Content includes:
AdAge – International Balance of Advertising
Alexandre Alexandre – Olivier Dassault, Pilote with the camera
Peggy Lindner – GGK Düsseldorf, Are prize-winning designs a success on the market?
John Halas – Film & TV Graphics
Lanny Sommese – John Sorbie & Phil Risbeck, Graphic design: training and practice
Herbert W. Kapitzki – Novum education
Hans Baumeister – Warsawa 1976, the VIth international poster biennal
Karl Steinorth – Historical Kodak Ads in the USA
Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Pubblicità in Italia 1957-58 gathers the best advertising in Italy, showcases the diverse talents and styles and the clients who were commissioning and embracing modern design.
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Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Poster Design
Scanned posters by the great Michele Spera. Many use a strong use of geometric form, often paired with sans-serif typefaces like Helvetica. Their simplification of form and use of colour create timeliness, recognisable posters that would have stood out alongside the posters of the 1970s which tended to have a heavy use of photography.
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Corporate Identity & Branding, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Giovanni began his work with Olivetti in March 1938, and his work was showcased in various exhibitions and had a clear distinctive style that amplified the Olivetti brand image. His design defined the company’s visual image, and the iconic geometric designs are still as powerful and engaging today as they were in the 1950s.
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