Félix Guyon has designed this crazy cool hangtag label chair. Folded up, it looks like–what else? A hangtag. Unfolded–and boom, you’ve got yourself some prime real estate.
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Vintage Photo Collages
US Propaganda Posters
Fab.com is running a sale right now for re-prints of these great old propaganda posters ($24 each). Some of these are hilarious! Go see the rest at their site.
Giant Pumpkins Used To Be A Thing
I kept finding images with giant pumpkins in them and it cracked me up. I felt it was my duty to share. Via Graves and Ghouls.
Weird, Menacing Thrills On Every Page!
Thrilling Mystery Magazine (1935) and Dime Mystery Magazine (1947). “Weird, menacing thrills on every page!” xVia Magazine Art.
Vintage Halloween Costumes, 1800s-1900s
These costumes are creepy in a way that no modern costume ever could be. All images via Graves and Ghouls.
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Funny Bones – Calendar Cards from 1897 & 1901
These were illustrated by Dr.Louis Crusius in the late 1800s and weren’t published until 1901. If you’re interested in the history of these and the illustrator, head to the original, full post by Letterology. He goes in depth on the facts and has a few more photos.
Car Crashes in the ’30s
DesignArk has a great humorous little curation of photos of Boston in the 1930s. Check out the DesignArk post to see a few other ways people were crashing their cars back then.
The photos are from the Boston Public Library which has a whole slew of goodies to check out.
Modern Vintage: Replace Face – Celebrities in Lieu of Russian Generals
Replace Face is by far one of the coolest blogs I’ve ever come across. The artist, (who’s name isn’t anywhere on his site) found a slew of great paintings by George Dawe who painted 329 portraits of Russian Generals that were active during Napoleon’s invasion of Russia. He gave them an entertaining modern twist by replacing their heads with today’s icons like Steve Jobs, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, and so on. The photoshopping is flawless, making it an incredibly addictive blog to keep visiting to see new additions.
Jump inside the post to see a few more of my favorites. And go to the blog here to see them all.
Wonderfully Cheesy Mens Magazines, 1950-60s
For men who want to hear the top news, but prefer that it look like a comic book and come with a steady stream of busty women.
Don’t worry, I decided to post these more for the humor than the design. The design is endearing I suppose. Every now and again gaudy old designs give me that cozy feeling from yesteryear, and they make good design look even better. I guess it’s like a palette cleanser.
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