70s editorial design

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Before there was Typekit, before there was Fonts.com, DaFont or Google Fonts, designers had to share their typefaces the old-fashioned way—via print advertisements. In Print magazine’s 75 years of publishing, we’ve seen some great adverts, some funny, some dry and some, well, strange. We dug deep into the archives to find our favorite type-vertisements. Some you might recognize, others, not so much. The 1950s 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 1958 The 1960s 1960 1960 1960 19

Print has been acquired by an independent group of collaborators—Deb Aldrich, Laura Des Enfants, Jessica Deseo, Andrew Gibbs, Steven Heller and Debbie Millman—and soon enough, we’ll be back in full force with an all-new look, all-new content and a fresh outlook for the future! In the meantime, we’re looking back at some of our most popular pieces online. Enjoy. So far, we’ve tracked the visual evolution of vintage printer and graphic design ads in Print magazine through the ’

Fancy going back in time? Just look around Estelle Bilson’s 1970s house in Manchester. Oh, there's also a book now too.

Need some inspiration? These posters & illustrations from the 1970's may be the solution. The bright colors and thick lines have our wheels turning. Enjoy!