My wife, Maureen Roffey, who has died aged 87, began her career in 1959 when her graduation exhibition at the Royal College of Art in London made an impression. Though she went on to become an illustrator of children’s books, she did much else on the way.
FHK Henrion, the most successful graphic designer in the UK, offered her a position in his company. But Maureen had a better offer: as a designer at Associated-Rediffusion Television. The work involved the design of title sequences for programmes such as Murder in Shorthand (1962), illustrations for the company magazine Fusion, and huge window displays for their central London premises in Kingsway, Holborn. Rediffusion Television, broadcasting on weekdays, was five years old, and the only London rival to the BBC.
