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nevver:

1972

New York Subway Guide I quite like American modernist graphic design around this period. This is a good example.

nevver:

1972

New York Subway Guide I quite like American modernist graphic design around this period. This is a good example.

notes 419 notes posted 1 year ago tagged USA1970s1972modernismgraphic designHelveticaAkzidenz-Groteskretrodesigntypography   comments

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justthegritty:

Design 232 March 1968

Design, 1968 Beautiful, and, like so much good design, looks fresh today.

justthegritty:

Design 232 March 1968

Design, 1968 Beautiful, and, like so much good design, looks fresh today.

(Source: Flickr / counter-print, via typographie)

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gurafiku:

Japanese Poster: Color in Japan. Yusaku Kamekura. 1964

Tokyo 1964 Modernism rocks.

gurafiku:

Japanese Poster: Color in Japan. Yusaku Kamekura. 1964

Tokyo 1964 Modernism rocks.

(via jpeoplemagazine)

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Yeah, the ’70s Daytona and round windows. This would have been so futuristic in the 1970s.

Yeah, the ’70s Daytona and round windows. This would have been so futuristic in the 1970s.

(Source: analogdialog)

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Triennale ’51 Oh yes. Pre-Helvetica grot and modernism.

Triennale ’51 Oh yes. Pre-Helvetica grot and modernism.

(Source: jpeoplemagazine)

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ivebeenherebefore:

Gebrauchsgraphik Feb 1968 (by Counter-Print)

Over 40 Amazing how fresh this looks, even today.

ivebeenherebefore:

Gebrauchsgraphik Feb 1968 (by Counter-Print)

Over 40 Amazing how fresh this looks, even today.

(via jpeoplemagazine)

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lethifold:

and the minimalist redesigns
i think they’re neat, even if they aren’t real

Love the type, too Reblogged for Akzidenz-Grotesk.

lethifold:

and the minimalist redesigns

i think they’re neat, even if they aren’t real

Love the type, too Reblogged for Akzidenz-Grotesk.

(via churchoflsd)

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rockrodgers:

johncoltrane:

BASF (by Bruce Jamieson)


Even the bad times sound good I still have heaps of these. Love that early 1970s’ packaging.

rockrodgers:

johncoltrane:

BASF (by Bruce Jamieson)

Even the bad times sound good I still have heaps of these. Love that early 1970s’ packaging.

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davesparks:

4-d:

Pan Am, 1972.
Via Eye Magazine.


Remember Pan Am? A proper display Helvetica, and a lovely modernist layout.

davesparks:

4-d:

Pan Am, 1972.

Via Eye Magazine.

Remember Pan Am? A proper display Helvetica, and a lovely modernist layout.

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Putting two together

sweepmeup:

Unique, bold wedding invitation by Breno Pineschi

notes 13 notes posted 1 year ago tagged designgraphic designmodernismITC Avant Garde Gothicweddinginvitation   comments

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