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A lesson in poster sizes – from Tom Eckersley

By crownfolio | Published: February 19, 2010

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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Mmmm, 1976 never looked so good

By crownfolio | Published: February 8, 2010

Sold on eBay this weekend*, proof that poster design hadn’t gone into a complete decline by the 1970s, in the shape of this wonderful London Zoo poster by Abram Games. I think this is great, and that’s a bit of a rare event.  Because, in my mind, Abram Games is rather like oysters or Gainsborough. [...]

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