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The mid-century stylings of Charles and Ray Eames were a major influence on my Martini at Joe’s fonts. Snag em here.
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Eames Lounge Chair debuts, 1956
Part one of two
‘Charles & Ray Eames show their then-new masterpiece on the Arlene Francis ‘Home’ show broadcast on the NBC television network in 1956.’
Part two of two
Eames: Powers of Ten
Charles and Ray Eames’ short film, Powers of Ten (1977)
Eames Heaven
‘Go up, up, and away the Charles and Ray way with the iconic cloud backdrop . . . from some of the dynamic duo’s photo and film projects’
133 Eames items – that belonged to John and Marilyn Neuhart, the official archivists at the Eames Office – went on the block in what was called the Eames Sale of the Century.
Get It On
‘Cover graphics and color scheme, which were also used in the videos, were based on sketches by John Taylor’ –Wiki
Always loved this version of Get It On.
The New Monkees experiment
Music video for New Monkees’ Do It Again, 1987
‘You love them or you hate them or you may not know who the hell they are.’ -ChildOThe80s
Back in 1986, producer Steve Blauner realized he owned the rights to The Monkees.
And he came to this mode of thinking:
We built the original Monkees from scratch – let’s create a New Monkees for a new generation.
How hard could it be? [Read more →]
The Endeavor, 1979
‘Pursued by the relentless minions of the cruel despot Baron Karza, the freedom-fighting crew of the Endeavor breach the Space Wall and emerge on a strange and dangerous new world – a planet known as Earth.’
In 1979, a comic book series quietly appeared at the local drug store. At the time, comic book stores were not common – and if one wanted each issue, they had to hunt it down.
The Micronauts was a sleeper. And contained story and artwork years ahead of what was going on in mainstream comics at the time. [Read more →]
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