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When I first discovered the adorable owl illustration collages by Linda Solovic, I was all smiles. Linda Solovic creates precious collages made with varying papers and found materials. The color palettes are fantastic.
The artist writes, "...The inspiration and influences for my artwork are not the old masters. They are vintage greeting cards, quilts, outsider art, fabric, Marimekko and Japanese Zabka sewing projects. I am an avid collector of junk and cast off treasures, found at estate sales and flea markets and brought back to life in my illustrations and collages..."—from a bio on Linda Solovic
The top image is titled Friends of a Feather Owl Print
The above is titled Mille, Tillie and Mavis Bird Print is for sale via etsy
(discovered thanks to freshlyblended)
I haven't thought of the book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs in years... But when I saw that a trailer was just added to Apple Trailers, the distant but fond memory of listening to this book being read in my elementary school's library came back to mind.
Sony Pictures Animation is adapting Judi Barrett's classic 1978 story (illustrated by Ron Barrett) for a 3D film which releases September 18th, 2009. Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Tracy Jordan, and Andy Sandberg will be lending their voices to the film. I'm not sure if the film will win over those who loved the story as a kid, but hopefully at the very least it brings attention back to the book itself for a new generation.
(as a fun side note, the book design for the 1978 Atheneum edition of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs was a winning entry in AIGA's The Book Show: Juveniles from 1979)
One of my favorite past times as a child was flipping through the collection of vintage National Geographic magazines my grandmother's neighbor kept near her back porch (many of those were pre-1960s). As a child, it wasn't the stories themselves that sparked my interest, but all the old advertisements sprinkled through. I especially loved the ads for old cameras and travel destinations.
There is so much variety in illustration styles and lettering found in these old magazines. Below are a few ads found in one issue, December 1960:
After a little research, I discovered that The Bank of America Travelers Cheques ad is part of a series representing numerous other countries. But I'm not sure who the illustrator is. Please let me know if you recognize the style
“100 Essential Tips for Cutting Copy” X-ACTO advertisement, c. 1980s
I found the above X-ACTO advertisement and had a few additional laughs while flipping through the March/April 1987 issue of Step-by-Step Graphics. Sadly, many of the tools and processes for graphic design professionals discussed in the issue are a bit foreign to me.
The California Raisins grace the front cover of this 1987 issue. A full-length article in the magazine titled, "Claymation Raisins: A New Wrinkle on the 'Plasti-scene'" highlights the process behind the work of Will Vinton studio.
So I'll leave you with a couple of many commercials you may recall from your childhood:
Michael Jackson w/ the California Raisins
Ray Charles w/ the California Raisins
A couple of years ago I spotted the book "Modern Swedish Grammar" at a local library book sale for less than a dollar. There was no good reason for me to add this to my collection other than the fact I was drawn to the simplicity of the geometric pattern used on the paper over board book. I had never seen a book like this, and at first assumed it was missing the dust jacket (maybe?).
Through the great resource of flickr, I discovered that this style of book cover design was more common in Sweden during the 1950s—early 1960s.
But if anyone knows any more about this graphic trend, please comment!
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About Me:
- Working on:
everything but what I should be doing. - Listening to:
pandora - Reading:
"Perfection" by Julie Metz - Watching:
old episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
