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There’s been a resurgence of interest online in 60s-style commercial design, that really evocative screen-print business with the deep cool colours, the kind of stuff Saul Bass made a name for himself with. In the spirit of the zeitgeist (wow, did I just say “in the spirit of the spirit?”) I’ll share the cover of a vintage book I just bought. I read about it on Ethan Iverson’s blog one fine Saturday morning, in this post on Hal Overton, and immediately tracked down a copy on Abebooks and ordered it.