Boy resting in trash can in Gothenburg 1961 (by Stockholm Transport Museum Commons)
Last Friday, we preached the gospel of Chromeography to the citizens of Berlin. Hear the short story of how the site came to be and learn a little bit about car emblem design and history.
short vacation (by Mark Michaelson, AKA Least Wanted)
“ The amazing thing about typography is that you can go your whole life never thinking about it (or so I’ve heard) yet once you begin to study it, you discover a vein of material so rich enough to mine for a lifetime. Typography is about the way we form language into pictures. It is where the literary and visual arts rub together and make sparks. And those sparks are visible to anyone who wants to see them.”
“ There’s another advantage to having everyone devote two years of their lives to public service: It teaches and reminds us that we’re members of the same society, with obligations to one another. Citizenship, in my view, shouldn’t merely be a matter of paying taxes and doing jury duty once in a blue moon. It should be an active practice of civic engagement — and it can start early.”
“”Q. I went to a talk recently where the speaker suggested that either we need to reform capitalism — or find something to replace it. Is there anything that can be done to make capitalism “liveable” or should we be looking for the next best thing?
A. Making capitalism more “liveable” is an ongoing challenge. Look back on the last century and you’ll see three periods during which America took it particularly seriously — the progressive era from 1901 to 1914, the Depression decade of the 1930s, and the late 1960s and early 1970s. In each of these eras, the nation essentially saved capitalism from its own excesses. I believe we’re coming up to another such period.
Laura is selling a variety of prints on society6 for very reasonable prices and shipping is free until Sunday.
This starling wants to live on your wall. Won’t you give him a home?
Home (by Fenchurch!)
Beautiful colors and a good view of new and old Bay Bridge.
Gaslight Style | Sheaff : ephemera (via @typegirl)
One pronounced aspect of Victorian design was a great interest in creating the illusion of depth, particularly so with lithographers. Type, vignettes, products and design elements are made to seem multi-layered through the use of shadows, superimposition, dimensional banners and ribbons, turned-up faux page corners and choice of colors. Some have labeled this the “Gaslight Style” approach to design…Questions: How common was this style at the time? An everyday kind of thing? I wonder if it was as beautiful to the Victorian era public as it is to us now.
Ad for Kosca pens, Italy 1951.
From the Epoca archives
Kalmine pain reliever ad, Italy 1951.
“against neuralgia(?), headaches, colds, flu, toothaches”
From the Epoca archives.
