Red dress 2
‘Couture I’ by Aurore de la Morinerie, 2010
This and previous post, images found via London Design Museum
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Red dress 1
‘Red Dress’ by Yohji Yamamoto, 1999
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Red Santa
‘One of the most iconic drawings of Santa, it is also in the public domain.’
Credit for the visual development of ‘Santa Claus’ goes to illustrator Thomas Nast (1840-1902).
And one of Nast’s most famous drawings – from the January 1, 1881 edition of Harper’s Weekly (above) – has this habit of showing up in odd places every holiday season. Some original, some reinterpretations.
I’ve seen it appear on everything from mugs to tees to gift bags to necklaces to ornaments. With the iconic red suit (which was actually developed by the Coca-Cola Company) added to some of the versions. [Read more →]
Look
Video by Petra Mrzyk & Jean-François Moriceau for Sébastien Tellier’s Look.
Found via Ai Buenafe
Orzechowski letters Star Wars
‘Orzechowski modeled his lettering on the Flash Gordon newspaper strips of the 1930s. Another influence was Robert Crumb’s Zap Comix: Orzechowski recognized that Crumb’s title work was clearly derived from the brush techniques of that same era, the 1920s and 30s.’ –Wiki
One of the first times I really became aware of hand lettering in comic books came with Marvel Comics’ 1977 Star Wars movie adaptation. From issue #2 thru #5, the lettering had this smooth, compact quality to it. With cool titles up top.
Behind the scenes was lettering artist Tom Orzechowski – working for the Mighty Marvel Bullpen. [Read more →]
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