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VHS: Video Cover Art: 1980s to Early 1990s

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Description for VHS: Video Cover Art: 1980s to Early 1990s Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages, 570 colour photos. BIC Classification: AKL; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 309 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1574.
Video cover art is a unique and largely lost artform representing a period of unabashed creativity during the video rental boom of the 1980s to early 1990s. The art explodes with a succulent, indulgent blend of design, illustration, typography, and hilarious copywriting. Written and curated by Tom The Dude Designs Hodge, poster artist extraordinaire and VHS obsessive, with a foreword by Mondo's Justin Ishmael, this collection contains over 240 full-scale, complete video sleeves in the genres of action, comedy, horror, kids, sci-fi, and thriller films. It's a world of mustached, muscled men, buxom beauties, big explosions, phallic guns, ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
1592g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764348679
SKU
V9780764348679
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About Thomas Hodge
Thomas The Dude Designs Hodge is an independent art director, designer, and artist for film key art. A lifelong lover/collector/addict of '80s VHS and cover art, his work aims to bring back that lost magic of film posters.

Reviews for VHS: Video Cover Art: 1980s to Early 1990s
We all know the power of good sleeve art. Very often its the first thing that tells you whether or not a film is worth giving a look; sometimes, it turns out to be considerably better than the film itself. But in these days of flagrant, unimaginative photoshopping, its a part of the film fan experience that has long been ... Read more

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