Modern British Posters: Art, Design & Communication

These are great pictures, I've looked through the book twice!

Nice representation of poster art.

. . . . the potentially misleading title, and the curiously flat choice of image for the front cover. In the intro, Paul Rennie makes it clear that 'Modern British', in the context of the title, alludes to 'mid-century' British painting, the book's scope spanning 1915 to 1970. That being the case, I think a suitable subtitle for the book would have been appropriate, otherwise it would be fair to assume the book covers the period from around 1950 to 2000 (that's my definition of 'Modern'). The cover image, by Kenneth Rowntree, is an odd choice, given that many of the posters within are much more startling, and beautifully reproduced it must be said. Another slight disappointment is the absence of an index. Let's be clear though, this is a really nice book, entirely illustrated from the author's own collection and accompanied by a scholarly text.

Gave as a gift to a Graphic Designer friend: she loved it. Arrived in mint condition.

Interesting book!