Vintage Me Oh My

I Want This Sign!

on February 15, 2012 in Decor, Typography with 3 Comments

Immediately! Please? :)

Via Type Everything.

Unidentified Vintage Mark

on February 15, 2012 in Brand Identity, Illustration, Typography with No comments

Oh little mark, where did you come from? All I know is that it’s pretty and was posted on Type Everything.

Vintage Stoli Label, 1930s

on February 14, 2012 in Packaging with 1 Comment

“IRTP label, 1935-50, 12 oz, Frankenmuth Brewing Company, Frankenmuth, MI.” Via All Over Beer on Flickr through Jeremy Pruitt’s awesome Pinterest boards.

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on February 14, 2012 in Typography with No comments

Via Letterhead Fonts.

Modern Vintage Meets Popular Mechanics!

on February 13, 2012 in Modern Vintage Style, Print, Typography with No comments

Hooray! Even Popular Mechanics can’t resist a little vintage lovin’. I don’t know that I’ve ever bought this magazine before, so, congrats PM- you get an extra sale this month! Via Type Everything.

Modern Vintage Business Card

on February 13, 2012 in Brand Identity, Illustration, Modern Vintage Style with No comments

Kevin Howdeshell and his wife sent me an email that instantly made me happy. They recently created new business cards for their Screen Print shop on Etsy. They’re wonderful illustrators with a knack for craftsmanship and a love for vintage goodness. See more of their work here.

I’m going to be ABC’s Shark Tank this Friday..Ahhh!

on February 1, 2012 in Advertising, Discourse, Modern Vintage Style, Packaging with 15 Comments

Remember me bugging you guys about my start-up when I was on Kickstarter? Well, crazy things have been happening with my new little company. This coming Friday, February 3rd at 8pm, I’ll be on ABC & Sony Picture’s “Shark Tank” pitching my company, You Smell, to the sharks.

lol..Can you imagine how they’re going to respond? I want to tell you guys so bad about what all happened! Please watch the show :)

P.S. We’re officially launching on Friday, but the site is up and ready for pre-orders. If you want anything from our first batch, go to the website before the rush on Friday! www.yousmellsoap.com

Vintage Monogram

on January 31, 2012 in Print, Typography with 1 Comment

The monogram on this vintage photo back is stunning. Each letter has it’s own pattern and details, yet they all feel married to one another and are perfectly interwoven. Monograms are so simplified nowadays. After seeing this, I’ll never be satisfied with a monogram again. Sigh.

Via Designspiration.

Sanborn New York City Maps, early 1900s

on January 26, 2012 in Print, Typography with 1 Comment

Christian Annyas has an awesome blog and did a great post on NYC Sanborn maps. These are just my favorites- check out his post to see the other typographical beauties he found!