Bookseller favorite 'A–Z of Record Shop Bags, 1940s to 1990s' from @jonnytrunk @fuelpublishing is out NOW and reviewed by Emily Gosling @creativereview "A new book from Jonny Trunk titled 'AZ Record Shop Bags' brings together gorgeous images of British record store bags from the 1940s to the 1990s, hailing from London, Manchester and other big cities, as well as Northampton, Scarborough, Chesterfield, Tunbridge Wells, Leicester, Loughborough and more. Taking in more than 500 examples, the book offers an insight into a strand of graphic design that’s previously been almost totally overlooked. These square spaces proved the perfect site for graphics that ranged from practical typography to striking letterforms, cute mascots and illustrations that made the most of the fact that these spaces could be printed with one or two colors — three at most.… Superb is a running theme throughout the book: since these bags served as adverts as well as carriers, the store names had to stand out, and often act as both branding element and decoration. Poring over the lettering today, it’s striking that the type is largely unfamiliar — before the days of system fonts and vast digital foundries, the designs feel far more wide-ranging, and frequently exhibit charming, slightly off-kilter little touches that modern typesetting irons out with uniformity." Read the full review via linkinbio. #jonnytrunk #a-zrecordshopbags @nalascarlett #recordshopbag #recordshopbags #shoppingbags #paperbags #plasticbags #vintagebags #rsd2022 #oldrecordshop #recordshops https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc5btf7shPu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
