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Content includes:
The Best Laid Plans
E. McKnight Kauffer HON RDI an appreciation by Ashley Havinden
New Lights for Home and Industry
De Luxe Technique in Stationery Packaging
New Designs
Shiny versus Matt by J. C. Champion
Plastics in Display
Redesigning a Sales-Aid

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Art and Industry 344, February 1955
Art and Industry 344, February 1955
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From the design archive:
From the design archive:
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The Paris Poster Hoardings of 1938. Posters gleam forth accentuating the melody of this city as they direct the eye to articles of everyday use and above all to people who are the talk of the hour.
This book shows, for the first time, all of Hans Hillmann’s film posters. Unpublished sketches and drafts from his estate along with commentary from conversations and interviews provide an insight into the creative process of the award-winning designer.

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Beyond being mere artefacts of design, these examples encapsulate the dynamic changes Japan was undergoing during this period. The design output of this era not only served commercial purposes but also became a powerful medium for expressing these societal shifts.
In minor printed matter we constantly meet the new typography, but it is relatively rare to find posters designed on the new lines. And yet poster-designing is a field where new typographical methods might be employed with great effect.