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The Day-Glo designer's guide

Book
1969 (published)
Place of origin

68 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates: chiefly illustrations.
All movable/removable parts are present and intact (even the color isolators in white and black remain attached to the laid in sheet). Includes (in pocket at rear): Day-Glo tone chart; Day-Glo bonus color chart: Day-Glo four-color process lithography chart. Printed as a promotional piece to demonstrate the effects of Day-Glo fluorescence for posters and album covers, magazine ads, packaging and more. Includes a short history of Day-Glo and a myriad of tips for designers. Also includes a 'pop out and build' Day-Glo box, a pop up Day-Glo flower garden and several color sheets in a pocket at the rear. Most importantly, it features a 12-page bound in section of Bert Stern's famous series of Day-Glo serigraph prints of Marilyn Monroe (originally published in Avant Garde magazine). -- vendor's description.

Object details

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Object type
TitleThe Day-Glo designer's guide (published title)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Book, The Day-Glo designer's guide, Cleveland: Day-glo Color Corp., 1969.
Physical description
68 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates: chiefly illustrations.
All movable/removable parts are present and intact (even the color isolators in white and black remain attached to the laid in sheet). Includes (in pocket at rear): Day-Glo tone chart; Day-Glo bonus color chart: Day-Glo four-color process lithography chart. Printed as a promotional piece to demonstrate the effects of Day-Glo fluorescence for posters and album covers, magazine ads, packaging and more. Includes a short history of Day-Glo and a myriad of tips for designers. Also includes a 'pop out and build' Day-Glo box, a pop up Day-Glo flower garden and several color sheets in a pocket at the rear. Most importantly, it features a 12-page bound in section of Bert Stern's famous series of Day-Glo serigraph prints of Marilyn Monroe (originally published in Avant Garde magazine). -- vendor's description.
Dimensions
  • Height: 330mm
  • Width: 277mm (Note: closed)
Object history
Purchased in 2024.
Other number
808.BB.0005 - NAL Pressmark
Collection
Library number
38041024001695

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Record createdOctober 18, 2024
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