Railways Studios
How a Government Design Studio Helped Build New Zealand
Richard Wolfe author Neill Atkinson author Peter Alsop author Katherine Milburn author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Te Papa Press
Published:12th Nov '20
Should be back in stock very soon
The first ever history of the work of one of New Zealand's most active design studios Bursting with over 400 images An engaging insight into the confluence of graphic art and commerce A handsomely packaged hardback Also full of historic photos of New Zealand trains and railway stations
A definitive illustrated history of the graphic work of the Railways Studios.For many decades the Railways Department's design studios, Railways Studio, was New Zealand's 'go-to' advertiser. Its tourism and product ads appear on railway-station hoardings and billboards throughout the land, and it developed some of New Zealand's most iconic graphic images. This big, beautiful book brings this treasure trove of design together for the first time.
'"Railways Studios, the design studio of the New Zealand Railways" tells the remarkable story of the way in which a government department helped connect New Zealand physically and socially, producing advertising for a range of clients and dominating outdoor advertising ... The book is lavishly illustrated with hundreds of images alongside the well-researched chapters which touch on the history of rail transport in New Zealand.' – John Daly-Peoples, New Zealand Art Review; 'A seven-years-in-the-making, lavishly illustrated literary monument to the Kiwi commercial art of the advertising and design Studio of NZ Railways, which survived 67 years...a 385-page literary monument to New Zealand commercial art.' – NZ Listener, named among 101 Best Books of 2020; '… this book is a must-purchase. Highly recommended.' – Railway Observer; 'This big, beautiful book brings together a treasure trove of stunning New Zealand tourism and product ads …' – Good magazine.
ISBN: 9780995133839
Dimensions: 265mm x 250mm x 31mm
Weight: 2700g
376 pages