Industrial Design Magazine (1955–63)
Contributed by Stephen Coles on Jun 14th, 2013. Artwork published in
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I can’t ID the broad italic sans used for this issue. Akzidenz Grotesk and Standard are close, but the beardless ‘G’ is a puzzler. It rings of Venus and Ideal Grotesk, but no match.
This collection of Industrial Design showcases wonderful cover art direction from a variety of designers, following the high standard set by Alvin Lustig in 1954, and three typefaces very typical of mid-century modern design in America: Clarendon (for the logo and issue numbers), Century Expanded, and News Gothic.
December 1956 cover designed by George Nelson? (This image via Laura Berner.)
