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Category: Artefacts

Friday find: Jaunā Gaita magazine covers

Jaunā Gaita is a Latvian language magazine which has been published since the 1950s. Here are a few of their beautiful experimental covers from the past.

Published December 9, 2011
Categorized as Artefacts, Typography Tagged Canada, Latvia, Magazine

Vintage matchboxes from around the world

A look at the matchboxes of old, adorned with images of battle and grandeur. Oh and some toothpick boxes too.

Published December 5, 2011
Categorized as Artefacts, Typography Tagged Packaging, Russia, Sweden, Vintage

Friday find: Gig flyer

Gig flyers have always been a playground for design experimentation, but they are usually not very representative of great typography. I think this one is a step up and I’ll tell you why…

Published December 2, 2011
Categorized as Artefacts, Typography Tagged Cape Town, Gig Flyer, Graphic Design

The typographic allure of analogue control panels

In this age of touch screen interaction I think our senses are left underwhelmed by tapping and swiping and we often experience a yearning for the tactile response of dials buttons and gauges…

Published December 1, 2011
Categorized as Artefacts, Typography Tagged Interface Design, Vintage

Friday find: Racing decals from the 1970s

I have always been a sucker for stickers, so it’s no surprise that these caught my attention…

Published November 18, 2011
Categorized as Artefacts, Typography Tagged Sarcoptiform, Sticker, Vintage

Vintage French type specimen books

A few beautiful pages from old French type specimen books.

Published November 17, 2011
Categorized as Artefacts, Typography Tagged Agence Eureka, France, Vintage

Amazing vintage cigarette pack designs from around the world

Smoking or non-smoking, be sure to take a look at these fantastic cigarette pack designs from yesteryear, collected from different countries around the world…

Published November 10, 2011
Categorized as Artefacts, Typography Tagged Christian Kranich, Packaging, Vienna, Vintage

Friday find: Atari logo

The Atari logo, sometimes referred to as the “Fuji” symbol, was designed at the company’s inception in 1972 by California based George Opperman.

Published November 4, 2011
Categorized as Artefacts, Typography Tagged Atari, George Opperman, Logo, Video Games, Vintage

Friday find: Boxing posters

Check out these awesome boxing posters from the 1930s and 40s.

Published October 28, 2011
Categorized as Artefacts, Typography Tagged Poster, Studio8 Design, Vintage

Vintage record sleeves

Project Thirty Three is a blog by Seattle-based Jive Time Records, showcasing a fantastic collection of record sleeve designs, categorised by motif…

Published October 27, 2011
Categorized as Artefacts, Typography Tagged Project Thirty Three, Seattle, Vintage

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