Monthly Archives: May 2014

Here is a text I’ve been working on… How to Design a Railway Poster –  by combining Power, Economy and Sparkle Introduction The artist can be a law unto himself…Not so, the commercial artist Austin Cooper 1938 The question of how … Continue reading →

This is a just post-WW2 version of the French National Railways SNCF logo. These signs, made of inter-twined letters are usually associated with an earlier period of design. Traditionally, this type of sign is called a monogram. One of the … Continue reading →

Here is a great poster from the USA. It’s difficult to do anything really interesting with the classic three-qaurters view from the trackside. Here, there is just enough detail in the radiator, light, and window shapes, to convey the mass of … Continue reading →

I have just found these poster, advertising and cover designs by the American illustrator, Bern Hill. Turns out he’s a bit of a star…. The perspective effects are derived from the experience of looking at model railway layouts I’m sure. … Continue reading →