Designs and Patterns from the Atomic Age: Coloring Pages and Stationery

This book will let you time travel to the Atomic Age of Design. In the 50's and 60's these irregular shapes and patterns represented hope on the forefront of a new era of technology. Later, they evoked a calming sense of longing and nostalgia for simpler times. Includes 60 Images: 20 full sheets, 10 stationery pages, 10 envelopes, and 20 4 1/2 x 6 frameables. Maybe you saw these themes featured on TV shows, propaganda films, and the various stylings from the Fallout franchise. These mid-century modern designs have delighted Americans during some of the most tense chapters of our history. Modern life is full of pressures and stresses. Today, we face decisions and doubts that our forebears did not confront. These happy and cheerful patterns can be a retreat to calm and center yourself. A perfect coloring book the whole nuclear family.

Author: Kate Harper
Publisher: North Berkeley Press
Published: 02/01/2016
Pages: 118
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.25d
ISBN: 9780692635339

About the Author
Kate Harper is a greeting card and gift designer in Berkeley, California. She is also an adult education instructor and has taught a variety of art classes throughout the San Francisco bay area. Kate has a B.A. in Art Therapy from Indiana University and an M.A. in Expressive Therapies from Lesley University, in Cambridge Massachusetts.

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