Poster to annouce the 31st Annual West Coast Show in 1996 which is competition for West Coast designers.
Recto: Organized into six sections (3 on top and 3 on bottom) with each section designated for one area of West Coast including Oregon, California,British Columbia, Alaska, Washington, and Hawaii. In center imprinted in yellow with red outline" "The 31st Annual West Coast Show 1996" inside rectangular text box with rounded corners. "HAWAII" (in white outlined in red) superimposed on color photo reproduction of tropical bar at top left. Image of gentleman in suit, sitting at bar and stirring his cocktail. Behind, bottles of alcohol and pile of pineapples. "OREGON" (in white outlined in red) superimposed on color photo reproduction of large man standing in front of "WIENER MOBILE" (car shaped like hot dog) at top center. "CALIFORNIA" (in white outlined in red) superimposed on color photo reproduction of bear eating from knocked down trash can at top right. "BRITISH COLUMBIA" (in white on red background) superimposed on color photo reproduction of large sculpture of cow at bottom right. "ALASKA" (in white outlined in red) superimposed on color photo reproduction of plate of donuts, coffee in cups, and four coffee spoons on yellow surface at bottom center. "WASHINGTON" (in white outlined in red) superimposed on color photo reproduction of large red fish sculpture with woman in swinsuit and little boy seated below fin at bottom right.
Verso: Divided into top half and bottom half with "THE 31 ST ANNUAL WEST COAST SHOW 1996 CALL FOR ENTRIES HONORING THE BEST GRAPHIC DESIGN & PRINT ADVERTISING FROM ALASKA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON, OREGON, CALIFORNIA, & HAWAII DEADLINE: MONDAY, JULKY 29, 1996, 4:30 PM SPONSORED BY WESTERN ART DIRECTORS CLUB" (in black) across middle of poster.
Top half: Imprinted in left corner: "P.O.Box 996/ PALO ALTO CA 94302" (in black). Imprinted at left "DEADLINE: JULY 29/ ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED" (in black outline). Small outlined reproduction of recto image with each of six parts numbered 1 to 6. Below, list in black: "1. Packaging/ 2. Point of Purchase/ 3. Direct mail/ 4. Environmental graphics/ 5. Photography/ 6. Advertising/ and more". Outlined physical map of West Coast with each state and province labeled with geographic information such as
"Capital", "Miles to The West Coast Show", "Motto", "Famous" (person from region), "Tourist Attraction", and "Geographic Center".
Bottom half: organized into 13 columns of text explaining design competition and entry form. Topics of text include "Eligibility", "Awards", "Bitstream Typographic/ Excellence Award", "Exhibition", "Judges" including "(ANN FIELD, KJ MUNA, MIKE MOSER, MICHAEL OSBORNE, JAMES VICTOIRE"), "Alternate Juror", "(BILL CAHAN)", "Categories" which include "PRINT ADVERTISING" such as ("Consumer Magazine Advertising, Trade Magazine Advertising, Consumer/Trade Newspaper Advertising"), "COMPANY LITERATURE", "BOOKS & JACKETS", "IDENTITY", "ILLUSTRATION", "PHOTOGRAPHY", "PACKAGING", "POSTER/EXHIBIT/POINT OF PURCHASE", "SELF-PROMOTION", "NEW MEDIA", "MISCELLANEOUS". Furthermore, it states "Entry Fees", "Preparation of Entries", "Send Entries To", "Entry Label", "Master Form".

Object Timeline

1996	Work on this object began.
1997	We acquired this object.
2015	We photographed this object.
2019	You found it!

Poster, The 31st Annual West Coast Show 1996, 1996

This is a Poster. It was designed by Cahan & Associates and printed by Alan Lithograph. It is dated 1996 and we acquired it in 1997. Its medium is offset lithography. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Cahan & Associates. It is credited Gift of Cahan & Associates.

Its dimensions are

61.0 x 91.4 cm (24 x 36 in. )

It is inscribed

Imprinted in black, lower right of verso: "SPECIAL THANKS FOR THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS: CAHAN & ASSOCIATES, SAN FRANCISCO (DESIGN); ALAN LITHOGRAPH (PRINTING); DAVID ROBIN (PHOTO); QUANTITY POSTCARDS 415.986.8866 (VINTAGE PHOTOS)/ ZELLERBACH, A MEAD COMPANY (PAPER: 80# MOISTRITE MATTE BOOK); THE WEST COAST SHOW/ COMMITTEE: RANDALL HULL, CHARLOTTE LAMBRECHTS, DEBRA NAEVE, ARCHIE ONG, RACHAEL PERRY, ATHENA POLLOCK, CHRISTIAN SIMON, RICH THARP, TOM VINCZE"

Cite this object as

Poster, The 31st Annual West Coast Show 1996, 1996; Designed by Cahan & Associates ; offset lithography; 61.0 x 91.4 cm (24 x 36 in. ); Gift of Cahan & Associates; 1997-135-3

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DBqM/
Accession Number 1997-135-3
Object ID 18654817