The Rise of Ladybird Women in Fashion
The fashion industry has always been a platform for self-expression and creativity, pushing the boundaries of societal norms.
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The Rise of AI in Typography
Artificial intelligence has transformed the way designers approach their craft, and typography is no exception.
Blue Willow AI Imagines Retro Leading Lady Posters
The Discord user’s prompt asked the AI to imagine a 1940’s style leading lady poster.
Broom Magazine 10 Vintage Covers
Broom Magazine was a revolutionary publication that changed the art world in the early 1920s. It provided an outlet for avant-garde art movements and helped to spread their ideas across Europe. The magazine was founded by Enrico Prampolini, who wanted to create a platform for artists to share their work […]
Top Ten Jugend Vintage Magazine Covers from 1896
Here’s my top ten Jugend vintage magazine covers from its first year of publication in 1896. Jugend, meaning ‘Youth’, was a German art magazine that with its variety of front cover styles and being loaded with illustrations, led the way for Germany’s Art Nouveau artists. It’s amazing to think that […]
Color Variations of The Poster by Elisha Brown Bird
I was working on vectorizing this lovely poster when I went down a rabbit hole of color variations. Most worthy of Alice in Wonderland! “The Poster: Miss Art and Miss Litho” by Elisha Brown Bird, March 1896.
Meat Purses and more by ROMMYDEBOMMY
ROMMYDEBOMMY – Food themed purses ROMMYDEBOMMY is a 29-year-old artist living in Harlingen, Netherlands. She creates wacky food themed fashion accessories. Her Raw Meat and the Supermarket Chicken purses first caught my eye and reminded me of that salami meat dress from years ago. There are four main categories you […]
Noma Bar Meets Haruki Murakami
For Haruki Murakami’s 2017 Assassinio del Commendatore Noma Bar created these lovely graphic illustrations in his inimitable style.
Powell Bush Turk Eddy Polk Mason Post Taylor
While feeding my phillumeny habit recently I had a lucky strike with these terrific vintage Japanese made matchbox labels of businesses in and around San Francisco. All are from around the 1900’s, so most of these places are long gone but who knows, maybe someone out there has some stories […]
Anna Ostroumova Lebedeva Woodcuts
Anna Ostroumova Lebedeva’s work rekindled an artistic interest in woodcuts—other than for print production. Lovely stuff. Check out 95 more pieces of her art on wikiart. I couldn’t help but notice the similarity between her monogram and the anarchist ‘logo’, coincidence? 😉 From Wikipedia article: Anna Petrovna Ostroumova-Lebedeva (Russian: Анна […]