Illustration: The First Men in the Moon
Illustrations by Adolf Hoffmeister for the 1964 Czech translation of The First Men in the Moon by H. G. Wells.
A Journey Round My Skull: The First Men in the Moon
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Showing posts with label Book. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Book. Show all posts
Illustration: 30 Ways to Die of Electrocution
30 Ways to Die of Electrocution
"Here are 30 illustrations from the book Elektroschutz in 132 Bildern. These diagrams outline causes of electrical accidents." From bre pettis' Flickr. (Blog). And, no, it's no joke. It's from a 1931 illustrated German or Austrian book on electric safety.
Via WFMU's Beware of the Blog
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MGMT - Electric Feel
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Illustration: Olle Eksell, part 1
"Slussen ("the lock" in Swedish) is an area of central Stockholm, named after the locks between Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea, in Sweden."
Stureplan, Stockholm by Olle Eksell 1939
The royal Castle in Stockholm by Olle Eksell 1939
A short bio:
Olle Eksell: a diverse career
Book:
Olle Eksell: Swedish Graphic Designer (buy)
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Book Cover: Seconds Out
"Sekonderna lämnar ringen", 2005, by Stig "Slas" Claesson, illustration/artwork by the same. (Design: Jan Biberg)
(click image to enlarge or click here for larger yet)
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Book Design: Los Tigres Del Ring
Read all about it at Deadlicious: Los Tigres del Ring - Jimmy Pantera
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Cartoon: Rhapsody of Steel
Rhapsody of Steel
In this post from January ASIFA said: "Today we scanned a read-along storybook adaptation of John Sutherland's industrial film, Rhapsody of Steel (1959). Sutherland's studio was very influential in the mid-1950s, employing some of the best designers in the business. This film is no exception."
There is also a QuickTime link in the post!
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Ephemera: Wacky Stuff at Flickr
wackystuff's wacky stuff on Flickr. One of the best and funniest collections of ephemera I've seen on Flickr. Great fun!
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Blog: Stuff by wackystuff
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Book Covers: Tid och rum
Tid och rum (Time and Space) is just a Swedish book that I found and liked the look of. It's a historic atlas. The edition (third) that I have is printed in 1969 but it wouldn't surprise me if the cover design was slightly older.
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Children's books: The Little Pig who Stayed at Home
"This little pig very much wanted to go with his brother, but as he was so mischievous that he could not be trusted far away, his mother made him stay at home, and told him to keep a good fire while she went out to the miller's to buy some flour. But as soon as he was alone, instead of learning his lessons, he 
began to tease the poor cat. Then he got the bellows, and cut the leather with a knife, so as to see where the wind came from: and when he could not find this out, he began to cry. After this he broke all his brother's toys; he forced the drum-stick through the drum, he tore off the tail from the kite, and then pulled off the horse's head. And then he went to the cupboard and ate the jam. When Mrs. Pig came home, she sat down by the fire, and being very tired, she soon fell asleep. No sooner had she done so, than this bad little pig got a long handkerchief and tied her in her chair. But soon she awoke and found out all the mischief that he had been doing. She saw at once the damage that he had done to his brother's playthings. So she quickly brought out her thickest and heaviest birch, and gave this naughty little pig such a beating as he did not forget for a long time." - THE END
My First Picture Book by Joseph Martin Kronheim
- Project Gutenberg
Book Covers: Big Brother
1984 was written by Eric Arthur Blair in 1948 and as it has been reprinted a great many times in numerous countries these are of course just a drop in the ocean when it comes to fronts covers of the book. Just the same, there they are.
By the way, the 1984 index stands at "UNGOOD" - that can't be good, can it?
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