REDBACK GRAPHIX.

Intense & informative works by Redback Graphix based in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. I had a hard time finding information about Redback Graphix. Any Australians have more info to offer?  From 1979 to 1994, the Australian design and screen printing studio Redback Graphix produced posters that combined witty graphics with eye-watering colors to give [...]

CREDITS by SALLY C.

Last night my eyes were turned on by the opening credits to Ruthless People (checkin’ out Memphis Group interior design). BS said it looked like Paper Rad. I said it looked like Sally Cruikshank — we were both kinda right. Sally did design Ruthless People credits. After scrolling through Sally’s YouTube I discovered she also [...]

Watch it : God’s Country

God’s Country (1986) a documentary directed by Louis Malle.Thank you to Bree Apperley for guiding me to God’s Country. Malle follows the small town residents of Glencoe, Minnesota in 1979 with a followup visit six years later. highlights : the 28 year old farmer & his family, the softball game, the polka dancing couple, play [...]

E S P R I T .

Is this not the most exciting & vibrant catalog & fashions of allllll time!?!1980s ESPRIT come back to us! or let’s make something this fun.  Black background, bright colors POP. Look at the patterns people! ESPRIT 1984-1986 catalog via Lady Greyer flickr my advice: open the scans at the original size & stare.I cropped some [...]

MARBLEIZED.

Decorative & decadent—Victorian era marbleized papers. Swoossshhhhh! via University of Washington

STITCHERY.

Public Collectors Marc Fischer shares his fascinating collection of books,scanning each page is a labor of love and a gift to you.His most recent scan n’ share is a superior book of handicraft & lettering, A Handbook of Lettering for Stitchers by Elise Svennas. download via Public Collectors-Documentation of Complete Publications in PDF form

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