The War is over, the economy's booming, and the supermarket shelves are groaning under the weight of thousands of items. New products and packaging—aerosol sprays, TV dinners, canned beer, and molded plastics—abound, and the package designer's task has never been more challenging, or more fun. Designers and pop culture buffs alike will revel in this outstanding portfolio of package design from the mid-1940s to mid-1960s, a veritable social history of postwar consumer culture. In more than 150 color photos, author Jerry Jankowski presents favorite pieces of the period -- a surrealist perfume bottle by Salvador Dali, a Bing Crosby ice cream carton, "Astronaut: The New Game of Outer Space" (for boys), "Let's Do Dishes" (for girls) -- chosen for their strong graphics, classic motifs, social commentary, or quirky humor. Readers will recognize familiar classics like the boldly designed package for Brillo soap pads and an early incarnation of the Frisbee. All are cultural time capsules from a rich era of design, reflecting an image of a nation caught somewhere between the Old West and the Space Age.
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Jerry Jankowski is the design director for the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. He is the author of several design books, including Shelf Life: Modern Package Design 1920-1945. Most of the items in Shelf Space come from his personal collection, which he has amassed over the past 15 years. He lives in Chicago.
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This book featured some great pictures. As a vintage advertisement collector, I saw some familiar brand names and also a few new brands. This book was very well assimilated. The photographs were very well taken and the text was very well written. Congratulations to the author (Jerry Jankowski) and the photographer (Grant Kessler) for such a great book.
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American food manufacturers, caught in an increasingly competitive market after World War II, began selling their products in containers that seemed better suited for sputniks than for down-to-earth, Formica-covered kitchenettes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, World War, Alex Steinweiss, Bob Jones, Columbia Records, Elsa Schiaparelli, Salvador Dali New!
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American food manufacturers, caught in an increasingly competitive market after World War II, began selling their products in containers that seemed better suited for sputniks than for down-to-earth, Formica-covered kitchenettes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
package designers, gag gift Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, World War, Alex Steinweiss, Bob Jones, Columbia Records, Elsa Schiaparelli, Salvador Dali New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Trademark Designs of the World by Yusaku Kamekura in Back Matter
- The Art of the Label by Robert Opie in Back Matter
- The American Design Adventure by Arthur J. Pulos in Back Matter
- Packaging Design (Pro Graphics) by Rotovision in Back Matter
- Package Design by Milner Gray in Back Matter
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