vintage ad browser

today i found this database of vintage ads via the herman miller blog. it is such a great website for wasting some serious time browsing old advertisements from the mid 1800's to today. it's handily sorted by category and decade... these are just a few of my very faves:

WPA zoo posters

i came across this post on mental floss today and couldn't resist sharing these great posters done by the WPA of illinois and pennsylvania advertising local zoos during the great depression. i think the hippos are my favorite....

the weekender

the mta (nyc's transit authority) is not exactly well-known for their cutting-edge graphics. and that is a complete understatement. but for once they've put together something that is very well designed! - they've enlisted massimo vignelli to re-work his 1972 version of the subway map to use on their new site called the weekender, an interactive site that keeps new yorkers informed of the scheduled service changes set to take place in the subway during the upcoming weekend (helpful!)

when vignelli originally designed the subway map, people had issues with the fact that it was more of a "diagram" than a geographically correct map, so they took it out of use a few years after he designed it. but now he has been vindicated and his map is back in use, with a few updates... as this article points out, his design was way ahead of its time so it was seamless to update it for a digital world. i loved the article and it made me think of you, holly, and your love for the vignellis!

citroen brochure from the 60's

this little brochure for citroen is so fun, i love the diecut and the colors and the playful type

found here

more from the scribbler....

well, well, well..... look what we have here!

look at whose work was featured on the designworklife blog.....

yay, holly!! - not too bad for the first year out of school....

visual

i was looking through the beast pieces blog and re-discovered this poster that they did for the college of visual arts in st. paul. i meant to post here as soon as i saw it, but forgot...until now!

it is so beautiful, they always do a good job over at studio on fire. i am continually impressed. and i love reading about their process, too. it just confirms my suspicion that i should work in a print shop instead of slaving away at this computer....

supercinq

i really like the work by paris based design firm supercinq

the spreads from the book at the end is about the subway in paris

logo trend of 2009

the summer is to be filled with many logo projects here at lewis...logo lounge recently posted the logo trends for 2009...some nice some not so nice...but i thought i would share