Contents of Issue 8. Cover: Josef Volráb. Supplement: Spelling Guide, Phototypoamateři. Articles: Vladimír Rýpar: Editor about advertisements. Miloš Bloch: The advertising boss thinks out loud about advertising. Dědič: Advertisement placement. L. Radoměrský: Advertising spectrum. Ing. M. Sutnar: Secrets of a successful advertisement. E. Zappe: Alphabet for color commercial printers. Book printing review. Advertising supplement of the company Spojené papírny, spol. s. r. o. Prague II.
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From the graphic design archive:
From the graphic design archive:
The most comprehensive account of ghost signs ever published, focusing on London’s hand-painted relics of advertising past
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Advertising Design, Design Archive Feature, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
As a chemist, I have an obligation to be curious – I grab a stack of our chemical journals and start with the advertising section. I start it, the walk through the sand. I don’t want to deny some oases. But soon I’m bored and tired.
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Corporate Identity & Branding, Design Archive Feature, Designer Profiles, Members Only Content, Regional Histories
Crouwel was the successor to Willem Sandberg who used an avant-garde approach in his work, utilising torn-paper montage, mixing of sans serif and old Egyptian typefaces and often off-center positioning. Crouwel steered away from this artistic approach and implemented a cohesive design system and a strong identity that emulated the corporate identity boom of the 1950s and 60s.
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