Vintage Graphic Design Samples – 4
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Property Maps
It seems like a simple thing, but your property map is more important that you may realize. It’s the one piece of collateral that your guests are likely to keep with them for their entire stay. It’s vital for it to be an extension of your already established brand collateral. Let us take your property …
Why Invest in a Custom Illustration?
Why invest in a custom illustration – or even in a series to promote your property? It’s really pretty simple – a banner ad is seen and then closed. A direct mail is at best glanced-at and then recycled. An email campaign is often lost in the junk mail folder, or instantly deleted. However, if …
Composition Basics
There’s a strong temptation to use a poster illustration to tell too much of your story. This really just waters down your message visually, and actually makes the composition less effective. For example, let’s say that you have beautiful cabins, great activities like horseback-riding, mountain biking, hiking, etc. – plus: a classic main lodge, amenities …
Vintage Graphic Design Samples – 3
This really is an amazing collection of advertising samples. The stack may be a foot thick, and all three posts go about 2″ deep so far. Unfortunately there is water damage on almost everything – red paper bleeded on 75% of the clippings. But it’s still a great window into U.S. commercial art from the …
Framing your print
Unless you’re in College, you’ll want to frame your print. The 24×36 is about as easy as it gets – especially thanks to large stores like Target, Michael’s and Hobby Lobby. For around $20 to $30, you can get a great frame. 24×36: For the 16″x24″ print, I suggest purchasing a standard 22″ x …
Displaying and selling prints
The shipment has arrived… It can be tempting to let the posters sell themselves at this point – place a few in a stack in the lobby or gift shop with a price… However, creating and shipping the poster illustration is only part of the process. Now we need to tell your guests that they’re …
The Paintings at M.D. Anderson
The Mays Clinic at MDAnderson in Houston has a very nice collection of landscape paintings. Whoever either chose the collection, or individual paintings has great taste. Here are a few of my favorites – in a loose order with my favorites toward the end of the post.
Vintage Design Samples – 2
Here are a few more from my Grandfather’s sample box.
Vintage Graphic Design Samples – 1
My Grandfather (more info coming on him in a future post) worked as a commercial artist and small agency owner in Cleveland from the 1920’s through the 60’s. As most designers and illustrators did before the internet, he had an artist’s morgue for reference images and design samples. My Dad recently allowed me to look …