Video: The Essence of Iconic Airline Advertising Campaigns
Photo Credit: Matthias Huhne could be the world's foremost expert in airline branding. He spoke in September at the Skift Global Forum. Skift
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Watch this video to learn about how various airlines created iconic designs in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. Some carriers, such as Lufthansa, still use design elements made popular decades ago.
Few industries have produced as iconic design as the airlines, a trend that started in the 1950s and continues today, at least for some airlines, said Matthias Huhne, author of the book, Airline Visual Identity 1945-1975.
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