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grain edit: inspiration from vintage kids books and modern graphic design
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Grain edit inspires hundreds of designers and illustrators each day with our fresh content and exclusive interviews. Daily posts are hand picked for the best of timeless modern graphic design, typography and illustration from the 1950s – 1970s and contemporary designers that draw from that period. We feature rare design books, vintage kids books, posters and mid century modern ephemera from our bookshelves as well as other designers’ libraries.
- Added on: Dec 22nd, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: grain edit
- Listed in: Graphic Design Visual Arts
- Tags: books design illustration modern typography midcentury
Recent Posts
Autografik: Modern Transportation Graphics
Hell yea. Cool logos on trucks + vans! It doesn’t get much better then this. The Autografik flickr group is set to serve as an archive for modern design applied to motor vehicles. Thanks to Jonathan Turner aka insect54 for setting this bad boy...
Mihail Mihaylov
Funkadelic! There is some serious soul in this typeface from Bulgaria-based designer Mihail Mihaylov. I’m such a sucker for bold type — I love the juicy, drippy, saturated feel of these letters. I can’t quite tell if the type is sprout...
Monsters of Folk Poster
Monsters of Folk Concert Poster by Jason Munn of The Small Stakes The poster pick for this week features this Monsters of Folk Concert Poster designed by Jason Munn of The Small Stakes. This is a nice example of the impressive and sophisticated wor...
Sollinero Illustration
Ah! Nothing beats a spot of tea and the company of man’s best friend! The composition of this print, created by Buenos Aires illustrator Sollinero, is nicely balanced and uses a relaxing color palette consisting of warm ochres and cool blue. I...
Brionvega Brochures
Brionvega rr126 Turntable/ radio brochure c1970 Beautiful brochure covers for the Milan based electronic company Brionvega. Design by Bob Noorda. ——————– Also worth checking: music concrete booklet. Not signed up for the Grain Edit ...
You Need the Plate
1972 Munich Olympics Plate : Pictograms designed by Otl Aicher Now all your favorite 70’s stick figures can hide underneath your food. Spotted this gem on Ebay a few days back. ——————– Also worth checking: Otl Aicher on Flickr. ...
