A pink metal pop top can, with an image of a yellow and red explosion and an illustration of a cameo-type portrait of an elderly woman in profile, with a high, frilly collar, hair in a tight bun, and granny glasses perched on her nose. Around the explosion are the words "Mother Fletcher's Sooper Joose" in a wacky, early 70's, Schoolhouse Rock type font

Mother Fletcher’s Sooper Joose (1971-1972):A vaguely cherry-flavored cola from Canada Dry, marketed (with a tongue-in-cheek fictional lore) as a counter-cultural "bootleg soft drink", produced off the grid in a still by a deaf old woman. It was sold/tested exclusively in Dallas, TX and Rochester, NY

Designing the Future, Again: What the 55-Year Return of the World Expo to Osaka Reveals www.archdaily.com/1030730/desi...

I see Wendy Carlos. I post Wendy Carlos.

Subway Hanukkah Card NYC subway hannukah card illustrated by Cheryl Berkowitz

Happy first night of #Hanukkah to all who celebrate! Created in 2008 by Brooklyn-based artist Cheryl Berkowitz, this design transforms the Downtown Brooklyn area of Vignelli’s classic #NYCSubway diagram into an image of the #menorah.

These notecards are available in our store:

British Rail : architecture, design and environment : Jacquey Visick : British Railways Board : London : 1989 : cover : Corporate Flexibility - Corporate Stability. The main design is white reversed from black with a white band to left edge upon which the outer edge of the symbol is reversed off. An interesting booklet looking at the work of British Rail's Directorate of Architecture, Design & Environment that was led by Jane Priestman. As well as looking at the history and development of the 'new' BR corporate identity of 1965, based around a strict palette of symbol, new Rail Alphabet typeface and colours, the publication gives examples of how this was delivered in practice as well as how, with Sectorisation, it had been adapted for use moving forwards. This is encapsulated on the cover with "Corporate flexibility and Corporate Stability". The new Intercity swallow motif makes an appearance. I have scanned a few pages as examples.

1989 British Rail: "Corporate Flexibility - Corporate Stability". How that's been tested to near destruction over 30 years! @doublearrow64.bsky.social #railway #design #graphicdesign #transport

Some pages : Zoomable ↘️ flic.kr/s/aHBqjCwEXf

metal mid-century sewing machine designed by FHK Henrion

Table with archival material laid out including photo albums, advertisements, books, draft artwork, textiles, newspaper clippings, photographs and magazines

two pages of a book of textile samples. Each swatch is a rectangle and has an ID number of some sort printed or stamped next to it. On the left-hand page are black, green, red and yellow plaid fabric swatches, on the right are multicoloured striped swatches

A selection of Council of Industrial Design / Design Council award winning fabrics from 1958 and 1960 including (top to bottom) 'Adam' furnishing fabric designed by Keith Vaughn which is olive green, black and white, a cream lace curtain, and 4 colourways - black, yellow, blue and pink - of the print Le Bosquet designed by Shirley Craven

A look a some of the material taken out for a special visit from the attendees of the Dress and Textiles Specialists (DATS) Conference 2025 including material from the FHK Henrion, Alison Settle, Dorrit Dekk, HA Rothholz, Vokins, and @designcouncil.bsky.social archives

12 Sunsets: Exploring Ed Ruscha's Archive Explore Sunset Boulevard throughout 60 years as photographed by LA photographer Ed Ruscha and archived by the Getty.

12 Sunsets: Exploring Ed Ruscha's Archive

"The more than 65,000 photographs selected from this archive present a unique view of one of Los Angeles’ quintessential streets, Sunset Boulevard, and how it has changed over the past 50 years."

The Mattel Archive, a new book from Rizzoli New York, out Oct 14.
www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847...

"An original and definitive illustrated history of Mattel, told playfully through the pages of the beautifully designed catalogs with which it announced the introduction of its iconic toys."

What about Mrs* Eames? A rundown of Ray Eames' many accomplishments.
www.messynessychic.com/2023/03/01/w...

Children's Television Workshop – A collection of closing credit screens.
www.closinglogos.com/page/Childre...

Architect Herman Hertzberger's unique feature for the Montessori School at Delft (2023)
www.core77.com/posts/119198...

The Fine Art and Craft of 1960s Wallpaper Manufacturing This short film from 1968 demonstrates the newest technologies in wallpaper manufacturing, the narrator exclaiming that some of the processes found in the footage are nearly science fiction! The…

The Fine Art and Craft of 1960s Wallpaper Manufacturing (2016)

Original Jaws program from Japan.
www.filmonpaper.com/posters/jaws...

Image credit: Sheila Halsall

Image credit: Freedom Leisure

Image credit: Freedom Leisure

NEWS: C20 and @c20cymru.bsky.social are celebrating the 5th Leisure Centre to be listed as a result of our ongoing campaign, and the first example in Wales.

Wrexham Waterworld (1967-70) is known for its hyperbolic paraboloid roof, one of the largest ever built.

➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/wrexham...

The Polynesian Casa Bonita: Rescuing the Mai-Kai YouTube video by Spike's Breezeway Cocktail Hour

In case you missed it, Spike filmed an amazing in-depth walk-through of the the Mai-Kai restoration with creative director "Typhoon Tommy" Allsmiller for Spike's Breezeway Cocktail Hour on YouTube ... youtu.be/kwdNdm715Z4?... #maikai #maikairestaurant #maikairestoraton #maikaireopening #tiki

The Hour typeface from Federico Parra Barrios and 205TF.

"It proposes a contemporary interpretation of engraved letters, exploring how we perceive their forms based on the angle of incidence of the sun and the ambient light." www.205.tf/hour

via proofco.xyz

Baltimore/Washington waiting area (opened 1979), by Peterson & Brickbauer. 📷 via @bwiairport.bsky.social. #airportarchitecture

www.instagram.com/p/CFw3dXThcxq/

MoMA | Let Them Eat Delia’s Cake, or Robert Brownjohn’s Let It Bleed

More at MoMA.

Robert Brownjohn's design for the Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed.
robertbrownjohn.com/featured-wor...

A massive assortment of Halloween masks. (2024)
www.flickr.com/photos/93779...

via @tinarotheisenberg.bsky.social

The Curious Relationship Between Herb Lubalin and Coca-Cola
eyeondesign.aiga.org/the-curious-...

"The same year that Lubalin took Coca-Cola on as a client, he also designed a scathing critique of the company for Fact magazine. Why?"

Chattermouth Robot Ben Cooper's "Chattermouth" series of Halloween costumes was a fun concept (and definitely better than the Hoot 'n Toots !), though seeme...

Ben Cooper's 1977 Chattermouth Robot costume in all its inexplicable glory. (2024)

Packaging designed scanned from Pubblicità in Italia 1962-63
designreviewed.com/pubblicita-i...
#italiandesign #packaging

Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) Official Trailer

Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) Official Trailer
Director: George Clooney, Screenplay: Grant Heslov

"Journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s."

Art of Bob Peak
web.archive.org/web/20240912...

The 1970s zodiac fad. (2018)
flashbak.com/whats-sign-l...

Why Japanese metabolism is architecture's raddest movement We take a deep dive into Japanese Metabolism, the pioneering and relatively short-lived 20th-century architecture movement with a worldwide impact; explore our ultimate guide

We take a deep dive into Japanese Metabolism, the pioneering and relatively short-lived 20th-century architecture movement with a worldwide impact; explore our ultimate guide.
www.wallpaper.com/architecture...

Lightness & Tension: Celebrating the Past and Future of Brazilian Design The Lightness & Tension exhibition unites Joaquim Tenreiro and Lucas Simões, revealing Brazil's design legacy and its evolving global influence.

Lightness & Tension: Celebrating the Past and Future of Brazilian Design

☕️ Happy National Coffee Day!

Tuby's Coffee Shop in #Pomona, via the Huntington Library’s SCE collection: hdl.huntington.org/digital/coll... #AFrameCabin #NationalCoffeeDay