Showing posts with label Illustration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illustration. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Light up my life
Okay, I've been a fan of Schoolhouse Electric Co. for quite some time. I'm hoping to someday remodel my kitchen and include a few of their Williamette pendants. Usually, I'm drawn the the straight-forward retro shades—I'm a purist at heart—however, the Yellena James shades in the Artist Series are just beautiful. I'm particularly loving the Aria designs. Perhaps the bathroom will be the first room I grace with a Schoolhouse Electric Co. fixture.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Alvin Lustig and Barton's
Just found this AMAZING shot of Barton's candy store in New York (Architectural Forum, August 1952.) Victor Gruen was the architect while Alvin Lustig consulted on graphics. I'm a huge fan of Lustig—he managed to design in just about every medium possible. Below are a few examples of his work. To learn more about him and to get a look at his work go here.
Book cover design:
Signage design:
Fabric/pattern design:
Friday, December 25, 2009
Jim Flora
Here's a look at the work of Jim Flora:
Vintage music buffs and eBay trawlers have long been bedazzled by bizarre, cartoonish record sleeves tagged with the signature "Flora." In the 1940s and '50s, James (Jim) Flora designed dozens of diabolic cover illustrations, many for Columbia and RCA Victor jazz artists. His world pulsed with angular hepcats bearing funnel-tapered noses and shark-fin chins, who fingered cockeyed pianos and honked lollipop-hued horns. In the background, geometric doo-dads floated willy-nilly like a kindergarten toy room gone anti-gravitational. Jim Flora wreaked havoc with the laws of physics, conjuring up flying musicians, levitating instruments, and wobbly dimensional perspectives. As he reflected in a 1998 interview, "I got away with murder, didn't I?"
Jim Flora jazzed up the world of commercial art in countless ways: magazine covers and interior illustrations; newspaper graphics; sales lit; ads; 17 children's books; and a catalog of unclassifiable artifacts. Jim Flora had fun making a living, and that sense of fun sizzles in his creations.
Read more here.
Flora's ABC cards:
Covers designed for magazines:
Sketches:
Beautiful art:
Covers for Coda, a monthly new-release booklet put out by Columbia records in 1943:
And finally, album art:
To see more of Flora's work go here.
Vintage music buffs and eBay trawlers have long been bedazzled by bizarre, cartoonish record sleeves tagged with the signature "Flora." In the 1940s and '50s, James (Jim) Flora designed dozens of diabolic cover illustrations, many for Columbia and RCA Victor jazz artists. His world pulsed with angular hepcats bearing funnel-tapered noses and shark-fin chins, who fingered cockeyed pianos and honked lollipop-hued horns. In the background, geometric doo-dads floated willy-nilly like a kindergarten toy room gone anti-gravitational. Jim Flora wreaked havoc with the laws of physics, conjuring up flying musicians, levitating instruments, and wobbly dimensional perspectives. As he reflected in a 1998 interview, "I got away with murder, didn't I?"
Jim Flora jazzed up the world of commercial art in countless ways: magazine covers and interior illustrations; newspaper graphics; sales lit; ads; 17 children's books; and a catalog of unclassifiable artifacts. Jim Flora had fun making a living, and that sense of fun sizzles in his creations.
Read more here.
Flora's ABC cards:
Covers designed for magazines:
Sketches:
Beautiful art:
Covers for Coda, a monthly new-release booklet put out by Columbia records in 1943:
And finally, album art:
To see more of Flora's work go here.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Erhard Holiday Cards
These whimsical Walter Erhard holiday cards have been popping up all over place, so I thought I would jump on the bandwagon.
A note about Erhard and the cards:
In 2002 Vigo purchased the assets of IMP Press and the copyrights to textile designer Walter Erhard’s card lines. Walter Erhard produced this range of Christmas cards under the name of 'IMP Press' from the late 1950's through to the end of the 1960's. He's won many awards and is recognised in many contemporary design manuals. Walter is considered to be one of the most progressive designers of the day.
You can purchase them here.
A note about Erhard and the cards:
In 2002 Vigo purchased the assets of IMP Press and the copyrights to textile designer Walter Erhard’s card lines. Walter Erhard produced this range of Christmas cards under the name of 'IMP Press' from the late 1950's through to the end of the 1960's. He's won many awards and is recognised in many contemporary design manuals. Walter is considered to be one of the most progressive designers of the day.
You can purchase them here.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Margherita Urbani's Walnut Street Stories 2
Announcing the latest Shag arrival: Walnut Street Stories 2 by designer/illustrator Margherita Urbani's.
About Margherita: Margherita Urbani is from a small town in the north east corner of Italy. In 2008 she graduated from IUAV University in Venice where she studied graphic design and interaction design, and shortly after she moved to Philadelphia and found a job in an advertising agency. Outside of her work routine she likes drawing and making collages, as well as any other crafty projects.
About Margherita: Margherita Urbani is from a small town in the north east corner of Italy. In 2008 she graduated from IUAV University in Venice where she studied graphic design and interaction design, and shortly after she moved to Philadelphia and found a job in an advertising agency. Outside of her work routine she likes drawing and making collages, as well as any other crafty projects.
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