Mid-Century Ads. 40th Ed., 9783836591478
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Mad Men era unleashed: bold ads selling guns, girdles, and dreams.
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Mid-Century Ads. 40th Ed.

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  • Hardcover

    512 pages

  • Release Date

    14 June 2024

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Summary

Mad Men Era: A Retro Dive into Mid-Century Ads

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.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9783836591478
ISBN-10:3836591472
Series:40th Edition
Author:Steven Heller, Jim Heimann
Publisher:Taschen GmbH
Imprint:Taschen GmbH
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:512
Release Date:14 June 2024
Weight:1.13kg
Dimensions:217mm x 156mm x 33mm
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Critics Review

If you’re a graphic design nerd, a marketing guru looking for a coffee table book or just a lover of pop Americana, trust us, you want this for your collection. * Huffingtonpost.com *An alluring time capsule of the era. * The Boston Globe *The ads themselves, besides being graphically stunning, are as eloquent about mid-century Americans as any eyewitness report. * The Wall Street Journal *

About The Author

Steven Heller

Steven Heller has produced over 200 books on visual communication and published countless articles in international design magazines. Currently he is cofounder and cochair of the MFA Design program at the School of Visual Arts, New York.

Jim Heimann is the Executive Editor for TASCHEN. A cultural anthropologist, historian, and an avid collector, he has authored numerous titles on architecture, pop culture, and the history of Los Angeles and Hollywood, including TASCHEN’s Surfing, Los Angeles. Portrait of a City, California Crazy, and the All-American Ads series.

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