entries Tagged as [illustration]

The entire Gatsby manuscript, one poster

The text of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby on one big poster. Available here.

Found via Alice Woodruff

Merry Oldsmobile 2

‘Cleavage, surrealism, and jaunty music – Yep, it’s a Fleischer cartoon!’ -IMDB user review

Before Betty Boop and Popeye: 1932 advertisement for Oldsmobile from the great Fleischer animation studio.

With nifty sing-along, bouncing ball animated lettering.

Jeanne Mammen


‘Karneval’ c. 1931 by German artist Jeanne Mammen (1896-1976)

Found via Adski Kafeteri

Red dress 4

‘The Trouble with Tribbles’ poster featuring Lt. Uhura by Olly Moss.

Found via Creep Machine

Red dress 2


‘Couture I’ by Aurore de la Morinerie, 2010

This and previous post, images found via London Design Museum

Red dress 1


‘Red Dress’ by Yohji Yamamoto, 1999

Colored water

The work of illustrator Stina Persson.

Found via I Want to Wear It

Jewish Coke

‘Coca-Cola in Hebrew,’ watercolor by Dorrie Rifkin.

‘Three Kings’

‘Of all the Santas of all time here are my top three, and the guys who drew them.’

Haddon ‘Sunny’ Sunblom (above), Norman Rockwell and Thomas Nast (below). Interpreted by the incredible Steve Brodner. Details here.

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 →]

Alphabet City

The work of Scott Teplin. More here.


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