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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Saraband

FORMAT: Hardback

ISBN: 9781908643728

RRP: £16.99

PAGES: 160

PUBLICATION DATE:
May 21, 2015

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Safety First: Vintage Posters from RoSPA’s Archives

Paul Rennie

Safety campaigns touch a nerve in all of us. Over the years, these posters, slogans and TV adverts have imprinted themselves on our collective memory, evoking nostalgia for childhood and a bygone Britain. In 2011, RoSPA made a wonderful discovery: a superb ‘missing’ archive of historical safety posters dating from the 1930s to 1970s. Clever, beautifully designed, often amusing, always packing a punch – these posters not only showcase the talented designers of the time, but also reflect the momentous changes that swept 20th-century Britain, revealing our social and industrial history from a unique new angle.

Reviews of Safety First: Vintage Posters from RoSPA’s Archives

Praise for Paul Rennie's Modern British Posters: "A fascinating potted history of British society as well as advertising design." – The Observer "Evokes a wistful longing for times past – sheer brilliance." – Wallpaper

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Paul Rennie

Dr Paul Rennie is Head of Context in Graphic Design at Central St Martins College of Art & Design in London and runs his own successful shop specialising in 20th century art and design. He is the author of three influential books about design, including Modern British Posters.