Thyholmer Pilsner Labels
As modern artefact few objects tell more about popular culture than the
labels used to identify drinks. In this case it is beer labels from the
Danish province of Thy in northwest Jutland. It's a windy region surrounded
by water and these themes are reflected in the labels.
Old (left, or top) and New (right, or bottom) Labels of Thyholmer Beer
Bridges are highly visible structures on the landscape, as are wind turbines.
These regional beer labels consciously link several prominent landscape
features that speak loudest to residents and visitors of the province.
There are wind plants located at either approach to the bridge. Thus the
turbines and the bridge are associated on the labels.
The old label is a simple sketch linking the water, the bridge,
and the wind turbines together. The wind turbines are generic, almost abstractions,
but the label conveys the bridge's characteristic architecture.
The new label includes an outline of the Thy district, which is
nearly surrounded by water. (Holm means island or islet in Danish.) The
fishing boat now incorporates the maritime industry. The bridge's arches
remain, but they now become abstract. The wind turbines, in contrast, become
more specific and identifiable. They are Bonus turbines standing on three-legged
towers characterstic of the period when they were installed. Unfortunately,
the bright new label with the sharp computer-generated graphics is marred
by the UPC bar code. The price of modernity?
The brewery is in Thisted about 50 kilometers north of the Oddesund,
where the bridge--and the wind turbines--are located.
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