There’s something iconic about racing posters like this, it’s almost as if back in the time before microprocessors and Photoshop the only people employed to make advertising art were real artists, earning their crust. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve seen some magnificent Photoshop work in my time, but nothing as pure and iconic as this 1970 1000 kms de Spa race poster. It’s just beautiful.
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This article was written by Matt Strathern, who also provided the photography. You can follow him on Instagram here. It turns out that the racing at Bonneville Salt Flats was playing catch up to a…
There’s something iconic about racing posters like this, it’s almost as if back in the time before microprocessors and Photoshop the only people employed to make advertising art were real artists, earning their crust. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve seen some magnificent Photoshop work in my time, but nothing as pure and iconic as this 1970 1000 kms de Spa race poster. It’s just beautiful.
