Mid-Century Ads. 40th Ed.

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Steven Heller

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Gleaned from thousands of images, this book offers the best of American print advertising in the age of the “Big Idea.” From the height of American consumerism, bold and colorful campaigns paint a fascinating portrait of the 1950s and ’60s, as concerns about the Cold War gave way to the carefree booze-and-cigarettes capitalism of the Mad Men era.

Digitally remastered for optimum reproduction quality, the ads burst with crisp fonts and colors, as well as a sexy sense of possibility, beguiling their audience to buy everything from guns to girdles, cars to toothpaste, air travel to home appliances. At turns startling, amusing and inspiring, this panorama of midcentury marketing is at once an evocative period piece and a showcase of design innovation and advertising wit.

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Weight 1134 g
Dimensions 16.6 x 22.4 cm
Publisher name TASCHEN
Publication date 15 June 2024
Number of pages 512
Format Hardback
Contributors Edited by Jim Heimann
Dimensions 16.6 x 22.4 cm
Weight 1134 g