Rolling Paper Graphics
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (889 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1584232765 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 315 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This unique collection presents 540 different kinds of rolling paper plus seventy posters. For decades typographers and designers have been waiting for a publication just like this one - they just didn't know it until now. Rolling paper was clearly a highly prized consumer product and an enormous amount of care was taken to create a look and feel that would appeal.The color, texture and size were all vital to an individual brand's success. Interestingly, many of the examples featured demonstrate a highly sophisticated command of visual graphics, particularly those that date back to the 19th Century. Another interesting aspect of this title is that it provides the opportunity for the viewer to observe the influence of historical moments on advertising and design.. Brands featured include Amber (1876), Cine (1900), Malvarrosa (1903), Bambu (1907), and Remeditos (1908). Rolling Paper Graphics is typographic dream
In Father Villanueva s day, tobacco smokers laboriously and wastefully cut sections of large sheets of paper to roll their cigarettes. --Steven Heller, New York Times . While a few of the variations in this book will be recognizable to pot connoisseurs, an overwhelming majority are unfamiliar (and no longer used). The origins of cigarette rolling paper booklets can be traced back to a Dominican priest, Father Jaime Villanueva Estingo (Jativa, Spain, 1765 London, 1824), the author writes. This book adds another interesting subchapter to graphic design history. .José Lorente Cascales s ROLLING PAPER GRAPHICS (Gingko, $24.95) shows it was but one of hundreds of brands produced since the end of the 18th century. He devised a more convenient method of peeling small sheets from pocket-size booklet dispensers.By the mid-1800s rolling papers were big business, and many were produced throughout the world, distinguished by unique graphic moti
Excellent Resource Kelly H Tons of lovely typographic examples, border designs, and inspiration in general. A fabulous, complete compendium of rolling paper package design.