November 30, 2009
November 29, 2009
Art: Peter Blake
ABC Minors, Peter Blake, 1955O SÉCULO PRODIGIOSO: Peter Blake
From Wikipedia: "Sir Peter Thomas Blake, CBE, RDI, (born 25 June 1932, in Dartford, Kent) is an English pop artist, best known for his design of the sleeve for the Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." continue
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November 28, 2009
November 27, 2009
November 26, 2009
Book Covers: Paris
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November 25, 2009
November 24, 2009
Vintage Ads: Evel's Sky- and Motor-sicles
Vintage Ads: Evel Knievel Sky-Cicle mold
Sort of disturbing...
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November 23, 2009
November 20, 2009
Book Covers/Architecture: The Coolest Building in Brussels
"Dutch detective of Eric Walter (een moord in het N.I.R.) issued in Belgium 1941. Pulp issue, cover by: De Greef" from twincovercollector's Flickr
Flagey, Brussels, Belgium (photo)
"Flagey Square is famous for the art deco building occupying its entire southern side, the former Maison de la Radio (renamed to "Flagey" in 2002 and now hosting a cultural center)" (Wikipedia) It was built between 1935-38 and designed by Belgian architect Joseph Diongre. (1) If you visit don't miss the Café Belga which you'll find in the Flagey building. (See photo)
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November 19, 2009
Book Covers: The Devil's Jazzband
"F. de Sinclair, De Jazzband van den Duivel, 1941. Cover artist unknown
from the collection of twincovercollector"
A Journey Round My Skull: Dood in Ecstasy - Dutch Mystery Covers
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November 18, 2009
Gif Animation: Gong
Rank Films and the Gongman.
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The gif animation was made by myself, by the way.
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Title Sequence/Gif: Quatermass and the Pit
Title sequence for Quatermass and the Pit - without the title. Below's the title screen and another gif animation:
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The gif animations were made by myself, by the way.
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Art: Scandinavian Giants
Portrait lithograph of Swedish playwright, writer and painter August Strindberg made by Edvard Munch in 1896, from the estate of Ingmar Bergman.
Image found here (very large) but inspired by this post.
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November 17, 2009
Poster Art: Rymdens demoner
Poster in German (Meta Luna 4 does not answer)
The Swedish poster (Demons of Space)
Wrong side of the art: This Island Earth (1955, USA)IMDb
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November 16, 2009
Ephemera: How to make friends by Telephone
Contact Sheet: How to make friends by Telephone
"Use this instructional guide from the 1940's to learn proper etiquette when operating a telephone."
Via Coisas...
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November 15, 2009
Children's Books: Chichibio and the Crane
illustrated by Lele Luzzati.
The Ward-O-Matic: Chichibio and the Crane
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Illustration: Nicole Claveloux
originally uploaded to Flickr by oange.
Oange: "Nicole Claveloux was born in 1940 in Saint-Etienne. She moved to Paris in 1967. She drew comic strips and made spot illustrations for newspapers. She did a couple of children's books, illustrated for the French version of Heavy Metal, and had a popular comic strip called Grabote. Harlin Quist published a collection of her comics, besides hiring her as an illustrator for many of their books featuring a different illustrator on every page. She has published more than 60 works. There is a lot more info on her if you speak French."--
Nicole Claveloux's official site
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November 14, 2009
November 12, 2009
The Man Who Quit Smoking
"Mannen som slutade röka" (The Man Who Quit Smoking) from 1968 by Tage Danielsson and illustrated by Per Åhlin is a comedy inspired by the Divine Comedy (beginning of the 14th century) by Dante Alighieri, which is in fact also the name of the main character in this modern version. Like his mid-evil namesake Dante also goes through the three stages Inferno, Purgatorio and finally Paradiso. Dante is "...a young man who loves smoking. When his father dies Dante inherits $17 million on one special condition: He must give up smoking in 14 days and then stay smoke-free for an entire year. If he fails, his uncle inherits the $17 million instead. Dante has a living hell while trying to quit, and hires a private detective agency called Little Secret Service who he gives free hands to stop him from smoking, While his uncle, who has taken up smoking himself, also does everything he can to make Dante smoke again." (quote)
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In 1972 came the movie based on the book directed by the writer himself.
The Man Who Quit Smoking (Wikipedia)
Mannen som slutade röka (1972) (IMDb)
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Children's Books: Jag kan köra alla bilar
"Jag kan köra alla bilar" (I Can Drive All Cars) from 1965, by Karin Nyman and nicely illustrated by Ylva Källström, is about little Kalle who imagines driving all sorts of cars as he steers his tricycle. As he's a Swede he'll drive a Volvo and a SAAB but also Cadillac, Citroen, Ford, Volkswagen, Mercedes, Fiat, Opel and and Austin.
Click link for the whole thing on Flickr.
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Film Stills: I Love Hot Dogs
Quoting Grain Edit: "If your into classic + cult films it would be worth your while to check Shannon Maldonado’s I Love Hot Dogs./.../. I appreciate her selection process as she sometimes includes typographic/design details that can easily go unnoticed (think street signs, window lettering, etc.)."
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