Entries tagged “1970s”
Israel postage stamp: festivals 5737 dove
depicts Peace with dove and olive branch
from Festivals 5737 (1976) series
The inscription on tab reads: “By three things is the world preserved by Truth, by Judgment, and by Peace” (Ethics of the Fathers I, 18)
designed by Asher Kalderon
Steven Heller looks back on the interesting history and “DNA” of the iconic Nike logo, the evolution from a “stripe” to a “swoosh,” and that infamous “bargain brand” first designed in 1969 by Carolyn Davidson, supposedly for a mere $35. She was a graphic design student at the time.
The final variation of the design was launched to the public in June 1971.
NASA Graphics Standards Manual c. 1976 by design firm Danne & Blackburn
(via aisle one via AIGA Design Archives)
The World Trade Center c. 1973
(photograph by Wil Blanche, via The U.S. National Archives)
pages from the Seven Secret Alphabets by Anthony Earnshaw c. 1972
(first discovered via P K)
the first digital camera c. 1975
(first discovered via ISO50)
Lesotho postage stamp: United Nations bird
c. 1970
part of series commemorating the 25th anniversary of the United Nations
Anyone know who illustrated this bird?
Netherlands postage stamp: Floriade ‘72 flower
Anyone know who designed this series?
Penguin Decades: the 70s style book cover designs
(via Penguin Books, above illustration by Zandra Rhodes)
The Art of Fontana Modern Masters
(first discovered via Ace Jet)
“Eraserhead vs. Protractorhead,” illustration by Kiyoshi Awazu c. 1971
(first discovered via A Journey Round My Skull on flickr)
