Graphic design 1945-1969

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i know this thread is supposed to be all clean, streamlined hypermodern living

but honestly it just makes me think of dusty old magazines in my grandparent's garage

moonship journey to baja, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 20:03 (fifteen years ago)

weird, cuz i find these images incredibly refreshing. like they let cool, clean air into my mind, making me feel all relaxed, sensible and efficient. there's an lightness and elegance to midcentury design that i find nearly intoxicating. get the same same thing from the era's product design:

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lk0u1uma7u1qivhvio1_500.jpg
http://s8.thisnext.com/media/largest_dimension/73D4993F.jpg

And the piano, it sounds like a carnivore (contenderizer), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 21:12 (fifteen years ago)

well, i have a baha rocker in my living room, and while i am quite fond of it i'd never call it light or elegant ... it's actually rather bulky and awkward

moonship journey to baja, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 21:17 (fifteen years ago)

a 19th century shaker rocking chair is def more "light and elegant" if you ask me

http://www.vtfurnitureworks.com/htc/chairs/lemieur_rocker.jpg

http://stores.advancedinteriordesigns.com/catalog/Rocking%20chair-1.jpg

moonship journey to baja, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 21:23 (fifteen years ago)

midcentury is so played ... "found" design is where it's at

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G4ZZBXD3XVU/S1cdkQQ7kcI/AAAAAAAAFvk/LH4JnaDe3F8/s400/AmishAbstractions-cover_for_web.jpg

moonship journey to baja, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 21:25 (fifteen years ago)

i love the dusty textbook vibe

caek, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 22:03 (fifteen years ago)

midcentury is so played ... "found" design is where it's at

how is an amish quilt a "found" design?

should have a thread for fabric/textile designs i suppose (or "found" design or w/e)...

And the piano, it sounds like a carnivore (contenderizer), Wednesday, 8 June 2011 22:11 (fifteen years ago)

Wtf Amish quilt, next you'll be talking about putting bird feathers in your hair

mh, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 22:25 (fifteen years ago)

i'm just kidding about "found" design, but in all seriousness it's a term that i've seen thrown around blogs when talking about folk design / naive design that mirrors modernism

moonship journey to baja, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 22:29 (fifteen years ago)

i realize it's at least as loaded and patronizing as talking about naive art or outsider art

moonship journey to baja, Wednesday, 8 June 2011 22:32 (fifteen years ago)

five months pass...

looks dope http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0956356281/

caek, Thursday, 17 November 2011 00:01 (fourteen years ago)

I'm trying to think of a US house brand that had excellent design and am failing :/

mh, Thursday, 17 November 2011 15:53 (fourteen years ago)

three months pass...

http://payload22.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/2758319/611.jpg

caek, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 23:27 (fourteen years ago)

http://payload22.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/2758319/639---sartre-one-i-love.jpg

caek, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 23:28 (fourteen years ago)

via http://50watts.com/2758319/One-Thousand-Daily-Book-Graphics

caek, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 23:29 (fourteen years ago)

I've been following that daily book graphics blog for some time now. My my latest "design" see the ask Dan Selzer thread.

dan selzer, Wednesday, 14 March 2012 23:57 (fourteen years ago)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41-xMvZ0kAL._SL500_.jpg

Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 15 March 2012 01:41 (fourteen years ago)

Straight outta Albers

dan selzer, Thursday, 15 March 2012 03:00 (fourteen years ago)

two weeks pass...

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2139/5766604767_5f07263a89_z.jpg

1956

caek, Thursday, 29 March 2012 13:07 (fourteen years ago)

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3137/5810930092_2ff0000e06_b.jpg

1967

caek, Thursday, 29 March 2012 13:08 (fourteen years ago)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5103/5612271684_3b4abab160_z.jpg

1959

love this one!

caek, Thursday, 29 March 2012 13:12 (fourteen years ago)

all via https://secure.flickr.com/photos/x-ray_delta_one/

caek, Thursday, 29 March 2012 13:13 (fourteen years ago)

http://kemistrygallery.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/gtforsite2.jpg

Enjoyed this show of Galt Toys stuff: http://kemistrygallery.co.uk/shows/2012/ken-garland-galy-tots

Tim, Thursday, 29 March 2012 13:19 (fourteen years ago)

xp maybe one day i will scan all the full colour future of space exploration type full page spreads i remember seeing in old eagle annuals that i hope my parents still have.

ledge, Thursday, 29 March 2012 15:27 (fourteen years ago)

Essential reading for corporate propaganda sci-fi/space exploration: http://www.anothersciencefiction.com/

Reality Check Cashing Services (Elvis Telecom), Thursday, 29 March 2012 21:08 (fourteen years ago)

Dunno if this qualifies (also 1 year too late) but this was my favorite picture book as a kid:

Vodnik by Stepan Zavrel, 1970

http://img1.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.297669949.jpg

http://img0.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.297807808.jpg

http://img1.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.297670141.jpg

Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 29 March 2012 23:29 (fourteen years ago)

http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/2/88505/1989061/cendrars-moravagine-seymour-chwast.jpg

1970

caek, Saturday, 31 March 2012 09:26 (fourteen years ago)

two weeks pass...

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m28nnj3HFl1qz4vjro1_r1_500.jpg

caek, Monday, 16 April 2012 00:56 (fourteen years ago)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/6900637247_035a4e02db.jpg
1961 ... Convair 990

caek, Monday, 16 April 2012 01:38 (fourteen years ago)

one month passes...

is there a thread on awesome old plane liveries?

owenf, Thursday, 17 May 2012 11:23 (fourteen years ago)

for example

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/images/business/20111215-livery/others/southwest1-old.jpg

owenf, Thursday, 17 May 2012 11:29 (fourteen years ago)

would bookmark

Sisig Steve (stevie), Thursday, 17 May 2012 13:31 (fourteen years ago)

this looks to be a bargain (two massive hardcover books in a slipcase):

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/3836528347/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_g14_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1PEAQSM6YBTP60D70DZ9&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294

Ward Fowler, Thursday, 17 May 2012 13:46 (fourteen years ago)

taschen books usually are a pretty good deal

mh, Thursday, 17 May 2012 14:42 (fourteen years ago)

six months pass...

http://vintageposterblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/manchester-claude-buckle-poster.jpg

~1960

caek, Sunday, 25 November 2012 13:46 (thirteen years ago)

Justified paragraph can do one but everything else is good.

Good job, good multiple efforts (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 26 November 2012 04:36 (thirteen years ago)

wow these are dope

http://s3.amazonaws.com/auteurs_production/post_images/12621/Portretul-unui-necunoscut-RO.jpg?1354245607

like if raoul ruiz made a film with prince

absurdly pro-D (schlump), Saturday, 1 December 2012 17:45 (thirteen years ago)

three months pass...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7122/8152351693_a88ef0428c_b.jpg

1971 (sorry)

caek, Monday, 11 March 2013 23:28 (thirteen years ago)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/47607517@N04/8152351693/ btw

caek, Monday, 11 March 2013 23:29 (thirteen years ago)

four weeks pass...

70s too

http://agi-open-london.tumblr.com/

dan selzer, Wednesday, 10 April 2013 03:21 (thirteen years ago)

nice one

the late great, Wednesday, 10 April 2013 03:26 (thirteen years ago)

and for what it's worth...

http://danselzer.prosite.com/

dan selzer, Wednesday, 10 April 2013 03:30 (thirteen years ago)

rad!

caek, Wednesday, 10 April 2013 03:59 (thirteen years ago)

had no idea you'd done the danny wang and metro area discs - kudos!

the late great, Wednesday, 10 April 2013 04:10 (thirteen years ago)

a long time ago. A few other environ and balihu releases that aren't up there as well.

dan selzer, Wednesday, 10 April 2013 04:24 (thirteen years ago)


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