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35 Examples of Vintage and Retro Typography You Need to See

Shillington

The influential sans serif typeface was completed in 1916 and is perfect for way-finding and signage, but has also been used widely across advertising. A student of the influential Bauhaus school, Herbert Bayer was also appointed director of printing and advertising after his four years of study there. Bayer Universal. Eames Century.

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50 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2020

Shillington

What Images Really Tell Us: Visual Rhetoric in Art, Graphic Design, and Advertising by Massimo Mariani. Women in Graphic Design 1890-2012 by Gerda Breuer. This is an essential guide for students and young professionals looking to embrace creative thinking in design, advertising and communications. Buy the book. Buy the book.

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Soirée Fantastique

Fonts in Use

These are the same streets and squares where the posters once were posted and viewed, and some pictures actually show the venues where the advertised attractions like circus and variety shows took place. The fonts in use are various wood, brass, and metal types from the poster type collection of the HGB’s printmaking workshop.

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59 Essential Books Every Graphic Designer Should Read in 2022

Shillington

What Images Really Tell Us: Visual Rhetoric in Art, Graphic Design, and Advertising by Massimo Mariani. Women in Graphic Design 1890-2012 by Gerda Breuer. In an attempt to examine the cutting edge of printmaking, this book brings together an amalgam of print designs that have gone beyond pure digital printing. Buy the book.