December 27, 2018
October 30, 2018
Albin Grau
Wikipedia: "Albin Grau (December 22, 1884 - March 27, 1971) was a German artist, architect and occultist, and the producer and production designer for F. W. Murnau's Nosferatu."
Some Albin Grau posters, drawings and sketches.
Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: 1920s, Albin Grau, germany, horror, horror movies, Monster Movie Posters, movie posters, nosferatu
October 11, 2018
September 22, 2018
The Lemur Snake
discarding images:
"Hybridizer – very useful tool for creating your own animated animal hybrid based on Merian’s engravings for Jonston’s “Historiae naturalis"."
Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: animals, generator, illustration, zoology
July 2, 2018
World Cup
Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: 1950s, Ephemera, posters, sport posters, world championships 1958, World Cup
May 8, 2018
M.C. Escher
Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: art, M.C. Escher
April 22, 2018
Sound Effects
"These 16,016 BBC Sound Effects are made available by the BBC in WAV format to download for use under the terms of the RemArc Licence. The Sound Effects are BBC copyright, but they may be used for personal, educational or research purposes, as detailed in the license."
via WFMU FB
Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: record covers
April 8, 2018
Deutschland
Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: 1920s, Berlin, germany, posters, travel ephemera, travel posters
February 28, 2018
Round-up
By Lynd Ward (1934), via { feuilleton }
Via The Horrors Of It All
Via The Horrors Of It All
Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: comic panels, frankenstein, horror, Lynd Ward, skull, skull ring, vintage comics
February 16, 2018
January 19, 2018
Sture Johannesson
Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: poster art, posters, Sture Johannesson
December 23, 2017
November 26, 2017
November 3, 2017
Boris
Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: 1930s, boris karloff, gif animation, my own gif animations, the mummy
September 10, 2017
Hans Alfredson, 1931 - 2017
Today Hans Alfredsson passed away at 86 years of age. If you ain't a Swede or at least Scandinavian you would rightfully ask: Who?
Well, the importance of Hans Alfredson in Swedish culture and entertainment can hardly be overstated. It is however impossible to fully convey his importance to youngsters and non-Swedes who did not experience Sweden in the 1960s, 1970s or 1980s. Those were probably his most productive and successful years. He was, among many other things, a comedian, a showman, an actor, a writer, a director of movies, TV, theater and shows. Internationally he would have been most noted for his brilliant film The Simple-Minded Murderer (1982) in which Stellan Skarsgard had his break-through role outside Sweden.
Hans Alfredsson was also the father of directors Thomas Alfredson (Let the Right One In, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and Daniel Alfredson (The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest )
Vila i frid Herr Lindeman, Herr Garbo, Don José m fl.
Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: Hans Alfredson, movies, swedish, Swedish actor
September 3, 2017
H-day
On this day 50 years ago Sweden switched from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right. The 3rd of September 1967 was named Dagen H (the H-day, with H standing for Höger (Right).
Apparently the transition went well, in parts due to a massive information campaign. You can probably spot the H-logo in the magazine cover above. Below you'll find other H-day related items.
Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: 1960s, communication, Dagen D, H-day, logo design, logos, magazine covers, road signs, signs, stamps, Sweden, transportation
August 31, 2017
Janne ”Loffe” Carlsson
Swedish film and television actor, TV show host, musician Janne "Loffe" Carlsson died this morning. In the late 1960s he was the 'Karlsson' of the Swedish jazz fusion/psychedelic rock duo Hansson & Karlsson (with hammond organist Bo Hansson).
Janne ”Loffe” Carlsson (Jan Edvard Carlsson) 1937 - 2017.
Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: Bo Hansson, Death, drums, Hammond organ, Hansson and Karlsson, Hansson och Karlsson, Janne ”Loffe” Carlsson, music, organ, Paper dolls, psychedelia, swedish