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Adidas Originals x Star Wars x Shopping Babies = Too Cool...

Excellent Adidas Originals x Star Wars x Shopping Babies collaboration by Hong Kong artist Dorophy Tang. She's really captured the feel of vintage Chinese cinema posters alongside the Star Wars theme, is so cool I may need a sit down and a cup of tea... http://allaboutdorophytang.blogspot.com/

via @gavrov and http://bumbumbum.me/2011/03/08/adidas-star-wars-posters-by-dorothy-tang/

Vintage Variety Theatre Posters

Inspired by 'The Story of Variety with Michael Grade' on BBC4, I've collated a pack of original Variety Theatre Posters all with the crowded typographic aesthethic of eye-catching headlines, status lead billing hierarchy and bold display fonts much emulated today. Interestingly, the smaller the font the further away from the stage the acts dressing room was, so font size directly reflected status and salary!

More info about the show: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00z7hj3
Posters from http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Posters/index.htm and http://www.vaudeville-postcards.com/index.html

A Collection of Chinese Propaganda Posters | 1925-2006

Politics and ethics aside, I keep being drawn to the pure graphic language of Propaganda art from around the world. It's use of beauty, emotion, symbolism, bold graphic imagery, regional tradition, messaging and typography combine to make persuasive communications. There's a mix of overall styles in this Chinese Propaganda Poster collection, but for me to make sense of them I've grouped them loosely into Joyous, Children, Oddly Modern and Militant.

Sourced from the Gallery of Chinese Propaganda Posters (1925-2006) at http://chineseposters.net & http://www.socialhistoryshop.com/

Joyous

Children

Oddly Modern

 

Militant

Barbarella! Barbarella!

Jean-Claude Forest created the science fiction comic character of Barbarella for V-Magazine in 1962, which was then made into the film with Jane Fonda in 1968 and directed by Roger Vadim. The content of Barbarella, a young woman sexily strolling through adventures around the galaxy, has inspired a raft of psychedelic and downright groovy graphical styles some of which I have gathered for this post. There's also some cool Curzon Cinema Midnight Movie posters that feature Barbarella by Tom Hodge.

Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbarella_(film)
http://www.wrongsideoftheart.com/2009/10/barbarella-1968-france-italy/
http://www.hollywoodcomics.com/forestbbd.html
http://www.hollywoodcomics.com/forestbarbgallery.html
http://thedudedesigns.blogspot.com/2010/02/midnight-movies-sci-fi-london.html
http://www.ultraswank.net/film/thoughts-on-barbarella/
http://www.atthemovies.co.uk/movie-posters/4198.html
http://www.morbidmonster.com/LobbyCards/index.html
http://www.annyas.com/screenshots/

10 Favourite Posts in 2010

Looking back on 2010, here's 10 of my favourite posts over the year - Have a Happy New Year Everyone! xx

1. Graphic Design of Fred Troller 1930-2002 http://kathykavan.com/fred-troller-graphic-design-swiss-typography

2. Mexico 1968 Olympic Identity by Lance Wyman http://kathykavan.com/mexico-1968-olympic-identity-by-lance-wyman

3. Graphic Heroes: Otl Aicher, Designer 1972 Munich Olympics Identity http://kathykavan.com/graphic-resource-otl-aicher-designer-1972-mun

4. Soviet Arcade Games & Posters http://kathykavan.com/soviet-arcade-games-posters

5. Tadanori Yokoo Psychedelic Posters http://kathykavan.com/tadanori-yokoo-psychedelic-posters-japan-grap

6. A lil' Waldo Pancake for you... http://kathykavan.com/a-lil-waldo-pancake-for-you

7. Modernist Textiles | 1950's & Henry Moore http://kathykavan.com/modernist-textiles-1950s-henry-moore

8. The many ways Star Wars is used in adverts... http://kathykavan.com/the-many-ways-star-wars-is-used-in-adverts

9. A World of Miffy & Dick Bruna http://kathykavan.com/a-world-of-miffy-and-dick-bruna-miffy-dickbru

10. Graphical Godzilla Godzilla Godzilla!!! http://kathykavan.com/graphical-godzilla-godzilla-godzilla