Railway Studios: How a Government Design Studio Helped Build New Zealand

by Richard Wolfe, Neill Atkinson, Peter Alsop, et al.

On the 100th anniversary of its creation, this book celebrates Railways Studios--the design studio of the New Zealand Railways--and its role in helping build and connect New Zealand. It's a surprising story: a government agency that produced advertising for any-and-all clients, and dominated outdoor advertising for over 65 years (1920-1987). The Studios' advertisements ranged from posters to painted billboards and brochures, and they decorated every...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0995133832
• ISBN13: 9780995133839
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Te Papa Press
• Length: 376 Pages