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Ten Speed Press

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2009

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Warren Dotz is a pop culture historian, author, and collector whose work has unearthed the visual richness of American commercial ephemera. Specializing in graphic design artifacts, Dotz has curated books on firecracker labels, matchbook art, and psychedelic advertising, shedding light on overlooked corners of mid-century visual culture. His publications combine scholarly insight with archival obsession, celebrating both the kitsch and the iconic. Through projects like “Firecrackers: The Art & History”, Dotz captures the graphic intensity of bygone commercial design. His work invites viewers to re-evaluate the visual storytelling of packaging and promotion as a uniquely American folk art.

Warren Dotz
Ten Speed Press
978-1580089845
176
English
2009
hardcover/ 27 x 22 cm
2009Ten Speed PressWarren Dotz

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AD BOY explores the golden age of advertising mascots, showcasing a vast collection of charming, bizarre, and sometimes unsettling characters that once defined brands. Warren Dotz curates a vibrant visual history of these illustrated and sculpted icons, from cheerful cereal mascots to forgotten corporate spokes-creatures. Featuring rare ads, packaging, and promotional art, the book captures a bygone era where design and personality sold products. A must-have for designers, nostalgia lovers, and pop culture enthusiasts, AD BOY celebrates the quirky artistry of commercial character branding. Warren Dotz, Ten Speed Press, 2009 Ten Speed Press 978-1580089845 Warren Dotz 2009

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Ten Speed Press

.

2009

.

Warren Dotz
hardcover/ 27 x 22 cm
978-1580089845
English
176

Warren Dotz is a pop culture historian, author, and collector whose work has unearthed the visual richness of American commercial ephemera. Specializing in graphic design artifacts, Dotz has curated books on firecracker labels, matchbook art, and psychedelic advertising, shedding light on overlooked corners of mid-century visual culture. His publications combine scholarly insight with archival obsession, celebrating both the kitsch and the iconic. Through projects like “Firecrackers: The Art & History”, Dotz captures the graphic intensity of bygone commercial design. His work invites viewers to re-evaluate the visual storytelling of packaging and promotion as a uniquely American folk art.

AD BOY explores the golden age of advertising mascots, showcasing a vast collection of charming, bizarre, and sometimes unsettling characters that once defined brands. Warren Dotz curates a vibrant visual history of these illustrated and sculpted icons, from cheerful cereal mascots to forgotten corporate spokes-creatures. Featuring rare ads, packaging, and promotional art, the book captures a bygone era where design and personality sold products. A must-have for designers, nostalgia lovers, and pop culture enthusiasts, AD BOY celebrates the quirky artistry of commercial character branding. Warren Dotz, Ten Speed Press, 2009 Ten Speed Press 978-1580089845 Warren Dotz 2009

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