A blog about vintage modern design & illustration curated by Javier Garcia
To follow up the popular Book of bridge post, here’s a fun record illustrated by Jerome Snyder. I saw this in a 1957 Annual and I knew I had to track this record down. Finally got a copy of it and I love it. The details on the character jackets are amazing. Enjoy!
Design: Jerome Snyder | Year: 1957 | Photo: Javier García
You might also enjoy this Jerome Snyder Book of Bridge post »
Here’s a fun booklet titled “When not to do it yourself” illustrated by Stan Fraydas written by Theodore Irwin. It’s a two color piece with wonderful whimsical illustrations depicting people working at home. The illustrations have a lot of interesting textures as well as a wonderful style. Enjoy!
Design: Stan Fraydas | Year: 1955 | Photo: Javier García
Here’s a fun New York calendar of events booklet/brochure that I am very excited to post. I really love the illustrations. I had a hard time figuring out the cover signature but thanks to A La Modern we figured it was indeed Jan Balet — a renown German/US-American artist — which I definitely see his style present in this piece. The style of the inside is very close to Bill Charmatz. (You might like this post as well) But the designer is uncredited except for the signature closeup I posted at the end. So do yourself a favor and google his name and burn a few minutes of your time. Enjoy!
Design: Unknown | Year: 1961 | Photo: Javier Garcia
Here’s an interesting rendering of the bible for kids. It was printed in the Netherlands in 1965. Love the illustration, the bright colors and the limited palette. There’s quite a modern feel in this piece. Textures and background shapes are very interesting. Enjoy!
* Posted for illustration purposes, please refrain from religious comments.
Design: Dan Bar-Giora | Year: 1965 | Photo: Javier García
I am a big fan of the work of Otis Shepard and his wife Dorothy Shepard. This one I believe is by his Dorothy and I absolutely love the bright colors, textures and style all over this illustration. There was a feature exhibition a few years back on the SFO airport on them which I was able to see. They were large images of their designs. MeanderingCraftily posted some photos. Hope you like it as much as I did, Enjoy!
Design: Dorothy Shepard | Year: 1949 | Photo: Javier García
Here’s a book I picked up at a flea market in México. It is the Spanish version of the book titled “Gravity All Around” illustrated by Bernice Myers. Illustrations, textures and colors are wonderful. Enjoy!
Design: Bernice Myers | Year: 1967 | Photo: Javier García
