British post war posters and graphics.
I have on my desk two books, a thick one and a thin one. The thin one is Melanie Horton’s book on the Empire Marketing Board Posters at Manchester University. But, rather counter-intuitively for a Friday, I’m going to go for the doorstop sized one instead, which is Distinction by Pierre Bourdieu. It has been, […]
I was thinking about elderberry cordial, and so dug this out of a drawer. Then I was so struck by what a beautiful image it is that I forgot all about recipes and went off on the trail of its design instead. The book is the Womens Institute Book of Home Made Wines Syrups and […]
For some time I’ve been meaning to post a link to the Empire Marketing Board Archive at Manchester Art Gallery. It’s an exemplary online resource for a really interesting collection. The Empire Marketing Board was what Stephen Tallents did before he came to the GPO, and in many ways is one of the first attempts […]
Today, dancing about architecture. Or at least its close relative, podcasting about posters. Actually, I’m being a bit unfair here. What I’ve been listening to is historian Scott Anthony on the BPMA podcast about Stephen Tallents, the man who brought artists to the GPO poster and Night Mail to the nation. Although the lecture did […]
Do you want to know more about posters? There is more and more good information about posters becoming available from a whole range of people and institutions. Here are a few places to start: General sites V&A Poster Bibliography World War Two Posters Designers Some websites dedicated to the work of individual designers: Abram Games […]