Content includes:
The Lindisfarne Decorations Henry D. Davy
Service to Industry by Printing L. E. Kenyon
Mathematical Composition Rolf Unwin
William Caxton A. E. May
Electronic Engraving Truman Wiltshire
A Brief Review of the Styles in Art Dr. Emil Ruder
Printing the “Connoisseur”
Teletypesetting C. L. Boileau
Good Illumination Dr. W. Schweisheimer
Autumn Designs
Calendars
Photo Typesetting
A Case of Odd Sorts
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
Advertising Design, Artefact Spotlight, Design Archive Feature, Typography & Type Design
An article by Jan Tschichold illustrated with examples of publicity produced by Brann of Zürich.
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Last month (March 2022), I spoke to over fifty Graphic Design undergraduates about the archive and my passion for design history, after which the students had full access to items in the collection and participated in discourse amongst their peers and lecturers. As part of their critical studies unit, the students will be producing essays and content related to the impact, history and aesthetics of selected artefacts.
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Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
A short essay and scanned advertising from Swiss Industrial Graphic Design. A rare book focused on effective industrial promotion authored by Hans Neuburg. The design of the book is credited to Hans Neuburg and Walter Bangerter.
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