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Author:   Paul Rennie ,  Paul Rennie
Publisher:   Batsford
Imprint:   Batsford
Dimensions:   Width: 22.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.00cm
Weight:   1.120kg
ISBN:  

9781849946049

ISBN 10:   1849946043
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   08 July 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Introduction CHAPTER 1 North-westernism The Modern Machine-ensemble and Manchester, the Great City of Progress Dissent, Design and Progress The Modern Machine-ensemble The Making of Manchester (a grand city of progress) North-western Dissenting Radicalism CHAPTER 2 Early Years Illness and Reading, and Drawing Salford School of Art Paul Nash (1889–1946) Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890–1954) Adolphe Mouron (Cassandre) (1901–68) CHAPTER 3 London and the 1930s A Network of Patronage Patrons of the Poster Other Work CHAPTER 4 1940s Crisis and Compatriots The RAF Safety and Industrial Production Post-war RoSPA The Wartime GPO The Post-war Environment Gillette Book Illustrating Ealing Films CHAPTER 5 1950s International Colleagues and Outlook Alliance Graphique Internationale Poster Design, 1954 The Design Research Unit and Mass Observation Artist Partners London College of Printing (LCP), Back Hill CHAPTER 6 1960s Modern Design and Modern Life Teaching in the 1960s Design Work in the 1960s 1960s Poster Design CHAPTER 7 1970s and Beyond Retirement and Reputation Work for London Transport, 1970s and Beyond Valedictories Design Legacies Appendix Visual Communication, Economy, Social Progress and Intelligence Colour Lithography The Lithographic Poster in Modern Life Photo-mechanical and Offset Reproduction The Offset Poster and Modern Life Post-war Printing The Ideas Poster Power: Position, Scale and Point of View Flat Colour Sparkle and Pattern Economy How Posters Survive Poster Sizes Bibliographya Thanks Index Picture credits

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'With designs dating from the 1930s to the 1980s, it is as much a picture of a changing Britain ... as a song of praise to Eckersley's ticklish wit and visual ingenuity' -- The Daily Telegraph 'A fascinating exploration of Eckersley's life and work' -- Creative Review 'This illustrated biography highlights [Eckersley's] fundamental role in the transformation of 20th-century graphic design and offers a fascinating portrait of an evolving Britain' -- Daily Mail and MailOnline

'With designs dating from the 1930s to the 1980s, it is as much a picture of a changing Britain ... as a song of praise to Eckersley's ticklish wit and visual ingenuity' -- The Daily Telegraph

Author Information

Paul Rennie is course leader of the Graphic Design Communication course at Central Saint Martins. He is the author of Modern British Posters (Black Dog, 2010) and runs Rennies Seaside Modern in Folkestone, Kent, a shop that specialises in British 20th-century art and design.

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