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Four posters in search of a story

I’ve always been interested in the afterlife of objects – how things survive long enough to become collectibles or heirlooms or even national treasures.  It’s generally a story of chance and – quite often – being so lost and overlooked that no one bothers to throw you away. It’s also a story that isn’t often [...]

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A lesson in poster sizes – from Tom Eckersley

I got told off the other day for being poncey, because I described the Post office ‘Properly Packed Parcels Please’ posters as Quad Crowns.  Now this is close to being a fair point, but at the same time I think the proper names for poster sizes are lovely things and should be used more. So, [...]

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