Content includes:
TYPOGRAPHY IN ADVERTISING- Imre Reiner, Hungarian type designer and typographer, asks for plus a “pictorial” greater simplicity effect that is still best derived from old examples.
EKCO – The rapid growth of E. K. Cole Ltd., radio manufacturers, and their high standard of design forms the subject in the sixth of the series of articles on successful businesses of to-day, their methods of design, marketing and presentation.
ARCHITECT IN ADVERTISING – Francis Lederer, Austrian architect, suggests new ways in three dimensional design.
TRENDS – Advertising’s Open Door-” D.I.” becomes ” R.D.I.” Besides Mr. Therm -Design in Plastics-The New Bauhaus The Advertiser’s Dollar Printing by Curwen.
A STAR AND A CAR – Efficiency and design illustrated by the Mercedes-Benz car.
H. K. FRENZEL – Editor of Gebrauchsgraphik
DESIGNERS OF TODAY- JOHN BARKER
Two-colour article- Typography in Advertising
Ekco radio cabinet
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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Dick Elffers, had been the chosen designer for the printed matter of the Holland Festival for much of the festival's years, he used a painterly style for his work with the festival between 1954 and 1965 and later a more abstract style between 1969 and 1972. As well as publicity design, Elffers was commissioned to design the summer stamps to promote the Holland Festival in 1972.
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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Tadashi Ohashi was at the forefront of Japan's postwar design movement, with his illustrations widely celebrated. In 1952, he became the chief designer for Meiji Seika Confectionery, producing some of his most renowned work.
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Design & Politics, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Movements, Regional Histories
The 1960s was an era characterised by political, social, and cultural shifts. The counterculture movement emerged as a response to the perceived failures of the mainstream establishment, sparking a wave of activism and alternative ideologies. And with these an array of printed matter. Counterculture publications, often referred to as the "underground press," became powerful platforms for dissent, expression, and the exploration of new ideas.
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