The Phoenix’s Monkey Issue came out last Thursday - grab a copy while you can, and check out our special web page here. While we were putting together the issue, I came across a bunch of King Kong posters, both old and new, designed for the movie release, and for purely artistic purposes. Submitted here for your enjoyment.
In my job as an art director, I meet and work with many interesting people, and I get all sorts of stuff mailed to me. I also come across tons of random images, blogs, and Web sites while researching art for stories. Here are some of the best, worst, and most bizarre.
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From MediaBistro’s ‘Liquid Treat’ weekly newsletter about design-related stuff:
A team of workers renovating London’s Notting Hill Gate subway (tube) station recently unearthed walls of colorful posters that have been there since the last round of major repairs—in the late 1950s. The postwar posters include highly stylized advertisements for films of the day (Around the World in 80 Days, Too Many Crooks), events including the Daily Mail’s annual “Ideal Home” exhibition, and consumer products such as Pepsodent toothpaste (“You’ll wonder where the yellow went”). Don’t bother crossing the pond to examine the treasure trove of vintage graphic design, which remains inaccessible to the public. Just head to Flickr, where you can view the London Underground’s photos of the inspiring posters.
photos ©mikeyashworth
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Cool ‘poster’ graphics used as backdrops for pages on the Max’s Kansas City Web site.
Found while researching images to go with the Patti Smith book excerpt in the Phoenix this week. (It’s online for one week only here if you want to read.)
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