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Lettering: Psychedelic Poster Postcards
Postcard versions of the postersJim BlashfieldRick Griffin (right)Wes WilsonWes WilsonWes WilsonWes WilsonB. MacLeanB. MacLean (right)R. Tuten (Left)Lee ConklinLee ConklinLee Conklin (left), R. Tuten...
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Street Scene: and! and handy
Logo for China Mobile’s 4G service;signs photographed in Hong Kong.Advertisement seen on an N line train, New York CityGood example of an ambigram.(Next post on Monday)
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Lettering: Life Drawings
Illustrations from Life magazineDecember 7, 1905July 1, 1915July 22, 1915August 5, 1915August 12, 1915August 19, 1915August 26, 1915September 2, 1915September 9, 1915(Next post on Monday: Yank, The...
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Comics: Yank, The Army Weekly
November 23, 1945“The Comics”By Sgt. Sanderson VanderbiltBack cover cartoon by Harvey Kurtzmanwho had two more cartoons published in Yank.(Next post on Monday)
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Comics: Marjorie Wilkes Huntley
In Wonder Woman: The Complete History (Chronicle Books, 2000), from chapter two, “The Amazon”, Les Daniels wrote:The youngest of the [Marston] children, Olive, remembers Harry Peter’s kindness. “I was...
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Lettering and Typography: Holiday Greetings 1922
The Inland PrinterFebruary 1922“Holiday Greetings”J.L. Frazier(Next post on Monday: Photo-Lettering’s Decotypes)
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Alphabets: Photo-Lettering’s Decotypes
Art DecoPhoto-Lettering Inc.’s Decotype1970 booklet design by Ed Benguiatdetail of covers and interior pagesMore Photo-Lettering alphabetsPsychedelitypesRiverside Drive(Next post on Monday: Jaenecke...
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Lettering: Jaenecke Printing Inks
The Inland PrinterJuly 1895The Inland PrinterAugust 1897The Inland PrinterSeptember 1897Printer and BookmakerMay 1898Printer and BookmakerAugust 1898The Inland PrinterMarch 1899The Inland PrinterJuly...
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Creator: Louise Ames Norman
Louise Ames Norman was born Louise Kimball Ames in Wakefield, Massachusetts, on March 23, 1884, according to the Massachusetts Birth Records at Ancestry.com. Her parents were Azel and Sarah.So far, the...
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Under Cover: The Gene Thurston Mystery
Dust Jackets by Gene Thurston1930The Amazing WebHarry Stephen KeelerA. L. Burt, 1930A Bachelor AbroadEvelyn WaughJonathan Cape & Harison Smith, 1930The Curse of DooneSydney HorlerMystery League,...
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Lettering and Typography: Merry Christmas
Printing ArtNovember 1919Printing ArtDecember 1919(Next post on New Year’s Day)
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Typography: Happy Noo Year!
JudgeDecember 27, 1913Harold Ansel Van BurenFourth of July illustration by H.A. Van Buren(Next post on Monday: Carter Printing Ink Company)
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Typography: Carter Printing Ink Company
THE CARTER DUCKSThe Inland PrinterJune 1907The Inland PrinterJuly 1907The Inland PrinterAugust 1907The Inland PrinterSeptember 1907The Inland PrinterOctober 1907(Next post on Monday: Everett R. Currier)
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Creator: Everett R. Currier
Everett Raymond CurrierBirthJanuary 16, 1877, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia1891 Census of CanadaEverett R CurrierMassachusetts Passenger ListE. R. Currier, age 23first tripship: Prince Arthurdeparture:...
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Comics: Ruth Atkinson, Rae Hermann and Ruth Roche
RUTH ATKINSONSocial Security and California Death Indexes at Ancestry.comRuth M[ildred Atkinson] Ford was born on June 2, 1918.New York, Naturalization Records at Ancestry.comRuth’s mother, Yilda...
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Comics: Ben Sangor
Benjamin William “Ben” Sangor was born in Kiev, Russia, on February 5, 1889. Sangor’s full name and birth information were on his World War I draft card. The U.S. Naturalization Record Index, at...
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Comics: Ned L. Pines
Noah Lewis “Ned” Pines was born in Malden, Massachusetts, on December 10, 1905, according to the Massachusetts Birth Records at Ancestry.com and Who’s Who in Commerce and Industry (1965), Volume 14....
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Anatomy of a Logo: Skull & Bones
On September 12, 1991, I went to the DC Comics office and met with art director Jim Chadwick. He gave me a photocopy of Ed Hannigan’s rough cover design for his 3-book series, Skull & Bones, which...
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Typography: Comedy
COMEDYNumber One, Summer 1980Design by M&Co.Selected pagesRelated posts: The Stat StoreHarvey Kurtzman’s Strange AdventuresLarry Hama(Next post on Monday)
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Typography: New Chinatown and Exception
Los Angeles ChinatownException Shop in Guangzhou, ChinaToday is the Chinese New Year 4713 the Year of the Goat / Ram / SheepRelated post: Chop Suey(Next post on Monday: Chinese Oreo Cookies, Part 4)
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