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New York in Spring by Jan Balet c1961

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

The Bible speaks by Dan Bar-Giora

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

Kiss Me Kate – Broadway Musical Booklet c1953

Here’s a booklet for the Broadway musical play titled “Kiss Me Kate” with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The designer is not credited but I love the type and those colorful diamond shapes that were very popular around that era. Enjoy!

You might also like this record by Ed Kysar »

Design: Unknown | Year: 1953 | Photo: Javier García

Catalina Welcomes You by Dorothy Shepard

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

La poderosa e Ineludible Gravedad by B Myers

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

New Business cards are here

Here are my new business cards. They were letterpressed by Dependable Letterpress in San Francisco. I worked with them before and they always do great jobs. The cards were printed on 179lb Cranes cover stock with 3 colors on the front (1 being just a hint) I was debating between a transparent foil stamp or a blind deboss for the background shape, but decided to go with a hint of color because I wasn’t finding the right foil. The edging wasn’t done by them. I actually needed them asap and that would have taken longer because it’d be outsourced so I just did a test for myself with a few of them.

Then I went on a press check and snapped some photos of the behind the scenes of the printing part. It’s always amazing to see that old machine go at it so precise. Hope you enjoy this post.

Also posted on Flickr » and on Dribbble »

P.S. I don’t want people calling me so I photoshoped two of the numbers.