Safety First - Vintage Posters from RoSPAs Archives
Author(s): Paul Rennie
Safety campaigns touch a nerve in all of us. Over the years, these posters, slogans and TV adverts have imprinted themselves on our collective memory, evoking nostalgia for childhood and a bygone Britain. In 2011, RoSPA made a wonderful discovery: a superb 'missing' archive of historical safety posters dating from the 1930s to 1970s. Clever, beautifully designed, often amusing, always packing a punch - these posters not only showcase the talented designers of the time, but also reflect the momentous changes that swept 20th-century Britain, revealing our social and industrial history from a unique new angle.
General Information
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- : Saraband
- : Saraband
- : 01 May 2015
- : 01 June 2015
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Paul Rennie
- : Hardback
- : 741.674
- : 160
More About The Product
Praise for Paul Rennie's Modern British Posters: "A fascinating potted history of British society as well as advertising design." - The Observer "Evokes a wistful longing for times past - sheer brilliance." - Wallpaper
Dr Paul Rennie is Head of Context in Graphic Design at Central St Martins College of Art & Design in London and runs his own successful shop specialising in 20th century art and design. He is the author of three influential books about design, including Modern British Posters.
