Category Archives: posters

String Theory

By crownfolio | Published: April 23, 2013

This has recently arrived in the post, contradicting my previous assertion on here that there are no more eBay bargains to be had. Admittedly it is not an outstanding piece of graphic design history (although I quite like it) and is rather battered round the edges too.   But it’s by Lander, which is always [...]

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Something fishy going on

By crownfolio | Published: September 11, 2012

I had a theory when I started on this post, but after some research I have now authoritatively blown it out of the water (the pun in that will become apparent later on).  However it’s still an interesting journey to travel, so this post will mostly be me showing my workings in order to prove [...]

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Going Postal

By crownfolio | Published: September 5, 2012

The blog has been a little bit overlooked lately.  Apologies for that, I’ve had a rather urgent appointment with some wallpaper that needed to be removed.  It’s been a bad time to be distracted as well, because people – well the readers of this blog to be precise – have been sending me things.  And [...]

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All join hands – panic!

By crownfolio | Published: July 24, 2012

Two things have sent my thoughts along the same path recently; an obituary of Eric Sykes in the Guardian, and this Goons record from 1956. Mr Crownfolio insists that you press play, please, before reading any further. Thank you. Bloodnock’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Call is worth considering in its own right; this was one of [...]

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Posters on Parade

By crownfolio | Published: July 6, 2012

When I was trying to find some festive-looking posters the other day, my search, rather wonderfully, came up with this in the Science and Society picture library. We find ourselves at Blackpool station in 1925, and the cart is getting ready to take part in Blackpool Carnival.  Here’s what’s on display: London, Midland & Scottish [...]

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Put Out More Flags

By crownfolio | Published: June 29, 2012

I was asked to help out earlier this week.  Could I find a few vintage posters to act as inspiration for a designer doing a poster for a retro tea-dance? Cakes, bunting, dancing, something nice and festive – it’s not that difficult to imagine the sort of thing. But that sort of thing turned out to [...]

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