1940 Fonts
1940 Fonts
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Interesting:
"The 1940's started off very colorful with cherry reds, pinks, and yellows coming into full swing. But as World War 2 became a reality the look of the world started to de-saturate:
Colors began to loose their vitality since the bulk of dyes, which were manufactured in Germany, were not available. Ultimately, French fashion designers came to the rescue, making fashion statements out of the colors that were abundant — olive, khaki, navy, and black.
— Then is Now: Sampling from the Past for Today's GraphicsAfter the Great War, America in the 1950's crawled out of the military drab and plunged into a world of full on primary colors: think a box of sixteen Crayons."
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