Heimann, Jim, et al. Menu Design in America: a Visual and Culinary History of Graphic Styles and Design 1850-1985. Taschen, 2011.



What it is: A menu cover.

The function: To tell the customer what food they can order from the restaurant.

Where I saw it: Menu Design in America: a Visual and Culinary History of Graphic Styles and Design 1850-1985.

The style of the design and typography: Late Modern, font is serfi

The quality of the work: Effectively reflects the prevailing fascination with outer space and space travel during the 1950's.

What attracted me to the piece: The composition of simple shapes and lines.

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