Creating graphics for the Yellow Pages, 1970s-style

Mark Frauenfelder 1:46 pm Fri Apr 13, 2012

Paul Di Filippo says:

Thought you might like the video that we posted to the AT&T Tech Channel today. It's a 1977 film that highlights a new Bell Labs-developed system for building advertisements to publish in the Yellow Pages. While very crude by today's Photoshop/Illustrator/Fireworks/whatever standard, the scanner + dynamic design system was a huge leap forward for workers used to setting their own type and photos.

This is published in honor of the venerable Yellow Pages, which were sold
to Cerberus Capital this week.

Also — I love the music that accompanies this video.

Creating graphics for the Yellow Pages, 1970s-style

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