Automobile Design Graphics
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (735 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3822853712 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Often oversize and sumptuously produced, including acetate overlays with fabric and paint swatches, brochures were only available at dealer showrooms or auto fairs–hence specimens of antique and vintage car brochures are rare collector’s items today.Frequently overlooked in design and automotive histories, this ephemera offers lucid mirror image of American tastes, consumerism, and buying habits since the dawn of the automobile. Selling the public one of their major life purchases involved not only traditional advertising but also a crucial item that extolled the virtue of the cars: the brochure. Across eight decades, they pr
His unrivaled private collection of ephemera has been featured in museum exhibitions around the world and in dozens of books.The contributing authors:Steven Heller is the co-chair of the School of Visual Arts MFA Designer as Author Program. The editor:Cultural anthropologist and graphic design historian Jim Heimann is Executive Editor for TASCHEN America, and
About the Author The editor:Cultural anthropologist and graphic design historian Jim Heimann is Executive Editor for TASCHEN America, and author of numerous books on architecture, pop culture, and the history of the West Coast, Los Angeles, and Hollywood. He is the author of the racing biography, Miller’s Time. . He is the author of 120 books on graphic design, illustration, and satiric art.Jim Donnelly is senior editor of Hemmings Motor News, the world’s foremost source on automotive heritage, and has written for Hemmings Classic Car, Sports & Exotic Car, and Muscle Machines. For 33 years he was an art director for The New York Times, and currently writes the “Visuals” column for The New York Times Book Review. His unrivaled private collection of ephemera has been featured in
Amazon Customer said I had hoped to find more detailleddet information on The. I had hoped to find more detailleddet information on The Nash Motor Compagny, specifically pictures of The model Nash Ambassador 800, 19I had hoped to find more detailleddet information on The I had hoped to find more detailleddet information on The Nash Motor Compagny, specifically pictures of The model Nash Ambassador 800, 1931, 7 seats. My fad had this car, which I remember vividly as a kid in the early 1930's. I would be gratefull to receive a picture and technical descriptin of thist model via E-mail. Kind regards. Ole Knutzen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ole.knutzen@mail.tele.dk. 1, 7 seats. My fad had this car, which I remember vividly as a kid in the early 19I had hoped to find more detailleddet information on The I had hoped to find more detailleddet information on The Nash Motor Compagny, specifically pictures of The model Nash Ambassador 800, 1931, 7 seats. My fad had this car, which I remember vividly as a kid in the early 1930's. I would be gratefull to receive a picture and technical descriptin of thist model via E-mail. Kind regards. Ole Knutzen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ole.knutzen@mail.tele.dk. 0's. I would be gratefull to receive a picture and technical descriptin of thist model via E-mail. Kind regards. Ole Knutzen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ole.knutzen@mail.tele.dk. Very nicely done! If you enjoy automobile advertising art you jpcooper Very nicely done! If you enjoy automobile advertising art you should be pleased with this book. As the extended title indicates, the ads cover the years 1900-1973. The contents are divided into four time periods - 1900-1929, 1930-1946, 1947-1961 & 1962-1973. The selection of images are well chosen and cover a pretty good swath of marques. I've been a collector of magazine advertising art for a number of years and appreciate this contribution to the field. The process of selecting which images to use in compiling a collection like this is obviously quite subjec