The Import

There’s something beautifully nostalgic, and indeed inspiring, about perusing vintage public communications posters, probably due to the unfortunate realisation that it’s a relatively lost art… when was the last time you saw a public information poster as simple, effective and stylish as these retro classics? Collector, Paul Rennie is an expert, collector and dealer in posters from the post-war golden age of British design, and his new book for Black Dog Publishing, Modern British Posters: Art, Design & Communication, is a brilliant homage to these lost classics…. we’re particularly taken by these fabulous vintage RoSPA posters………

Look! Before Opening!, Roland Davies, 1950s, DC (30 x 20″)

children about, Anon., 1970s, DC (30 x 20″)

wait for the traffic stop, Anon., 1960s, DC (30 x 20″)

Don’t Do It!, Roland Davies, 1950s, DC (30 x 20″)

Make Sure They’re Safe, Anon., 1950s, DC (30 x 20″)

Always do your kerb drill before you cross, Anon., 1960s, C (15 x 20″)

be alive to others, Anon., 1960s, DC (30 x 20″)

Find a safe place to cross, Anon., 1960s, DC (30 x 20″)

Modern British Posters: Art, Design & Communication, Paul Rennie, Black Dog Publishing, £29.95

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