Bradbury Thompson's 1945 design for the Westvaco corporation back when the profession of designing was called advertising art. The term graphic design was just starting to be used largely due to people in the advertising design field (and their clients) who took a sophisticated new approach with their work. Bradbury Thompson designed 59 issues of this publication between 1939 and 1962.

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Bradbury Thompson's 1945 design for the Westvaco corporation back when the profession of designing was called advertising art. The term graphic design was just starting to be used largely due to people in the advertising design field (and their clients) who took a sophisticated new approach with their work. Bradbury Thompson designed 59 issues of this publication between 1939 and 1962.

Graphic Design: Visual Comparisons

—Poster by MARIN DSGN