The Paperwork Explosion

In 1967, Jim Henson [of Muppets fame] was contracted by IBM to make a film extolling the virtues of their new technology, the MT/ST, a primitive word processor. The film would explore how the MT/ST would help control the massive amount of documents generated by a typical business office. Paperwork Explosion, produced in October 1967, is a quick-cut montage of images and words illustrating the intensity and pace of modern business. Henson collaborated with Raymond Scott on the electronic sound track. Lovely.

J.R Geigy AG

I picked up this book at the start of last year, it's entitled "Corporate Diversity- Swiss Graphic Design and Advertising by Geigy 1940-1970". It's a wonderful book, beautifully presented, carefully researched and published by those very design conscious people at Lars Muller. The book illustrates the development of Geigy Pharmaceuticals design 
studio. I love the simplicity of many of the designs, it's all very Swiss and very precise.