Monthly Archives: July 2012

Detail from a folder cover

Posted on 29 July, 2012 by thomwhite

Because those posts with lots of photos of old magazines are very tall, and this blog really ought to be showing off my design work (how else is a freelance graphic and web designer going to advertise himself?) here’s a … Continue reading →

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Housewife magazine, 1947

Posted on 28 July, 2012 by thomwhite

A few spreads from a 1947 edition of Housewife magazine. It is everything you would expect – patronising, shallow and chauvinistic, but it has a real old fashioned charm. One thing that stands out on reading it is the effect … Continue reading →

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Promotional material for a theatre

Posted on 21 July, 2012 by thomwhite

A recent conversation on Twitter about improving theatre attendance reminded me about this brochure I did a long time ago. It is probably my favourite piece of work, so I’m slightly surprised I haven’t blogged it before. It was a … Continue reading →

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From the children’s book Man And His Car, 1974

Posted on 15 July, 2012 by thomwhite

This book really can’t make up its mind whether it is pro- or anti-car. Either way, some of the illustrations (which use two very different styles) are very nice.

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Practical Householder Magazine

Posted on 12 July, 2012 by thomwhite

Sober looking men doing DIY while smoking a pipe, swinging girls and 1950s/60s adverts. What’s not to like.

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