"Late Blight of Potatoes and Its Control" and "La Brulure Tardive des Pommes de Terre et les Moyens de la Maitriser" prints (1968) Size:24x36" Identification and Retention of Quality

Identification and Retention of Quality in Eggs is beautiful in its own way

reminiscent of El Lissitsky's 1919 suprematist masterpiece Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge

and I thought it an excellent thing to make a portrait of

"Montréal Transportation Commission No

who held the impressive title of "Chief of Ornamentals"

"Late Blight of Potatoes and Its Control" and "La Brulure Tardive des Pommes de Terre et les Moyens de la Maitriser" prints (1968) Size:24x36" Identification and Retention of QualityWhile the designer between these two booklet covers was probably most concerned with telling reminding potato farmers what to do about late blight, they've also succeeded of reminding me of two other things: Superstore's now ubiquitous yellow No Name Brand design scheme (launched in 1978) and corporate Scando brands like IKEA as they exist in the here and now. I'm not complaining. And I would be very happy to have either French or English versions of