All Blog Posts Tagged 'Vintage' (9)

Rather than create a traditionally beautiful, whimsical or fanciful series, photographer Ashley Lebedev decided to reach back into history and pay homage to a difficult time - the Dust Bowl. "To elaborate," she says, "through my entire career I've made it such a habit to be sure to get 'the shot' and pick the most beautiful shot of the roll but with 'Dustbowl' it's… Continue

At first glance, you might ask yourself, "why would anyone put art on a perfectly good globe?" But then, you step back and think about it for a moment and it makes perfect sense. Wendy Gold takes old, vintage globes and transforms them into beautiful and whimsical works of art. Called ImagineNations, these globes would… Continue

It's hard not to be completely mesmerized by Neil Krug's '50s-'70s style photography. However, when you learn that the beautiful model in these shots was his girlfriend (now wife), it makes the story all the more compelling. Taken by Polaroid film, each photo tells a story filled with mystery and intrigue.



When Krug first debuted his photos online, he…

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Immediately after completing an amazing set of vintage travel planet posters, illustrator Steve Thomas started looking for a new project. At the time, he hadn't seen many Star Wars travel posters and so decided to create his own. Influenced by vintage travel ads of the early 20th century, Thomas… Continue

At first glance, it appears that these surf portraits were taken decades ago. Truth is, Joni Sternbach captured these shots pretty recently using a 19th-century technique that hasn't changed much since its invention. It's called "tintype."



Using a large-format camera and portable darkroom, Sternbach photographed surfers on New York and California shorelines.… Continue

Here's a great ad campaign that takes some of our most popular website, like YouTube, Facebook and Skype, and presents them in a fun and retro way. The ads are for MaxiMidia's media seminars and the tagline reads, Everything Ages Fast. Update. Relevant ads with some nice art direction.…

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Back before corporations took over everything America had a certain regional charm to it. In those days instead of corporate name recognition you might pick which motel/hotel to stay at based on a kick ass neon sign. Though many of these motels have been torn down and replaced by Motel 6 or Ramada we still have this Flickr page to admire.…

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Julien Pacaud

Perhaps one of the most interesting things an artist or illustrator can do is make something that appears timeless. You're not quite exactly sure in which decade it was created in. These modern vintage pieces have a nostalgic feel to them through the use of colors, typography or…

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Just how cool are these vintage typewriter keyboard stickers? Probably works best if you have a black computer but I just love how a few simple stickers can instantly take you back to the old school days. You know, the time before your beloved Apple IIe.



£14.95 at… Continue