Content includes:
The Camera comes into its own. By G. H. Saxon Mills
Is Color Photography Commercial ? By Collingburn
Photography and the Booklet. By Harold Curwen
Photographic Stunts in Advertising. By David Charles
Essentials of Commercial Photography. By Bert Clark Thayer
Photography in the Shop Window
A Straight Talk to Printers. From an address by Tom Purvis to the Federation of Master Printers
That’s Advertising that is ! ! The Shell-Mex Exhibition of Advertising at the New Burlington Galleries
Colour Photograph by Collingburn
“Gloves” – a page from a Type Booklet produced by Ludwig & Mayer
Press Advertisement for Craven “A”
“Stonehenge.” Poster by E. McKnight Kauffer for Shell-Mex
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
Design Archive Feature, Ephemera, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Beyond being mere artefacts of design, these examples of Japanese Ephemera show 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.
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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
This 1,500 word essay focused on the work of Jan Bons. One of the most prominent figures in Dutch design history. For over three-quarters of a century, he crafted a mass of work with many long-time collaborators.
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In the ambitious new monograph Rational Simplicity: Rudolph de Harak, Graphic Designer, Volume shines a light on the complete arc of the exceptionally rich and varied career of Rudolph de Harak, showcasing his vibrant, graphic, formally brilliant work, which blazed a colourful trail through the middle decades of the twentieth century.
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