Jan Le Witt and George Him were a comparative rarity, a graphic design duo; signing their work as 'Lewitt-Him' they brought aninnovative use of colour, imaginative abstraction and symbolism to commercial design. Both Polish by birth, they arrived inLondon in 1937, sponsored by the Victoria and Albert Museum and Lund Humphries. They established their reputation for fineposter work in World War II, and for their exhibition work with their much loved Guinness Clock at the Festival of Britain. InPoland their illustrations for Lokomotywa helped make it a children's classic and they continued with book illustration throughouttheir partnership. Of very different temperaments and artistic interests the partnership lasted some twenty years, to January1955, when Le Witt left to develop his career as an artist. Him continued his commitment to graphic design - illustration,exhibitions and general commercial work - most remarkable of which were his witty illustrations marrying Stephen Potter's textsfor Schweppes - 'Schweppshire', one of the longest lasting advertisement campaigns.The Design series is the winner of the Brand/Series Identity Category at the British Book Design and Production Awards 2009,judges said: "A series of books about design, they had to be good and these are. The branding is consistent, there is a good useof typography and the covers are superb."