Design and Iconography Those 1950s Coca-Cola metal signs were the billboard stars of their day. Each sign flaunted bright colors rivaling a candy store display, with reds so rich you'd swear they were freshly plucked from the cherry tree. The Coca-Cola logo danced across metal in a script so iconic it might as well have…

Origin and Initial Success Walter Annenberg launched TV Guide on April 3, 1953, as a small 5 by 7½ inch magazine. With Lucy and Desi's baby on the first cover, it quickly gained popularity. The initial issue sold 1.5 million copies, and within seven years, circulation reached over 7 million weekly. Inspired by TV Digest…