Content includes:
Advertising Art
Photographs in advertising art
H. C. FREY, the graphic designer
SCHIESSER, reorganizing and developing a new style for a firm
COCA COLA advertises on house gables
How about a press service?
The advertising office or the publicity agency
Advertisement, once different
Publicity for coloured advertisements
Atlas Advertisements picture atlas
Typography
The “Swiss Style”
“Youth Style”
Old calligraphy
Things discovered during holiday travel
The cover illustration shows calligraphy by Johann Georg von Schwandner, Vienna, done in 1756. We have coloured his drawing. The illustration is reprinted from a recent publication, entitled “Calligraphy”, Dover Publications Inc..
New York.
Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
The clear, rational, and functional design of 1960s industrial design brochures.
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Design Archive Feature, Illustration, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Command Records was founded by Enoch Light in 1959, their record sleeves can be distinguished by their bold, illustrated, and abstract cover designs, created by a range of designers.
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Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Poster Design
A brief summary of a poster designer’s tasks from the late 1930s. I have illustrated the article with a selection of scanned posters from Cooper’s book.
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