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One of a wide series of walks and rambles booklets issued by London Transport and its predecessors, this booklet gives details of walks from Green Line country bus and coach services in the northern part of the Green Line territory. The booklet cover is, by LT standards of the day, slightly clumsy although that may well be the reproduction/printing on quite coarse paper, and no artist is given. During the next few years these booklets - both rail and 'bus - would be subsumed into the "Country Walks" series that would run for many years. Most public transport operators issued similar publications to drum up trade and publicise the often extensive links into surrounding rural areas with details of walks and rambles.
This booklet forms part 2 of the Green Line guides, dealing with rambles south of the capital.
The catalogue to an exhibition held by Shell-Mex and BP Ltd of their advertising posters, brochures and other publicity materials that was held at the New Burlington Gallery in London. For the occasion the company commissioned one of the foremost poster artists of the day, Edward McKnight Kauffer, to design the covers to the catalogue booklet. This he did with his usual bold style - the artist and palette superimposed on a scene of industry and technology, symbolic of Shell-Mex and BP's apparent patronage of 'commercial art'.
As the introduction, by Frank Rutter, notes the company came into the the field of using graphic design as the basis of their corporate identity following the example of London's Underground and that organisation's Commercial Manager, Frank Pick. It was Pick who, arguably, helped McKnight Kauffer on to the ladder of success with his early post-WW1 posters for the Underground Group. McKnight Kauffer went on to design Shell publicity, alongside a roll call of now famous graphic designers and artists under the patronage of Jack Beddington. Beddington joined Shell in 1928 and after the formation of the joint marketing concern Shell-Mex and BP in 1932 he rose to become Director of Publicity for the company.
The book is printed by Lund, Humphries of the County Press in Bradford and the typography and layout are 'very' Lund, Humphries for that date.
The company organised a second such exhibition in 1938.
I recently made this portfolio book for the purpose of showing my design work to potential clients and potential studios during initial meetings. It's a perfect bound, 246 page book. The front and back covers of the book is my personal identity "DA".
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Calligraphy: Marina Marjina
Designer: Anastasia Novik
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Book Cover design and typography by Edward Gorey for The Second Sin Thomas Stephen Szasz. Garden City, N.Y. : Anchor Books, 1974, c1973. RC461 .S9 1974
Title page for The American Printer, 1882, by Thomas MacKeller
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Detail of back cover of Physics: Its Marvels and Mysteries, by Dr. Daniel Q. Posin (pictured), 1961.
Book cover design by Paul Rand for The Possessed by Albert Camus. New York: Knopf, 1960. PQ2605.A3734 P6 1960
A fascinating book describing the facilities and services (both passenger and freight) of the Port of Southampton that was, in 1955, indeed the 'gateway' to Britain especially for transatlantic travellers. This was just before the growth of afoordable Trans-Atlantic air services that would see a rapid decline in the port's passenger services and closure of the remarkable "Ocean Terminal" that had not long opened. The book is published by the British Transport Commission, the nationalised operator of most UK ports at the time and of British Railways - Southampton Docks having fallen into the fold with the nationalisation of the Southern railway in 1948. For a nationalised industry the BTC had unusually high standards of publicity and printing - even allowing for that this book is a real gem of its time. The book was designed by J Denison-Hunt FSIA, the book was printed by the exemplary Curwen Press in Plaistow, London and to cap it the cover seen here is by Hans Schleger, one of the most influential graphic designers and typographers of the twentieth century. Schleger (1898 - 1976) was German born but came to the UK in 1932 and working as "Zero" became an influential poster artist and designer (working for LT for example) and designing the familiar 'look' of Penguin Books for many years. I can find little about Denison-Hunt apart from an entry in the London Gazette for 1945 notes that a John Reginald Hunt, a commercial artist, of Whalley Range in Manchester, had assumed the name of John Reginald Denison-Hunt by deed poll. That I think is our man.
Tipped in to a Penrose Annual is this example of a book jacket (or dust wrapper) for the 1934 novel by Alec Waugh, The Balliols. The design is by Eric Fraser.
A splendid little booklet issued by the British Transport Commission to support the exhibition on London's transport in the Nineteenth Century in 1953. This was held in the historic Shareholders' Meeting Room at Euston station; the Commission thought that there was "no better way of making this Room accessible to the public" at the time but sadly, less than a decade later, this historic space along with the other major components of the Victorian station were bulldozed in an act of redevelopment that is still a conservation cause célèbre.
The booklet is beautiful typeset and printed by the Shenval Press who, at the time, were acknowledged as one of Britain's finest printers. The layout and typography are very typical of the Commission's careful 'look' that saw them take great care in the graphic design of their publications. The cover and title page are shown.
A remarkable book issued by the Department de la Seine et Ville de Paris and the Compagnie du Chemin de Fer Métropolitan de Paris in 1931 and that appears to be in connection with the Colonial Exhibition that was staged in the city that year. Lavishly produced and illustrated this copy was a special presentation copy, printed on 'Chesterfield Paper' and given to C W Duncan, the Publicity Manager of the Underground Electric Railways of London. As can be seen it ended up in the London Transport Library and I obtained it legally when it was withdrawn from the LT Museum Library many years ago. The publishers are Les Ateliers ABC - which, thanks to Étienne (below), I think we can now assume were also involved in the design and production of the book.
The Underground Library bookplate is quite something in itself - "Swift and Sure" being one of the early advertising straplines and the plate is by no less than George Kruger Gray (1880 - 1943), a well known British designer of things such as coins and stained glass windows. There also appears to the side what appears to be the initials "WG".
In the postwar years Penguin Books issued both a free Pengins Progress, as seen here and that was posted free to over forty thousand subscribers, and a 'Classified List' that was issued less frequently. Although the List detailed both available and upcoming books of the Penguin family, the Progress gave a more in depth resume of titles and series that were underway.
This issue as well as being posted from the Vase Press at Thrapston was also printed there. Sadly no designer is shown - the covers showing variations on the Penguin and the end papers cleverly adapting woodcuts from the forthcoming King Penguin book on Bewick's woodcuts. Indeed the front cover carefully takes Bewick's original owl and replaces it with the penguin!
A splendid little booklet issued by the British Transport Commission to support the exhibition on London's transport in the Nineteenth Century in 1953. This was held in the historic Shareholders' Meeting Room at Euston station; the Commission thought that there was "no better way of making this Room accessible to the public" at the time but sadly, less than a decade later, this historic space along with the other major components of the Victorian station were bulldozed in an act of redevelopment that is still a conservation cause célèbre.
The booklet is beautiful typeset and printed by the Shenval Press who, at the time, were acknowledged as one of Britain's finest printers. The layout and typography are very typical of the Commission's careful 'look' that saw them take great care in the graphic design of their publications. The cover and title page are shown.
Book cover design by Roy Kuhlman for The Brute and other Farces by Anton Chekhov.
New York: Grove Press, 1958. PG3456.A15 B7 1958
Book cover design by Rudolph de Harak for Golk by Richard G. Stern. Cleveland: World Pub. Co., 1961. PS 3569 .T39 G6 1961
Book cover design by Jason Kirby for The Devil and the good Lord, and two other plays by Jean Paul Sartre. New York, Vintage Books c1960. PQ2637.A82 D43
In the postwar years Penguin Books issued both a free Pengins Progress, as seen here and that was posted free to over forty thousand subscribers, and a 'Classified List' that was issued less frequently. Although the List detailed both available and upcoming books of the Penguin family, the Progress gave a more in depth resume of titles and series that were underway.
This issue as well as being posted from the Vase Press at Thrapston was also printed there. Sadly no designer is shown - the covers showing variations on the Penguin and the end papers cleverly adapting woodcuts from the forthcoming King Penguin book on Bewick's woodcuts. Indeed the front cover carefully takes Bewick's original owl and replaces it with the penguin!
Wilhelm Pinder (Text)
Walter Hege (Photographien)
Der Bamberger Dom und seine Bildwerke
Berlin, Deutscher Kunstverlag, 1926; hier: 2. Auflage 1933
Format 31 x 23
darauf:
Bucheinbandvignette von Ernst Böhm
120 x 65 mm
A rather period childrens picture book telling the story of the manufacturing and utility of town gas and issued by the British Gas Council in 1947, a few months before the industry was Nationalised by the postwar Labour Government. By way of text, line drawings and twelve colour plates the history of 'fire' and the town gas industry is shown to Susan and Micahel by Mr Therm. Mr Therm was the gas industry's 'mascot' for many years; developed by artist and designer Eric Fraser in the early 1930s for the London Gas Light & Coke Company he was rapidly adopted for use across the whole industry. The language is, of course, very much of its time, including the furious fairy of the flames, Mr Therm himself!
The premise in the book is that gas is cleaner and more convienient when seen against the use of coal for domestic purposes and indeed, the production of town gas although an often messy business itself made better use of coal as a fuel and as a source of numerous by-products and chemical derivatives. These were after all the days before the whole issue of carbon release was fully understood and before the UK's coal gas production was phased out with the introduction of Natural Gas.
The book although produced by the Gas Council was designed and produced by no less than Adprint Ltd for A N Holden & Co Ltd, London & Birmingham. It was printed by Tapp and Toothill of Leeds and London.
1969 hardcover version published by Van Nostrand Reinhold
Recently reissued. Avail here: Amazon
History, details and book info here: Woodtyper
Online reference and collection here: Rob Roy Kelly American Wood Type Collection
This is research we are doing to determine the style & design of our upcoming book on business model innovation...
Book cover design by Roy Kuhlman for Freudianism and the Literary Mind by Frederick John Hoffman. New York: Grove Press 1959. PN49 .H6 1959
Tankakenkyu magazine February 2020
Book design: Suzuki Seiichi Design Office
Illustration: Mayako Nakamura
短歌研究社「短歌研究」2020年2月号 第77巻第2号
(2020/01//21)
アートディレクション＋デザイン：
鈴木成一デザイン室 (協力：生沼伸子)
イラストレーション：中村眞弥子
オフセット：近代美術
photographed by
Frank Dinger
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Book cover design by Joe Del Gaudio for The Colossus and other poems by Sylvia Plath. New York: Vintage Books, 1968. PS3566.L27 C6
A rather period childrens picture book telling the story of the manufacturing and utility of town gas and issued by the British Gas Council in 1947, a few months before the industry was Nationalised by the postwar Labour Government. By way of text, line drawings and twelve colour plates the history of 'fire' and the town gas industry is shown to Susan and Micahel by Mr Therm. Mr Therm was the gas industry's 'mascot' for many years; developed by artist and designer Eric Fraser in the early 1930s for the London Gas Light & Coke Company he was rapidly adopted for use across the whole industry. The language is, of course, very much of its time, including the furious fairy of the flames, Mr Therm himself!
The premise in the book is that gas is cleaner and more convienient when seen against the use of coal for domestic purposes and indeed, the production of town gas although an often messy business itself made better use of coal as a fuel and as a source of numerous by-products and chemical derivatives. These were after all the days before the whole issue of carbon release was fully understood and before the UK's coal gas production was phased out with the introduction of Natural Gas.
The book although produced by the Gas Council was designed and produced by no less than Adprint Ltd for A N Holden & Co Ltd, London & Birmingham. It was printed by Tapp and Toothill of Leeds and London.
Tankakenkyu magazine February 2020
Book design: Suzuki Seiichi Design Office
Illustration: Mayako Nakamura
短歌研究社「短歌研究」2020年2月号 第77巻第2号
(2020/01//21)
アートディレクション＋デザイン：
鈴木成一デザイン室 (協力：生沼伸子)
イラストレーション：中村眞弥子
オフセット：近代美術
A rather clever promotional 'book' issued by the paper manufacturers Grosvenor, Chater & Co Ltd in 1930. Entitled "An Essay on Silence" by F A Corbett it consists of nearly 30 pages of blank paper composed of the company's Basingwerk Parchment paper in boards that are bound with their Royal Cornwall Cover Papers. The rear pages give information as to the papers, their sizes and costs.
It is a shame no designer or agancy for the production of the book is shown as the typeface and vignettes are charmingly of their age. Grosvenor, Chater's history went back to the 1600s as stationers and in 1854 they purchased the Abbey Paper Mills at Holywell in North Wales. This mill, built close to the site of Basingwerk Abbey, gave the name to one of their high quality papers, products they were noted for. The mills closed in the 1980s.
Tankakenkyu magazine March 2021
Book design: Suzuki Seiichi Design Office
Illustration: Mayako Nakamura
短歌研究社「短歌研究」2021年3月号 第78巻第3号
(2021/02//21)
アートディレクション＋デザイン：
鈴木成一デザイン室 (協力：生沼伸子)
イラストレーション：中村眞弥子
オフセット：近代美術
A rather period childrens picture book telling the story of the manufacturing and utility of town gas and issued by the British Gas Council in 1947, a few months before the industry was Nationalised by the postwar Labour Government. By way of text, line drawings and twelve colour plates the history of 'fire' and the town gas industry is shown to Susan and Micahel by Mr Therm. Mr Therm was the gas industry's 'mascot' for many years; developed by artist and designer Eric Fraser in the early 1930s for the London Gas Light & Coke Company he was rapidly adopted for use across the whole industry. The language is, of course, very much of its time, including the furious fairy of the flames, Mr Therm himself!
The premise in the book is that gas is cleaner and more convienient when seen against the use of coal for domestic purposes and indeed, the production of town gas although an often messy business itself made better use of coal as a fuel and as a source of numerous by-products and chemical derivatives. These were after all the days before the whole issue of carbon release was fully understood and before the UK's coal gas production was phased out with the introduction of Natural Gas.
The book although produced by the Gas Council was designed and produced by no less than Adprint Ltd for A N Holden & Co Ltd, London & Birmingham. It was printed by Tapp and Toothill of Leeds and London.
Tankakenkyu magazine March 2021
Book design: Suzuki Seiichi Design Office
Illustration: Mayako Nakamura
短歌研究社「短歌研究」2021年3月号 第78巻第3号
(2021/02//21)
アートディレクション＋デザイン：
鈴木成一デザイン室 (協力：生沼伸子)
イラストレーション：中村眞弥子
オフセット：近代美術
A rather period childrens picture book telling the story of the manufacturing and utility of town gas and issued by the British Gas Council in 1947, a few months before the industry was Nationalised by the postwar Labour Government. By way of text, line drawings and twelve colour plates the history of 'fire' and the town gas industry is shown to Susan and Micahel by Mr Therm. Mr Therm was the gas industry's 'mascot' for many years; developed by artist and designer Eric Fraser in the early 1930s for the London Gas Light & Coke Company he was rapidly adopted for use across the whole industry. The language is, of course, very much of its time, including the furious fairy of the flames, Mr Therm himself!
The premise in the book is that gas is cleaner and more convienient when seen against the use of coal for domestic purposes and indeed, the production of town gas although an often messy business itself made better use of coal as a fuel and as a source of numerous by-products and chemical derivatives. These were after all the days before the whole issue of carbon release was fully understood and before the UK's coal gas production was phased out with the introduction of Natural Gas.
The book although produced by the Gas Council was designed and produced by no less than Adprint Ltd for A N Holden & Co Ltd, London & Birmingham. It was printed by Tapp and Toothill of Leeds and London.
Tankakenkyu magazine December 2020
Book design: Suzuki Seiichi Design Office
Illustration: Mayako Nakamura
短歌研究社「短歌研究」2020年12月号 第77巻第12号
(2020/11//21)
アートディレクション＋デザイン：
鈴木成一デザイン室 (協力：生沼伸子)
イラストレーション：中村眞弥子
オフセット：近代美術
Book cover design by Paul Rand for The Anatomy of Revolution by Crane Brinton.
New York: Vintage Books, 1965. JC491.B7 A5 1965
Book cover design by Fred Troller for The Rationalists. René Descartes, translated by John Veitch: Discourse on method, Meditations.--Benedict de Spinoza, translated by R. H. M. Elwes: The ethics.--Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von Leibniz, translated by George Montgomery, with revisions by Albert R. Chandler: Discourse on metaphysics, The monadology.Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1974.