As a Canadian I’m not sure if this campaign is characteristic of Amtrak or not. Either way, I love it. It’s refreshing to see a reference to old travel posters that doesn’t steal borrow the aesthetic so heavily that all you see is nostalgia.
Creative Direction: Mick Sutter
Illustration: Andrew Bannecker
Agency: Arnold DC
Via: Quipsologies
How great is this typography project?!
“Grit by Stephen Doyle (and lots of helpers) for the New York Times. No photoshop or computers used, all tape, math and photography.”
Watch the making of video here.
Via: What Made Me Look
Seeing this image today on Reasons to be Cheerful was mind blowing for me. Every time i see a remanent like this of the ‘old days’ it stuns me. What did they do without ⌘-Z?
Brilliant icon-as-poster for the film Coffee and Cigarettes. I’m puzzled by the lowercase “c” in cigarettes though…
Via likesoftyclouds
56 sleeps — it may be too soon to start counting down our trip to San Francisco but seeing these posters on hrrrthrrr’s tumblr today got me very excited!
Artist Chloe Fleury melds her love for paper and San Francisco into one bright and punchy project: The Place I Live. Each “poster” is made entirely of paper and represents her favorite things about the various areas of her hometown.
Next on her list? NYC!
Prague-based designer Pavel Fuksa created 178 original matchboxes for the My Place music video by Czech band Navigators.
(via Motionographer)
Alphaposters by Happycentro (their site is overflowing with gorgeous typographic work). the “F” poster is my favourite but it’s hard to choose. Via lovely Margot of Pitch Design.
