Early American Design

I've been scouring the web getting ready to hand draw a business card, and have a big stack of inspiration on my desktop right now, thought I would share. Most all of this comes from Sheaff Ephemera , a great source for this kind of inspiration.

Roids MSK

Nekst RIP By Roids MSK, a photo by Lee 102 on Flickr.

vintage typography in print

Came upon some strange vintage print design on Pan Tu Nie Stal via the Typedeck website. from a polish magazine from the 1940's called The Horizons of Technics.

Thunderbolt

Modeled after the Thunderbolt, a photo by paul.malon on Flickr.

H.K. Cokonoba

adv - tabacco - soviet time, a photo by sonobugiardo on Flickr.

gazzetta dell'emilia - 1904

manifesto - marcello dudovich - gazzetta dell'emilia - 1904, a photo by sonobugiardo on Flickr.

poccir 1903

poster - strahovoe obshestvo - 1903 - neizvestniy, a photo by sonobugiardo on Flickr.

1947

poster soviet time - 1953, a photo by sonobugiardo on Flickr.

1903 YAN

poster - chay - 1903 - neizvestniy, a photo by sonobugiardo on Flickr.

United Airlines

Highway In The Sky, a photo by paul.malon on Flickr.

"CUNARD Line" advertising from 1875.

"CUNARD Line" advertising from 1875., a photo by Beast 1 on Flickr.

The Who's Magic Bus, 1967

The Who's Magic Bus, 1967, a photo by paul.malon on Flickr.

Mood Indigo

Mood Indigo, a photo by paul.malon on Flickr.

bon

bba2, a photo by pilllpat (agence eureka) on Flickr.

heavy metal

heavy metal, a photo by Martin Olson on Flickr.

HOPEIV HM IPC

HOPEIV HM IPC, a photo by Narcissistic Tendencies on Flickr.

VIZIE sprinkles

with erupto, bklyn

VIZIE100sand1000s, a photo by Ironlak on Flickr.

LOUSY ABNO RUETS HOUR

LOUSY ABNO RUETS HOUR, a photo by sweet16nine on Flickr.

Vintage Cigarette advertising

More good stuff from the Cover Browser websites.

Falseone

Falseone, a photo by sabeth718 on Flickr.

NEKST by GARY.

NEKST by GARY., a photo by Ironlak on Flickr.

lee Crutchley

margaret Kilgallen quote

Margaret Kilgallen, a photo by Lee Crutchley | Quoteskine on Flickr.

Staer

Eagles Nest, a photo by getfreshrailroad on Flickr.

Wonka Candy Concept Art : Wicked Wackers

Old Sunmark Wonka Candy Concept Art Wicked Wackers, a photo by gregg_koenig on Flickr.

Wonka Candy Concept Art : Kamakazis

Old Sunmark Wonka Candy Concept Art Kamakazis, a photo by gregg_koenig on Flickr.

NY Vacationlands

NY Vacationlands, a photo by The Pie Shops Collection on Flickr.

Marine Studios

Marineland, Florida, a photo by The Pie Shops Collection on Flickr.

pear

pear, a photo by gordon gekkoh on Flickr.

Mecro

Mecro, a photo by All Seeing on Flickr.

Eric, Listo

Eric, Listo, a photo by Bay Tags on Flickr.

Zeus

Zeus Naples 2013', a photo by Zeus40 and Wildboys on Flickr.

Opium

Opium Naples 2013', a photo by Zeus40 and Wildboys on Flickr.

Iles Britanniques

Untitled, a photo by Art of the Luggage Label on Flickr.

Sever, Flooding the city

Flooding the city, a photo by victorcoffee on Flickr.

Al Read's

eyetwist_signs_205.jpg, a photo by eyetwist on Flickr.

Wasn't that Fun!

Untitled, a photo by Scarlett Rose on Flickr.

Sea Mist Skate

eyetwist_signs_523, a photo by eyetwist on Flickr.