Awesome Posters : Dirk Fowler
Dirk Fowler of F2-Design has a great collection of show posters he’s created, most with sly visual puns and super style. I found these over at GrainEdit, who pointed out that they, like many people, start into graphic design creating things like band posters, and I have to totally agree! That’s how I started in...
Illustration Thursday : Abner Graboff
Abner Graboff was an illustrater and designer in the 50s-60s with just an amazing style. He did everything from children’s books to book jackets to possibily the CBS ‘eye’ logo. Ward-o-Matic has a great interview with Jon Graboff, Abner’s son, about his father’s influences, history and work. Great read! Cheers! (‘Where are all the illustration...
Etsy Tuesday : Vintage Jug Lamps
These 1960s classy mod lamps are awesome! They are available over on Etsy from Fabulous Mess, who as a fantastic modern collection of furniture and housewares. Totally check this one out!
The Futura Tenenbaums
Mark Simonson has a great write up about the use of fonts in various movies (search “Son of Typecasting“), including The Royal Tenenbaums. The film uses primarily Futura, which Wes Anderson uses in all of his films, for everything from the titles to the credits. Simonson also points out the use of Helevetica in the...
Pardon My Hindi : Mumbai Smoke Silkscreen Print
Lovely poster from Pardon My Hindi, which is sort of like a dude and a group-input, and sort of ezine collective (?-I’m making this up) that produces prints, shirts, and buttons and other random stuff for the internets. ANYWAYS, the stuff is super cool. I really like this poster. I don’t know if its the...
Etsy Tuesday : Petit Collage
An awesome shopped filled with super cute decorations and kids-type stuff, I would even mind hanging some of these things from Petit Collage in my own house. Featuring silkscreen posters, mobiles, and laser-cut wood pieces, this shop is precious and available over on Etsy. Here’s some more that are just precious: Bamboo Mobile Deer Friends...
This is Amazing: Sorry I’m Late
A short film by Tomas Mankovsky. This is fantastic stop action work! The site also includes some info about the making of, including photos and video clips of their animation tests. Great stuff! (Found via SwissMiss)
Alphabet Bags : Ampersand Tote
These totes are awesome! Alphabet Bags is the home to a ton of really cool, well, totes featuring the letters of the alphabet in this really sweet, classic Diodoni. They are based out of the UK, and are made by the same people who were originally responsible for the Keep Calm poster craze (Well, the...
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Illustration Thursday:
6 Vintage Illustration Sets on Flickr
I ran out of time putting this together yesterday, so here’s this week’s Illustration Thursday: Vintage Illustrations, especially that from the 1950s-early 1970s, are some of my favorite things. The style, the use of line work, the color, printing process-it’s just all awesome. Anyways, I’ve put together a list of some of my favorite vintage...
Co-Op Stamp : Belgium 1970
This is a great find from over at GrainEdit: a postage stamp promoting ‘international coopertaive alliance” from Belgium. Three cheers, this is awesome. I love the repetitive style and the orange used. And I’m pretty sure that typeface in the orange field is a straight rip-off of the ABC logo designed by Paul Rand in...