A blog about vintage modern design & illustration curated by Javier Garcia
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 very fun map illustrated by Eric Johnson in 1955 for Sonora Pass Vacationland, Inc. (Tuolumne County, CA). There’s fishing, Hunting, Skiing, Camping, and packing vacations. Love the illustrations and fun type on the cover as well as the map inside. Enjoy!
Design: Eric Johnson | Year: 1955 | Photo: Javier García
Here’s a set of playing cards made by Brown & Bigelow for Trans World Airlines (TWA). There’s not much known about the designer of cards. I believe they were made around 1964. I’ve seen these set’s graphics used in a piece of fabric that I saw on FFFFound but can’t trace its source and CSA Images has some of these images available. I was very excited to find that this was actually a whole set of cards. It is beautifully illustrated and fun to play with. Enjoy!
If you have any info on the designer of these cards, please let me know!
Click on images to enlarge. You might also like these Stig Lindberg cards »
Design: Unknown | Year: 1964? | Photo: Javier García
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México is celebrating today. Their national soccer teams have given fans something to enjoy (while it last) so I thought it would be nice to post these postcards.
My mom collected these cards at the time of the 1968 Olympics and the 1970 Soccer World Cup. And they were just recently brought to my attention. They are a mix of screenprinting and flocking. They feel very nice to the touch.
While the designer of all these cards is unknown, there are some graphics from Lance Wyman including that pink card with the Olympics icons and the beautiful México 68 logo.
Design: Lance Wayman (Adapted from?) | Year: 1968, 1970 | Photo: Javier García
Here’s an 18 page brochure made by Shell Oil Company about the hobby of collecting rocks. It goes quite deep into explaining the fun facts of this hobby and has wonderful illustrations all over.
Design: Unknown | Year: 1960 | Photo: Javier García
Here’s a set of cards that Illustrate First Aid procedures made in 1976 by Esselte Products (GEMACO). Illustrator/designer is not mentioned anywhere but they are very cool, 70’s illustrations. Enjoy!
Design: Unknown | Year: 1976 | Photo: Javier García
