Your place in the scheme

When I found that British Railways booklet a while back it was really this one that I was interested in, attracted by its cover. As it turned out, the other one was much more interesting inside but the cover of this one uses that classic 50s/60s colour overprint technique.

In essay number four of Michael Bierut's book he talks about having something cool-looking to do when you can't come up with any other solution – sound advice if you ask me. Well, I have to admit that a psuedo-classic 50s/60s colour overprint technique is what I do, that and setting type at a 15° angle. Actually, I love the classic 50s/60s colour overprint technique so much, I sometimes don't even wait to see if I can come up with something else. It looks damn cool and it works.

Comments

[davidthedesigner]

And a foreword signed by Dr Beeching. Perhaps they shouldn't have been so welcoming.

[Richard]

You're showing your age David but thanks for pointing that out. For anyone else, like me, who doesn't get it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Beeching

[shov]

I know a good song about the Beeching Report:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFJd9n8X9DI

(the video is spoiled by a misspelling of 'their' toward the end)

[davidthedesigner]

He was before my time as well, mind - I'm not that old.

[Jane]

Lovely. Reminds me of my set of 1960s british transport commission book covers

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=project%20cover&w=51461618%40N00

[Richard]

Wow Jane, those Project covers are superb. Thanks for pointing them out.