A graphic compendium of vintage American design and typography.
Junk Type is a project driven by the passion of one man to document a
disappearing aspect of American culture. Bill Rose--aka Recapturist--is
a photographer and designer who has spent the last decade traveling
across America looking for junkyards, yard sales, antique stores, and
other unlikely sources of inspiration to capture examples of postwar
American typography and design before they're lost forever.
Bringing together more than 400 images, this invaluable book is a visual
history of postwar America, told through the distinct typography, icons,
badges, and branding of the country's industrial heritage. From Art
Deco-inspired fonts and unique handmade cursive lettering to illustrated
insignia and clean graphic logos bearing the influence of European
design of the 1960s, these pictures together represent an encyclopedic
reference of creative typefaces and graphics.
With each photograph representing just a detail--an embossed logo, a
specially created icon, or an advertising slogan--this book captures the
optimism and pragmatism of a golden age of American industrial
creativity and distills it into a charming resource for anyone with an
eye (or nostalgia) for vintage design.
