Bobby Dazzler

Dazzle Ships were a family of ship camouflage used extensively in World War I. It consisted of complex patterns of geometric shapes in contrasting colours, interrupting and intersecting each other. The design of these ships are a combination of working-class shipbuilding and creative ingenuity. They are a perfect metaphor for the district of Leith.

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Scott Dawson and Rachel Miller

Scott Dawson is a Junior Designer at The Leith Agency in Edinburgh. Rachel E Millar is a signwriter and lettering artist based in Glasgow, Scotland. She specialises in designing and painting lettering by hand – large or small, interior or exterior, on shop fronts, on walls and almost any other surface.