The playful modernism of designer George Him – in pictures

Jerzy Himmelfarb was an acclaimed graphic designer in his native Poland and later Germany before changing his name to George Him and moving to London in 1937, where he stayed throughout the second world war.

“He was influential as an advocate for the value of graphic design as a creative practice and a way to connect with people, says Olivia Ahmad, curator of a new exhibition of Him’s wartime propaganda posters, packaging design and children’s illustrations.

George Him: A Polish Designer for Mid-Century Britain is at House of Illustration, London N1, 31 January-10 May