how to...

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SPACEMAN for Windows training manual

Sainsbury's design history material

1950-c. 1988

Includes dissertations about the development of packaging and graphic design at Sainsbury's. Also includes historical information about design policy produced by the Sainsbury's Design Studio and a...

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Sainsbury's design history material

'Mummy buys her Tea at Sainsbury's: The Dollies' Tea Party' mug

[c. 1970s-1990s]

Glazed ceramic mug with handle. Green ground with an over glaze, transfer-printed, repeated design of a dolls' tea party in yellow, orange, white and black featuring the inscription, 'Mummy buys her...

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'Mummy buys her Tea at Sainsbury's: The Dollies' Tea Party' mug

Celery jar with image of early J. Sainsbury Ltd branch

[c. 1980s-1990s]

Cylindrical buff stoneware jar with a colourless salt glaze. One side features a brown transfer-printed illustration of an early J. Sainsbury Ltd. branch and the other side features a black block...

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Celery jar with image of early J. Sainsbury Ltd branch

Design material

1967-[c. 2000]

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Design material

Store signage design material

[c. 1960s-1980s]

Includes original artwork for signs indicating the location of the 'wrap point' in Sainsbury's stores. Also includes proofs and copy for posters asking Sainsbury's customers to return shopping...

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Store signage design material

Artwork for meat department

[c. 1970s]

Consists of six pieces of original artwork for the instore advertising of Sainsbury's meat. Four of them have a colour photograph of a cooked meat joint, (one of each of the following, chicken,...

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Artwork for meat department

Product packaging and advertising artwork

[c. 1980s]

Consists of eight pieces of original artwork for the following Sainsbury's products: new blend tea, shredded beef suet, Spanish wines, jam rolls, dog meal and for Sainsbury's centenary birthday cake. ...

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Product packaging and advertising artwork

Logo type and signwriting artwork

[c. 1970s-1980s]

Consists of 40 pieces of artwork showing signwriting details for vehicles, display material/advertising posters and directional signs.

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Logo type and signwriting artwork

Employee literature artwork

[c. 1970s-1980s]

Consists of two pieces of artwork, one is a preliminary design for a Sainsbury's report to employees and the other a design for a management guide book.

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Employee literature artwork

Queen's Silver Jubilee 1977 head office window display artwork

1977

Consists of two pieces of original artwork for the decoration of the foyer of Head Office for the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations.

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Queen's Silver Jubilee 1977 head office window display artwork

Product advertising design artwork by Ogilvy & Mather

Aug 1969-Sep 1971

Examples of finished artwork produced for J. Sainsbury Ltd by Ogilvy & Mather Ltd advertising agency. Each layered final proof contains touched up product images to be used in Sainsbury's advertising...

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Product advertising design artwork by Ogilvy & Mather

Advertising design artwork by Ogilvy & Mather

1970-1971

Examples of proofs produced for J. Sainsbury Ltd by Ogilvy & Mather Ltd advertising agency. Includes: two typesetting proofs for Sainsbury's advertising slogans (1971); one advertisement proof...

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Advertising design artwork by Ogilvy & Mather

Draft advertising material by Ogilvy & Mather, and scrap book of advertisements

1969-1976

Examples of finished artwork produced for J. Sainsbury Ltd by Ogilvy & Mather Ltd advertising agency. Approval and release information can be found on the back of each proof. The proofs consist of...

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Draft advertising material by Ogilvy & Mather, and scrap book of advertisements

'Without our profits you'd still be shopping here' advertising design artwork

[c. 1970s-1990s]

Layout proof for an advertisement. The proof includes a reproduction black and white photograph of an early Sainsbury's branch at the top, the central slogan, 'Without our profits you'd still be...

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'Without our profits you'd still be shopping here' advertising design artwork

Draft advertising material

1969-1973

Examples of finished artwork produced for J. Sainsbury Ltd by Ogilvy & Mather Ltd advertising agency. Approval and release information can be found on the back of each proof. The proofs consist of...

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Draft advertising material

Product and branch promotion design artwork by Ogilvy Benson & Mather

Jan 1972-May 1977

Examples of finished artwork produced for Sainsbury's by Ogilvy Benson & Mather Ltd advertising agency. Each layered final proof contains touched up branch and product images to be used in...

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Product and branch promotion design artwork by Ogilvy Benson & Mather

Packaging artwork for biscuits and vermouth

1969-1970

Examples of proofs produced for J. Sainsbury Ltd by Ogilvy & Mather Ltd advertising agency. Consists of four designs for biscuits and vermouth.

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Packaging artwork for biscuits and vermouth

Bakery advertisement artwork

[c. 1980s-1990s]

Consists of two pieces of artwork relating to Sainsbury's bakeries, possibly drafts of advertisements for bakery management/assistant positions.

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Bakery advertisement artwork

Bakery advertisement artwork

[c. 1980s-1990s]

Consists of six pieces of artwork relating to Sainsbury's bakeries, possibly drafts of advertisements for bakery management/assistant positions.

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Bakery advertisement artwork

Sainsbury's Boil in the Bag Casserole of Chicken product artwork

24 Jan 1972

Piece of artwork for Sainsbury's Boil in the Bag Casserole of Chicken.

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Sainsbury's Boil in the Bag Casserole of Chicken product artwork

Proposal for HMP (Haverhill Meat Products) symbol

Feb 1970

Design proposal for a logo for Haverhill Meat Products Ltd. The logo took the form, 'HMP'.

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Proposal for HMP (Haverhill Meat Products) symbol

'The Site of the First Branch of Sainsbury's' commemorative plaque models

[late 20th century]

Two models of blue and white, round commemorative plaques which read, 'The Site of The FIRST BRANCH OF SAINSBURY'S Opened by MARY ANN & JOHN JAMES SAINSBURY in 1869'. The plaques are referring to 173...

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'The Site of the First Branch of Sainsbury's' commemorative plaque models

Images relating to design and Sainsbury's artwork

nd

Colour and black and white photographs, slide transparencies and negatives of Sainsbury's design studio and design/artwork material. Includes images of: Various products (mainly colour...

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Images relating to design and Sainsbury's artwork

Design studio packaging artwork material

[c. 1980s]

Material from the design studio including design brief, hand drawn proofs and proofs of packging for a wide range of products.

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Design studio packaging artwork material

Non-product artwork material

[c. 1980s]

Consists of 'job bags' of artwork material from the design studio relating to the design of items such as information leaflets, events invitations, annual report and accounts and corporate Christmas...

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Non-product artwork material

Design Studio job bag for Sainsbury's Potato Crunches

1989-[1994]

Job bag for Sainsbury's potato crunches (frozen food). Includes a design brief, a job card, artwork, proofs and an example of the finished packaging. The job bag number is 0587.

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Design Studio job bag for Sainsbury's Potato Crunches

Design Studio guard book

c. 1970s

Containing wines and spirits leaflets, cigarette, cigar and tobacco price list, branch opening leaflets, branch shopping hours leaflets, staff advertising, social functions ephemera, public relations...

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Design Studio guard book

Design Studio guard book

1950-2000

Containing self service store opening handouts, shopping hours posters, store opening and anniversary competition entry forms, product advertising and offers, staff recruiting leaflets, staff pension...

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Design Studio guard book

[Design studio exhibition artwork?]

[c. 1980s]

Possibly artwork used for part of the layout for design studio exhibition.

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[Design studio exhibition artwork?]