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VINTAGE POSTERS–IN HOMMAGE TO A GREAT MEAL!

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Jim Clark

http://www.idesirevintageposters.com/food-beverages-olio-radino-c.1950.html One of our most lasting memories from European travels was the special care given to food, and lingering over a meal. The French phrase, “A table!” [dinner ‘s ready], is like a fanfare for an exciting show and discovery. … Continue reading →

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VINTAGE POSTERS TOUT FARM LIFE

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Jim Clark

http://www.idesirevintageposters.com/boccasile-agricoltori-1953.html For this 250th poster design blog we’ve chosen a subject having been part of a recently reasserted lifestyle, namely, working with their hands, especially farming. This is a change of pace for us (and why not, on a special … Continue reading →

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OBSCURE BUT NOT IRRELEVANT OFFERINGS BY BIG NAMES IN VINTAGE GRAPHIC ART

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Jim Clark

  http://www.idesirevintageposters.com/graphic-design-dole-pineapple-1938.html Sometimes a graphic artist has a creative reason (perhaps more than one) to stay small. There may be a clutch of motives for putting tableau-scale poster work aside; and in this report I’d like to put them in … Continue reading →

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THE VISUAL ESSENTIALS OF MUSIC

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Jim Clark

http://www.idesirevintageposters.com/entertainment-mostly-mozart-festival-1974.html We all know that music can make large and important inroads into middling experience. The impact of music in movies, for instance, can leave us enchanted with the action. There are fascinating vintage posters and other graphics which try … Continue reading →

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JOYS OF DINING AS SEEN BY VINTAGE GRAPHIC ART

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Jim Clark

A priority that rocks across the board is the enjoyment of food and drinks. A variation on that theme is being transported by a sterling restaurant. So much more than satisfying fare is entailed in a successful commercial dining experience. … Continue reading →

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THAT 1940s LOOK AND HEART!

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Jim Clark

The 1940s brought to light, as with earlier decades and epochs, wonders of invention and tantalizing glimpses of sensibility teetering upon really breaking loose. Perhaps because that moment of the forties came to be pummelled by war of unprecedented ferocity … Continue reading →

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FEASTS ARE GOOD FOR YOU

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Jim Clark

The autumn time of year we’re now well underway with tends to be a time for enjoying rich foods and beverages. Here we go, then, with some culinary graphic designs which convey, with real panache, the gusto of dining! Gino … Continue reading →

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THE POWERS OF SOLITUDE IN VINTAGE GRAPHIC ART

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Jim Clark

The bountiful graphic instalment of lithographic marketing tends to be a blazingly public affair. Much of the stream of vignettes to that effect involves figures more or less directly addressing the public concerning the virtues of the product or service. … Continue reading →

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THOSE WHO WORK WITH THEIR HANDS, AS SEEN BY VINTAGE LITHOGRAPHIC POSTERS

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Jim Clark

The Prairie Provinces of Canada Canadian Pacific Railway; c. 1920;Anonymous; 9” x 15 ½”; B+, L In the rather delirious dash to shake up the heavens, vintage graphic design has tended to fix upon sterling, mysterious glamor and one-of-a-kind speeding. What, then, it … Continue reading →

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ITALY, SHOWING THAT IT HAS WHAT IT TAKES!

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Jim Clark

Touring Club Italiano c.1915;Giuseppe Riccobaldi;7 1/2″ x 6 1/2″; A-,P At the heart of many Italian vintage graphics you will find a special fluency for the sizzle of motion. Italian designers tend to be geniuses in capturing the magic of the … Continue reading →

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