Tag Archives: american graphic design history

graphic everything : talk to yourself

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry: this is a classic. but, i imagine most of you graphic designers out there who entered the market since the “digital revolution” has never heard of this book. this is the POCKET PAL by Michael H. Bruno, … Continue reading →

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here’s the rub: scratch, scratch

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry: found this yesterday down the street at an old lumber mill that was going out of business (maybe the last one int he state). it’s a promo card (pardon the water stains) for their own line of … Continue reading →

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hee haw: whose the flakes?

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry: first off, what EXACTLY is “haw”? is it a root? a fruit? a mineral? an animal? does sugar ‘improve’ it? are those little flat ‘disks’ what ‘haw’ looks like? is this candy? or is it something more … Continue reading →

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shahn and beall

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry: BEAT-UP VINTAGE DUSTJACKET OF THE WEEK AWARD: “‘illustrators ’60″ – the annual of the american illustration (1960). design/lester beall, illustration/ben shahn (look real closely). (sorry my photoshop skills are so bad. i almost lost the shahn illustration … Continue reading →

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typography with attitude

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry: now THAT”S typography, dude! i was trying to get several small labels to let me try to do a series of just black&white record covers like this. the idea was that it was really cheap and could … Continue reading →

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lone wolves

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry: More vintage Estrus Records (and ESCORT SERVICES) graphic treasures this was s et four prom or playing cards for the untamed youth’s “live at the sahara, las vegas.” each card had the graphic from the back cover … Continue reading →

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fins and dinged tins

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Dave

Jesse Marinoff Reyes : Canned goods label, for the aptly named L. A. Fish & Co. of Jonesboro, Maine—perhaps named for Lucia Fish (b. 1890), the daughter of George Washington Gates Fish and his wife Lizzie Madge Drisko Fish—ca. 1930s-1950s. … Continue reading →

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not close enuff

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Dave

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) william golden designed the brand/identity/corporate graphic system (and, of course that amazing logo) for william paley’s CBS broadcasting corp. back in the late 40′/early 50′s. with this incredibly sophisticated and extraordinarily smart effort and his … Continue reading →

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admats and low-ball branding

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) THESE little spot ads for movies (generally referred to as ‘admats’) are possibly the most overlooked and ignored chapter in american graphic design. but, they’re probably maybe the single most important arena of american design … Continue reading →

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