Archive for the ‘Useful sites.’ Category

Corpus typographique français.

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

A seriously good collection of old French typography can be found right here.

Get Carter.

Sunday, May 19th, 2013

Carter tiles from the 50s and 60s. Definitely not disappointing.

Safety first.

Friday, May 17th, 2013

A collection of old Dutch safety at work posters. You can see lots more here.

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Lexican.

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

We do like an obscure word. This is our new favourite site to find them.

Consollection.

Thursday, May 9th, 2013

The best collection of old consoles you will ever see.

Murale.

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013

A website devoted to the remains of murals in Poland. The original drawn plans are especially nice. Lots more here.

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In estate.

Friday, April 12th, 2013

If you dream of living on a modernist estate then this Tumblr will tell you what is for sale and where.

Find your marbles.

Thursday, April 11th, 2013

Lots of nice patterned papers, especially the marbled ones.

Flagged up.

Thursday, April 11th, 2013

Lots of old Naval flags can be found right here.

Géométrie.

Monday, April 8th, 2013

See the rest here.

Walking on Air.

Friday, April 5th, 2013

This is the worlds biggest collection of old airline posters. Tuck in!

 

Turn on, tune in.

Friday, April 5th, 2013

Niche but nice, a collection of old radio tuning dials. Via Coudal.

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The Grandma Museum.

Thursday, March 28th, 2013

28 years of gifts from a grandmother to her granddaughter. A really lovely archive and a heartwarming project. Thank you Junk Culture.

 

Ensemble D’Animaux.

Thursday, March 28th, 2013

Designed in 1946 by Georges Martin, via the wonderful toy collection at les Art Decoratifs.

1960s & 1970s Scandinavian design logos.

Sunday, March 24th, 2013

Lots more here.

Sous Chef.

Wednesday, March 20th, 2013

After this Sous Chef is our new favourite website.

Pysanka.

Monday, March 18th, 2013

Pysanka is the Ukrainian art of decorating eggs, using ink and a wax resist. More here.

Postcards from Japan.

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

Over 20,000 more right here.

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Les buvards.

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

Old French promotional blotters via.

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Our type.

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013

A fine new addition on the best Soviet postcard blog around.

Shopfrontelegy.

Friday, March 1st, 2013

A celebration of old school commercial facades. Right here.

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More Soviet childrens books.

Wednesday, February 27th, 2013

Another source of excellent books, laden with type and illustration.

Grout and proud.

Tuesday, February 26th, 2013

The British Tiles from the 1950s onwards collections is so good. You might also like their Portuguese cousins.

Mapiot.

Monday, February 25th, 2013

A blog devoted to vintage Israeli napkins. Thank you to our friend Shir David for sharing!

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Dutch Graphic Designers Archive.

Thursday, February 14th, 2013

Thousands of graphic gems & not enough time.