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Things we need to considering

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(...)Your Challenge is to reveal an aspect of this rich archive while conveying something of the current issues surrounding communication and to consider the question: How can designers use corporate archives in a way to make sense of BT's 150-year history?

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Anne will also share how the digital archives can be viewed, including documents, photographs and films.(...)
The project should attempt to engage new audiences with the theme of "Bringing the Outside in" and Making the hidden visible" and how technological histories are also social histories.

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The project should reference the heritage of BT through the archives, but the communication should be forward-focused and connect to BT's purpose: 'we connect for good'.

OUTCOME

2-minute video presentation slide (at least 10 slides)
The presentation should be silent, comprising at least 10 slides, including the following;

Project Title- the name of Group Members -1 slide

Thematic area of research  - 2 slides

Research insight - 3 slides

The development of the visual outcome including process work - 3 slides

A mock-up graphic of the proposal for the window at High Holborn Street level (dimensions: 15 square metres) - 1 Slide

60-second DIY video recording with sound as a reflective experience of the project to include their visit to the archive.

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https://newsroom.bt.com/image-library/

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https://www.bt.com/about/bt/our-history/film-and-photography-archive/home

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Home - BT film archive - Our history - About BT | BT Plc

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These hierarchies are works in progress and will develop in the coming months, with more links being made between the organisation of the records we hold, and the organisational structure of the institutions that created them.

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BTTJ 200001_v18_01_page107 Landmarks in the history of telecommunications

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https://bt.kuluvalley.com/view/foVH4v4H6ap

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BT1-EMP2/10/2
TCE 306/PHME 34452
FILM/1222 -FILM1232

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TCK 224/94

TCB 634/2

TCB 639

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Box Coin Collecting Number 1
BTA.0104

Milk bottle
BTA.0929

Transatlantic telegraph cable in a presentation jewellery mount
BTA.0065

The Inside of a Telephone Instrument is Complicated but its Purpose is Simple- it afford Efficient Service

TCB 326/CM 66X

raining in telegraphy at post offices for Royal Engineer boy learners
POST 30/1911

The World at their Fingertips
HIC 002/011/084

A new look for a new BT
TCB 325/EHA 2637

Lengths of the first transatlantic telephone cable (TAT1)
BTA.0988

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https://www.thedrum.com/news/2022/06/14/world-s-best-ads-ever-85-bt-calls-maureen-lipman-ology-spot

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World’s best ads ever #85: BT calls on Maureen Lipman for ‘Ology’ spot

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We asked our readers to vote for their favorite commercials of all time. Top creatives from the World Creative Rankings and The Drum’s Judges’ Club then ranked the ads. Now, we bring you the definitive 100 best TV and video ads of all time.

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http://www.samhallas.co.uk/bt_museum/telegraph-2.htm

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Hughes Printing Telegraph

The Hughes system was a rival to the Baudot printing telegraph system. The piano key layout required minimal training for the operators. Messages were printed on paper tape by the type-wheel arrangement visible at the back. Power was supplied by a weight and pulleys underneath.

Reid Single Needle Telegraph Instrument

The single-needle system used alternating polarity of current to pull the needle to one side or the other. It contacted a metal plate or peg, giving a distinctive sound for each side. The code used was similar to Morse code, but dots and dashes were replaced with the two different pitch notes emitted by the plates.

Gell Morse perforator

In order to maximise traffic on the expensive long-distance telegraph circuits, automatic morse sending was common. The messages were prepared off-line on paper tape using a machine like this. The tape was then sent at high speed with an automatic sender.

Morse Inker

A human operator could not receive the high-speed Morse transmissions sent by the above means. This device made ink marks on the strip of paper visible passing between the rollers. The tape could then be decoded at leisure.

Murray Keyboard

Invented in 1902 by New Zealander, Donald Murray, this printing telegraph system was based on the Baudot multiplex system but the code used was designed to minimise mechanical wear, rather than be easy to remember.

Post Office Perforator

From the Creed factory in Croydon, the Post Office Perforator No1 was used to prepare Telex tape off line. A character counter caused the lamp on the left to light when a line of text was nearly full, allowing the operator to enter a carriage return and line feed at the appropriate point.

Teleprinter No 7

Introduced in the 1930s, this page-printing teleprinter was the mainstay of the Post office's Telex service for over 30 years. The type head is fixed and the platen moves from right to left. The unit on the right form the interface between the printer and the Telex network allowing the user to connect calls automatically using the dial.

Stock Ticker

The traditional stock ticker as seen in many films. The messages are printed on paper tape which exits from the printer at the bottom right.

Cheetah Electronic Telex

The Cheetah brought to telex operation all the advantages of a word processor - screen editing, near silent operation when sending, etc. However, the electronic telex machine had a short lifespan compared with its mechanical predecessor, which reigned supreme for over forty years. This was mainly due to the rapid rise of the personal computer, which, with minimal additional hardware, could outperform this dedicated hardware and do a lot else besides.

Exhibits: British Telecom Collection
Photos: copyright Sam Hallas 1992-1997 Telecomms Index

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The Hughes system was a rival to the Baudot printing telegraph system. The piano key layout required minimal training for the operators. Messages were printed on paper tape by the type-wheel arrangement visible at the back. Power was supplied by a weight and pulleys underneath.