Little Mule Studio
Garth •
Watch out: this Little Mule kicks. After sharing her talents and building her chops at Pentagram (Austin, TX) and Yee-Haw Industries (Knoxville, TN), ...
Tag: Vintage
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Alliteration Inspiration: Aviation & Avocados
Garth •
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This week’s...
Color Happy 195
Courtney •
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Historical NYC Maps
Courtney •
Check out this great resource for vintage NYC transit maps. I pulled out a few favorites, but there are quite a few more, so take a look around. via Q...
Wynn Burton
Jason •
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from designer Jason Johnson o...
Lock Love
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. This week’s posts come to you from the talented folks...
Chung Ling Soo Letterhead
Courtney •
This vintage letterhead is amazingly over-the-top. What makes it even more incredible is that it was created for Chung Ling Soo, who was an American m...
David Smith
Jason •
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Jason Johnson who fights the go...
Oregano’s Menus
Jason •
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Jason Johnson who fights the go...
Ram Trucks by Anderson Design Group
Allan •
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Allan Peters, who is a S...
Vintage Animal Illustrations by Staffan Wirén
Courtney •
I can’t get enough of these vintage animal illustrations by Swedish illustrator Staffan Wirén. Each alphabet illustration was found in the children’s ...
Color Happy 150
Courtney •
This vintage record jacket was found at the always-awesome Project Thirty Three....
Something’s Hiding in Here for BHLDN
Courtney •
How amazing are these music boxes by Something’s Hiding in Here?!? Each one-of-a-kind piece was created from vintage wallpaper for BHLDN, but they’ll ...
Color Happy 136
Courtney •
I’m loving this chic summery image from one of my favorite Flickr streams, that of Sandi Vincent....
Color Happy 132
Courtney •
This sorbet-hued piece of vintage artwork was found in the eclectic photostream of Kathleen Amt....
Vintage Matchbook Labels from the Prague Zoo
Courtney •
These awesome labels, all from the Prague Zoo and printed in 1963, are another find from Oliver Tomas’s massive collection. See the rest of his Czecho...
Color Happy 119
Courtney •
This amazing vintage matchbook label is from the vast collection of Oliver Tomas....
Typography in Rome
Courtney •
This incredible set of photographs by Paul Soulellis is making me want to hop on the next plane to Rome. What an amazing source of inspiration....
50 — LA Times Magazine
Courtney •
In the same vein as A Collection a Day, The LA Times Magazine’s 50 series pulls together a collection of objects on a given category, from snow domes ...
Color Happy 108
Courtney •
How fun is this quirky vintage Christmas illustration?? Found right here in Heather David’s Flickr stream....
Color Happy 96
Courtney •
This vintage specimen is from series of pharmaceutical ads found in Sandi Vincent’s photostream....
Color Happy 94
Courtney •
Why oh why can’t luggage tags still look this cool? Photos one and two from Millie Motts’ flickr stream....
The Biggert Collection
Courtney •
If you have an interest in vintage ephemera, The Biggert Collection (a collection of architectural vignettes on commercial stationery) is a treasure t...
Color Happy 58
Courtney •
This lively tourism poster for the city of Jerusalem is from the 1966/1967 Graphis Annual. Just one example of the vintagey goodness in Sandi Vincent’...
Color Happy 54
Courtney •
There’s amazing stuff to be found in the vast ephemera collection of Sheaff. This trade card rebus was found in the Extreme Typography section. via Qu...
Inspired By: Vintage Labels and Tags
Courtney •
A new project had me on a search for some typographic vintage tag and label inspiration. And for that, Flickr is a goldmine. Here are a few of the awe...
Screenshots
Courtney •
Lots of inspiration can be found in vintage movie stills, especially when it comes to typography. And this new site, organized by Christian Annyas, ha...
Cover Inspiration
Courtney •
Gorgeous vintage patterned covers from Insel Verlag....
Color Happy 42
Courtney •
This ad, found here, was most likely designed by Erik Nitsche. According to it’s flickr page, the ad was included in Air News, a magazine he art direc...
Golden Gems
Courtney •
Not sure how I’ve failed to mention them before, but Golden Gems is an awesome blog that catalogs all the Little Golden Books we knew and loved as chi...
Brimfield Report
Courtney •
Last Friday I took a trip to the Brimfield show while I was in Massachusetts. It turned out to be a beautiful day, and a successful one as well, since...
Checks Never Looked So Good
Courtney •
These 19th century engraved checks were luckily found by Sean Kelly at Deamplified. The details are amazing—even the penmanship is impeccable, as you ...
Flickr Find: Pilllpat
Courtney •
Prepare to waste your day sifting through this amazing inspiration resource—a treasure trove of great French vintage goodies. You can also find her co...
Vintage Wizard of Oz
Courtney •
I need to find one of these for myself. Amazing....
Etsy Cravings
Courtney •
Some things I’ve had my eye on lately… Truly Stationery Set, $10 3 months Press and Post, $30 Stay Classy Pencil 6 Pack, $6 Popsicle Interactive Postc...
Decca Records
Courtney •
Lots of inspiration to be found in this flickr set of Decca Records covers designed by Eric Nitsche. via but does it float...
Gray’s Anatomy
Courtney •
Some might consider them creepy, but I’m fascinated by these vintage anatomical drawings. The complete set can be found right here....
Arkiva Tropkica
Courtney •
Take a look at this awesome resource of tropical vintage ephemera, including menus, matchbooks and other all kinds of other printed materials. Much mu...
Color Happy 24
Courtney •
Today I’m taking some inspiration from the past with this op-art inspired record sleeve from Poland. via Record Envelope...
Vintage Goodness
Courtney •
Here’s an awesome collection of vintage bottlecaps on Flickr. For such small objects—that many would consider insignificant—most of them are pretty so...
Renegade Update
Courtney •
So unfortunately I don’t really have any pictures from Renegade on Sunday. The weather was not so great—glad I remembered an umbrella—but there was so...