In 1966, Scott Paper Co., an American company that made a range of paper products, released an advertisement for their…
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This story is part of our Weekend Reads series, where we highlight a story we love from the archives. It…
In 1928, The Saturday Evening Post, then the US’s most popular illustrated weekly, heralded “The New Age of Color.” The…
In the early ’70s, artist, publisher, and activist Raja Dhale published a pocket-sized magazine called Chakravarty for thirteen consecutive days. …
With its rectangular and pocket-friendly form, a matchbox reminds one of a popular contemporary object: the smartphone. Apart from physical…
If you lived in the state of Maharashtra in India during the ’70s and ’80s, you probably had the Kalnirnay…
Colin Forbes, who passed away just a little more than a week ago, was a key part of the design…
When the first issue of Tradeswomen first appeared in subscribers’ mailboxes in 1980, they were “delighted,” said Molly Martin, its…
