ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP
‘A video of two people drawing the alphabet.’
entries Tagged as [illustration]
Copenhagen Mayo
‘I could not be happier about this, or any more proud to live in a city that recognise the importance of preserving this kind of work.’
Vintage signs unearthed and preserved in Copenhagen. Details here.
Found via Martin Klasch
Babel, Aldridge, Fantastic
‘The Who came to see me for a job. Then Cream. Then the Stones. And then The Beatles.’
Pictured, cover for Elton John’s 1975 concept album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy by designer/illustrator Alan Aldridge.
Aldridge interview here. Book, The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes here. Babel track, below.
Elton John: Tower of Babel
Between Bears
‘a debt to my childhood and other lives i hope i lived. inspired by words of songs that i admire.’
The work of Eran Hilleli. With climate change, the bears are losing.
Found via Monsieur Bandit
That’s the study of maps
‘We hairy. We mope. We doodle for spare change.’
Four of seven covers for Belgium-based Weekend Knack. By Khuan Cavemen Co.
Photostream here.
Found via MonsieurBandit
Gift to White House: Ben Eine’s graffiti typography
Ben Eine: Twenty First Century City, spray paint and black gloss on canvas
‘Ben Eine (real name Ben Flynn) is a street artist in London who has recently gained a whole lot of recognition in the states. British Prime Minister David Cameron presented his work to President Barack Obama for his first official visit to the U.S.’ -Global Grind
Article here. Check out Eine’s official site here.
Found via Chank Diesel
Letterman
Before David Letterman had a show, I used to watch Letterman.
Joan Rivers narrated the Letterman spots with Gene Wilder as the voice of the hero.
These shorts were from the original Electric Company (1972-77), which was the coolest childrens show ever. Even had Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno, Mel Brooks and Spider-man.
And
In an odd jump back to my childhood, Libby the Kid and The Electric Company ended up influencing some of the design stuff I’ve done for Normandie.
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):
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.
Libby the Kid
By far, these were the coolest tee vee dinners of the 1970s.
I used to be able to draw the Kid quite well and still have a 3D mug premium sitting around here somewhere.
Cano
‘Momento repetido, Intersticio impalpable, Formas sinuosas, Insignias a tus aventuras, Momento contemplativo.’
The work of Alexander Cano.
Depeche Mode: Precious
Found via beauty comma
handpicked posts
a piano falls in old manhattan
tetro and typography
it’s typography: film, song and dance
dichotomy
ghosts of gustov klimt
the great times new roman controversy
picking fonts
kapitaal
GoD
defining terms: design is not decoration
garcia's 'pure design'
why work?
'enhance that image!'
magic highway remixed
the cynic
rad anthem
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