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Art and Industry 314, August 1952

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Content includes:
A Place for the Vulgar
Advertising that Advertises Charles F. Higham Ltd
Quantity Production to Hand-built Standards
Another Word about Colour
The Typographic Poster by Gerald Wilkinson
New Designs in Production and Project
The Merit of Minuscules by A. N. Daish
A New Type of Plastics Sign

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  • Format: Magazine
  • Year: 1952
  • Client/Publisher: The Studio Ltd.
  • Size: 190mm x 246mm

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Art and Industry 314, August 1952
Art and Industry 314, August 1952
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