I have 90ish physical catalogs and another 30 or so PDFs. There are others that are superior to this one. Use the magnifying glass search function, enter "catalog," and smoke a couple of cigars.
I started as graphic designer way back in 1981. No computer graphics. The process to create design was so “craftsmanship” driven, and I don’t mean to demean current technology but the amount of “hands” and stages to get to “print” was teamwork poetry!
I appreciate artistic talent and think I recognize great commercial art, but I could not create art from scratch to save my life. Still, as a writer, life is far better using a computer to edit what I've already written rather than using a typewriter and having to recreate an entire page due to a spelling error. Those days sucked.
Probably weren't many of those. It was before my time, but my understanding is that local sporting good stores supplied every pro team until the 60s-70s, then the manufacturers went direct. Some local stores ordered or made extra uniforms to sell to their customers.
Such great graphics and illustrations to make the product lines very appealing.
I have 90ish physical catalogs and another 30 or so PDFs. There are others that are superior to this one. Use the magnifying glass search function, enter "catalog," and smoke a couple of cigars.
I started as graphic designer way back in 1981. No computer graphics. The process to create design was so “craftsmanship” driven, and I don’t mean to demean current technology but the amount of “hands” and stages to get to “print” was teamwork poetry!
I appreciate artistic talent and think I recognize great commercial art, but I could not create art from scratch to save my life. Still, as a writer, life is far better using a computer to edit what I've already written rather than using a typewriter and having to recreate an entire page due to a spelling error. Those days sucked.
I made the mistake of tossing a late-'60s stapled b/w catalogue from an outfit that would make your customized fan jersey to order, college or pro ..
Probably weren't many of those. It was before my time, but my understanding is that local sporting good stores supplied every pro team until the 60s-70s, then the manufacturers went direct. Some local stores ordered or made extra uniforms to sell to their customers.