Nothing beats the excitement mixed with nostalgia that rushes from a box full of musty old treasures. When I looked through my Grandma's old keepsakes from her high school days, I was surprisingly more interested in the vintage design of the pamphlets and brochures she kept than some of the snapshots in scrapbooks. I experiences a similar sense of awe when looking through this Flickr set of vintage ephemera from Ohio.
One of the fun things about these little cards is the die-cut shape. How often do you see funky shaped brochures and postcards these days? Not often. I particularly like the skates with wings logo incorporated into the shape of the top left card. It's pretty clean and graphic, but also has traditional preppy elements in its simplicity and color choice.
Check out the movement created by type, too! Words whoosh behind skaters or are diagonally printed across banners, giving each image extra energy. Whimsy is added to energy with these simple engraving-style illustrations boldly inked with block of color.
I'm feelin' a lot of artistic inspiration and overwhelming nostalgia in these designs.
What about you?
images: What Makes the Pie Shops Tick?
Oh, these are lovely. I take your nan was into rollerskating? Any old photos of her doing this?
Kelly @
Elegantly Academic
Posted by: Kelly | July 22, 2011 at 07:18 PM
these are so awesome!! I love them all!
Posted by: Tammy | July 22, 2011 at 07:41 PM
Old advertisements are so great for decorating. I love how you highlighted their graphic qualities, because they really do get your attention especially when you place one in the home. I am always after great vintage ads to put in our house. Often the colours and graphics are so great and they are just little bit quirky and fun.
Posted by: Alessia | July 23, 2011 at 08:07 AM
i am from ohio so i love these! vintage signage & advertisements are the best :)
Posted by: brittany | July 23, 2011 at 12:40 PM
so great! i love the "family recreation!" one. the colors are so fun.
Posted by: Christen | July 24, 2011 at 10:00 AM
These are awesome! Oh dear, a new obsession rears it ugly head...
Posted by: Eleni Drinks Tea | July 26, 2011 at 11:40 AM
why aren't there cool logos like these now?
Posted by: Victoria / Justice Pirate | July 27, 2011 at 04:16 PM