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Research in ProgressThe magazine is divided in two parts, joined back-to-back and in reverse.Cover pages, Guide to Fort Lauderdale (aka #1) and Guide to Daytona Beach (aka #2) - Identical design aspects: a red background; large sans-serif yellow type for the featured locations, placed across the page in the top quarter; National Lampoon in black-shadowed, red uppercase type on a black-edged yellow strip, diagonally placed and overlapping the left edge of the title; above and to the right, within a chartreuse, black-edged oval, in uppercase type, the/ fully unauthorized/ 1981/ semi-official; just below and to the left, in orange uppercase type, guide to; multiple photographic illustrations outlined in black and accompanied by captions in white uppercase type on black ribbon shapes. Some examples of illustrations in the absurdist National Lampoon style: a hot dog in a bun (three times), labeled foot long dogs, captioned edible souvenirs (#1), adult entertainment (#1), and hilarious novelty foods (#2); the Eiffel Tower, captioned world-famous tourist attractions (#2); a hotel lobby desk, with paneled back and mail box grid, captioned loads of lobbies (#1); and a gas station pump, with a sign showing cold beer substituting for the accustomed prices, captioned ice-cold brew/ from the pump (#2).Centerfold: In a style derived from comic book art, a poster is headed Fort Lauderdale (recto) and Daytona Beach (verso). (Note: Because the poster is folded and stapled in place, the viewer cannot verify that the designs are identical, but that appears to be so.) A light blue ribbon...

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Smithsonian Institution