Cover: J. Dyntar. – Attachments: V. Ambrosi: letterhead. B. Dudař: business cover. A. Hering: address book. St. Maršo: letterhead. A. Procházka: address book. R. Hála-A. Stehno: 4 pages from the Czech Type Foundry sample book. V. Mašek-R. Hála: title page and two pages from J. Hájek’s private print. – Spelling guide. Typo-photo from a book on advertising. M. Novotný: Jan Konůpek. F. Peša: Metal dust Articles: M. Bloch: Advertising boss and typographer. Sheet torn from a casting mold. J. Hejl: Calculating the size of a manuscript. J. Píša: On the frictional resistance of machines and its mitigation by lubricants. J. Fingl: Ivan Fedorov, the Russian first sealer. Book printing and cultural review. amateurs.
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
Parallel Public is a new publication by Sara Blaylock, published by MIT Press. The book documents the East German artists pioneering work that made their country’s experimental art scene a form of (counter) public life.
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Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Advertising matter from post-World War II Britain for British Aluminium Company. Designs by Abram Games, Tom Eckersley, FHK Henrion, Pat Keely, and James Hart, who collectively crafted over 100 four-color and 300 black-and-white advertisements.
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Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content
The collection of works I've gathered, designed for Olympia-Werke, showcases the height of mid-century German commercial artistry. The work was collated in a branded folder and contained forty brochures, advertisements and manuals.
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