entries Tagged as [graphic design]
Chevron dinos
Hm.
In the 1970s, Chevron ran animated spots highlighting our good ‘friends’ the dinosaurs whose fossils power our vehicles. Here’s an ‘alternative energy’ spot (above) from 1978.
Chevron also used to employ really tiny mechanics that could climb inside and rubberize your car (below).
And
In 1960, we used to drive around in bubble-domed spaceships (powered by Chevron Surpreme, of course):
abcdefg . . . vw
One more.
Buzzzzzzzzz
Vintage VW Beetle spot.
31
Also as a kid, I had a small stack of these flyers: The official Baskin-Robbins 31 flavors list, changed out monthly, available at the counter.
And Daiquiri Ice was my favorite. The allure of drinking without the drinking.
Found via So Much Pileup.
Chandler on Chandler
A few months back, Claudia Chandler Brocato of the Chandler Family Association contacted me about Chandler 42 – my 1994 contribution to the ‘messy typewriter’ font genre.
And they ended up giving me a really nice write up in their quarterly newsletter. Just click the above image to read/download a one page PDF.
Kurt Schwitters’ Primiti Too Taa
‘an excerpt from the poem Ursonate (Sonata in primitive sounds) by Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948)’
Created by Ed Ackerman and Colin Morton, 1986.
Found via Typophile
Lion in a Coma
Unofficial video by Ori Toor for Animal Collective’s Lion in a Coma.
Found via Zachariah Moreno
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