‘SPARTAN BLACK and ITALIC bring in a bolder weight the same utility and advantages that will be found in ATF Spartan Medium, Spartan Medium Italic and other ATF Spartans still to come; for example: they match the smaller sizes of Linotype’s Spartan Black, extend the same design characteristics into the larger sizes to assure harmony between hand-set display and machine-set body copy they are cast to American line, a real time saver in the interchanging of weights and sizes they are closely, carefully fitted in the interest of effective spacing they are available in a complete size range, accompanied a by a variety of useful auxiliaries. These features assure the Spartans frequent use. Because they are foundry cast by ATF they will stand up under this use, prove themselves doubly profitable.’
American Type Founders
Design Archive Feature, Advertising Design, Members Only Content
Omnibus was Published by the journalism working group of the Technical University of Braunschweig. A square publication measuring 290mm. The publication included features on politics, arts and culture. With advertisements carefully selected to be in keeping with the visual aesthetic. Content also included exhibition information and a fine example of concrete poetry, among artists such as Schröder-Sonnenstern and Sine Hansen.
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Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content
Perusing an issue of Der Druckspiegel from 1962, I found these fantastic examples of Swiss Design, produced for the University Ball at the University in St. Gallen, Switzerland, in 1961. The advertising matter included posters, newspaper advertisements, cinema slides, invitation cards and a booklet.
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Ephemera, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Collected examples of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Cycling Safety and Proficiency design output, a landmark initiative aimed at enhancing cycling safety.
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