entries Tagged as [design]
TrekEarth: The world just got a little bit smaller
Malachite Kingfisher, Botswana
‘TrekEarth is dedicated to fostering a global community interested in photography from around the world.’
Photography is a wonderful invention that allows us to see parts of the world that we may never actually come into contact with.
Click on the TrekEarth images to view larger/jump/explore.
Drommedaris Tower, Holland
Bleu et Blanc de Djerba, Tunisia
Harajuku Gothic Lolitas, Japan
Evening Colors, Mongolia
Reflections, Liechtenstein
Prague Metro, Czech Republic
Dominican Republic
Found via Gábor Kóthay
‘We No Speak Americano’
Found via Lyndsie Ross
Illustrated ‘Food Mart’ renderings, circa 1962
Vintage architectural renderings of storefronts by an anonymous artist. These were found in a photo album.
It’s amazing how many of these appear to be prototypes for stores that did exist. Wonder what the story is behind them (one agency created facades for many major chains)??
More here.
Sir Julian Gould: Movin At Midnight
Found via Justin Panson
Marina-style shopping
‘the ‘Marina’ type, named after San Francisco’s Marina Boulevard store . . . The mosaic murals were created by John Garth. They depict food being transported from the four corners of the globe.’
Though abandoned by the company, this ‘googie-style’ seabird facade (above and below) was THE brand for the Safeway supermarket chain.
The Marina market even made an appearance in one of my favorite films, Bullitt (1968). It was part of the famous car chase thru San Francisco (clip below).
More on the ‘Marina’ style here.
Marina-style Safeway in Millbrae, 1963; click for larger image/jump
Millbrae Safeway interior, 1963
The chase from Bullitt; Safeway at 5:02 and (closeup) 4:45
Images found via Pleasant Family Shopping, Romleys, Grocetria
The last Lucky
The final Lucky store that bore the Raymond Loewy facade was located in Palo Alto.
There was a strong preservation effort for this location. Palo Alto is quite picky about big boxes invading.
Now abandoned, the store saw its last customer in 2005.
Photo by mehallo, taken 1998
The Super: Petrini’s, an old Lucky
I designed a postcard series in 1999 called, 20th Century Obsolete. It was about things unique to the 20th Century, things that no longer exist. They’re now available as notecards and prints. Snag your own here.
And,
In my opinion, Lucky today isn’t quite the Lucky it once was. (Read my next post, I’ll have it up by early evening)
Bauhaus ice cream
‘California-based architects Natasha Case and Freya Estreller recently set up Coolhaus as some sort of frozen snack homage to industry icons’
I guess if there can be a Bauhaus coffee, there can be Bauhaus ice cream.
Food truck-based ‘Coolhaus’ features ice cream sandwiches with names such as Frank Behry and Mies Vanilla Rohe. Check them out here.
Local in Los Angeles, Austin and (soon in) NYC/Hamptons.
Found via Die Wunderhammer von Frau Zaftig
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it’s typography: film, song and dance
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the great times new roman controversy
picking fonts
kapitaal
defining terms: design is not decoration
garcia's 'pure design'
'enhance that image!'
magic highway remixed
the cynic
rad anthem
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buy my fonts
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Divinely Elegant: The World of Ernst Dryden
Jozsef Pecsi: Photo and Advertising
Color: A Natural History of the Palette
Collage: Assembling Contemporary Art
Modern Dog: 20 Years of Poster Art
Gaberbocchus Press: An Experiment in Publishing, 1948-1979
Advertising Art in the Art Deco Style
Googie Redux: Ultramodern Roadside Architecture
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