Content includes:
Slab-serif type design in England 1815–1845 — Nicolete Gray
The Grover typefoundry — Michael Treadwell
The account book, 1826–1836, of the Reverend John Parry, printer and publisher of Chester — Gwyn Walters
The wooden common press at the Science Museum, London — John E. Smart
Design Archive Feature, Magazines & Publishing, Members Only Content
Theo Crosby was born in South Africa in 1925 and moved to Britain in the late 1940s. He was a highly skilled designer, architect and sculptor. He became the technical editor of Architectural Design magazine in 1953 and remained in the post for almost a decade. The large format magazines feature an array of content including information on buildings, materials and architectural plans.
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Design Archive Feature, Illustration, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Japan's first foreign film venue, Shochikuza Theatre (1923) is an icon of Modernism. Its Art Deco-influenced advertising, showcased in the 1925 Shochikuza News magazine, offers a glimpse into Japans influences from the West.
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Illustration, Ephemera, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
A collected visual record of the first eight years of Japan’s Rural Medical Care Promotion Lottery.
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