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John McConnell (born 1939 in London), designer and art director he has been quietly and steadily leaving his graphic stamp on British life for nearly five decades, working for a diverse array of household names, including Clarks Shoes, Faber & Faber, Boots, Halfords, John Lewis and the British Museum. In 1974 McConnell was invited to become the sixth member of Pentagram, the co-operative design partnership founded by Alan Fletcher, Colin Forbes, Theo Crosby, Mervyn Kurlansky and Kenneth Grange two years earlier. This enabled him to work with bigger clients– behind Pentagram’s professional and increasingly international façade. Mc Connel h as had a 40-year career in design, winning a total of 12 British Design & Art Direction gold and silver awards.