Art Directors Club of New York’s 35th Annual. 1956. Iconic cover design: George Giusti

Very good condition.

Showing on nearly 400 pp important work/design of renowned people of the 1950s creative industry. Quite ‘interesting’ to see some advertisements designed by Andy Warhol. Many editorial designs from Life Magazine, Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Esquire, Seventeen Magazine, …

This annual is on its own a 'reference library' of design work of the era. More than 1000 illustrations, interesting advertisements on about 80pp - some of design studios, with staff listed. Lots of historical background to the industry to be found here.

This volume of the ADC Annual has an incredible amount of work shown involving photographers and designers such as Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Alexey Brodovitch, Bob Gill, Walter Allner, Saul Bass, Will Burtin, Louis Dorfsman, George Giusti, Andreas Feininger, Dorothea Lange, Henri Cartier Bresson, Joseph Binder, George Olden, Art Kane, Leo Lionni, Herb Lubalin, Bradbury Thompson, Andy Warhol, Henry Wolf, Herbert Matter, Florence Knoll, Louis Danziger, Saul Steinberg, …

See also Steven Heller’s recent post:
https://www.printmag.com/post/the-daily-heller-i-wish-i-had-done-that?fbclid=IwAR113pjc_dOnJ8KFC43eI5UtiwWvr-3aBv6kqSsV-uBi3itZObG0yOvTdEM