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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
A Friend of Mine
A Friend of Mine is Melbourne, Australia based design studio that is turning out some fancy work. This identity system for The Modern Flower Co. is so snappy — I love seeing the system work across multiple pieces. Plus, typography integrated into ...
Jonas Bergstrand Illustration
Mmm…deliciously patterned sweets! Swedish illustrator Jonas Bergstrand has an awesome eye for patterns and keen sense for earthy color. These posters, originally created for Pippi Day—an anniversary celebration for Astrid Lindgren’s ch...
The Swell Season Concert Poster by Doublenaut
The Swell Season Concert Poster by Doublenaut This week’s poster pick was made possible by the creative minds that make up Doublenaut. Doublenaut is stationed in Toronto, Canada and is made up of brothers Andrew and Matt McCracken. This is a ...
Birds of a Feather 2
J’adore by Heather Amuny-Dey If your in the San Francisco area this Saturday (11/21/09), this looks like it’s going to be a good show. Details: Super7 is proud to present the follow up to 2007’s blockbuster show “Birds of a F...
Bodega: Vinyl Wall Art Collection Curated by Arkitip
Cody Hudson for Bodega - CH5 Wall Decal We’ve been seeing some good things happening in the world of wall art within the last few months, first with Poketo’s Spacetime Collection and now with Arkitip’s Bodega Collection. Bodega is ...
Herbert W. Kapitzki: Graphic Designer and Teacher
Posters for the International Design Center Berlin (IDZ) Herbert Kapitzki, a former student of Willi Baumeister, conceived and designed exhibitions for the state industrial inspection board (Landesgewerbeamt) in Stuttgart in the 1950s and the early...
