Antique Packaging by Josep Maria Garroté
Title: Antique Packaging
Author: Josep Maria Garrofé
Publisher: Ginko Press, Inc., Corte Madera, California
Published: September 2008
Available: Powell’s Books, $29.95
Our friend Emily Martin brought this book by the shop a few weeks ago, excited to share the beautiful old packaging contained within. We dug into it, amazed by the typography, the texture, and the colors. Filled to the brim with examples of cardboard packaging from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this book serves as a rich library of inspiration for graphic designers, artists, typographers and ephemera fans alike. Though the brief historical introduction to packaging feels incomplete and scattered, the collection of images is the true star of this volume. The packaging speaks for itself.
