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Chevrolet chrome script lettering
2011 marks the 100th anniversary of Chevrolet. The company started naming models during the 1910s, which carried names like 'Classic six' or 'Superior sedan.' Only the name Chevrolet sporadically...
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Handlettered logos from defunct department stores
Have you ever visited a department store just to admire their graphic design? Me neither. But I might have done that if I was born 50 years earlier. Just look at the images above. Wow. And those are...
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Warner Bros. trailer typography
Hollywood studios used to have their own in-house designers, which explains why some title designs have the same style. Until the late 1950s they were mostly created by National Screen Service, the...
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1980s horror movie poster logos and typography.
It amazes me how few movies have an identity. While millions of dollars are spent on the marketing campaign of Hollywood movies, their logos or wordmarks are usually much cheaper: $35 (the price of the...
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Airline logos from China and Hong Kong
Whenever I come across something that's designed in China it's usually also "Made in China." In most cases "Made in China" means that it looks cheap or it is cheap. But what about Chinese graphic...
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The Artist movie typography and lettering
THE ARTIST (2011) movie title Something bothered me about The Artist winning the Oscar for Best Picture. Not only did I feel Hugo was a much better movie, The Artist contained some very distracting...
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Railroad company logo design evolution
THOMPSON & CO’S EXPRESS (1845) WELLS AND POMEROY’S EXPRESS (1845) TRUMAN CHAPMAN’S EXPRESS (1864) Railroad logo design evolution The first North American railroads were built 50 years before the...
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Kennedy assassination newspaper headlines
Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, GA – Third extra “KENNEDY KILLED” Bakersfield Californian, Bakersfield, CA “PRESIDENT SHOT BY GUNMAN IN DALLAS” Berkshire Eagle “Kennedy Is Shot Dead” Billings Gazette...
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Stanley Kubrick’s typography
Ever since the Guardian published an article about the Kubrick archive in 2004 it's become common knowledge that Stanley Kubrick was a Futura fan. But did he use it very often? Stanley Kubrick’s...
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