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Author/Editor: Frank H. Atkinson, Charles J. Strong, L. S. Strong
ISBN 10:0486478459
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This versatile volume contains the essential typographic elements for creating ads with a nostalgic flair. Drawn from a pair of sign-painting manuals that were originally published early in the 20th century, this compilation abounds in borders, frames, typography, and a host of other images, all idea...  read more
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Product Description:

This versatile volume contains the essential typographic elements for creating ads with a nostalgic flair. Drawn from a pair of sign-painting manuals that were originally published early in the 20th century, this compilation abounds in borders, frames, typography, and a host of other images, all ideal for re-creating authentic styles from the 1890s to the 1920s. Plates from the two source books depict the color and black-and-white images in their original usage, and a CD-ROM includes JPEG files of all the images.
Original Dover selection from Sign Painting Up to Now, Frederick J. Drake & Co., Chicago, 1915, and Strong's Book of Designs, Frederick J. Drake & Co., Chicago, 1917.
Image File Information:
Includes over 1,400 royalty-free images saved in both 300-dpi high-resolution and 72-dpi Internet-ready JPEG formats.

Product Details:

ISBN 10: 0486478459
ISBN 13: 9780486478456
Author/Editor: Frank H. Atkinson, Charles J. Strong, L. S. Strong
Format: CD ROM
Page Count: 128
Dimensions: 9 x 9
Publication date: May 2011

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