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Pop Art Puzzles

April 3, 2019
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Page from a promotional booklet by the American Can Company, “Puzzles to Solve Problems.” No date or designer listed. See more.

In Booklet Tags Puzzle, American Can Company
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Ants Never Sleep!

January 26, 2019
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Cover of vintage Hallmark booklet featuring small, removable posters. No date or design credit given but appears to be early 1970s and Push Pin Studios. See more.

In Books, Booklet Tags Hallmark, Sun, 1970, Moon, Stars
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ITC Type Specimens

December 27, 2018
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International Typeface Corporation type specimen brochure covers. ITC, 1974-1977. The contents are a pretty straightforward list of weights and glyphs but the covers are fantastic. See more.

In Typography, Booklet, Catalog Tags ITC
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Magic Math Glasses

December 10, 2018
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Detial from Isador A. Inchworm’s Magic Math Glasses by Good Time Mathematics. 1972.

In Books, Booklet Tags 1972, Geometric Shapes
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Hallmark Creativity

December 9, 2018
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Cover of 1969 children’s activity guide based on Hallmark’s traveling workshop, Kaleidoscope. Cover design by Mike Strouth. See more Hallmark.

In Booklet Tags Sun, Mike Strouth, Hallmark, 1969
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Puzzles to Solve Problems

November 12, 2018
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Detail from a promotional booklet by the American Can Company, “Puzzles to Solve Problems,” featuring some nice pop art puzzles. See more here.

In Ephemera, Booklet Tags Geometric Shapes, Puzzle
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PE·CU·LIAR:

Hello. I’m a graphic designer, vintage dealer, and ephemera collector whose favorite pastime is rummaging through used bookstores and second-hand shops for paper artifacts from the psychedelic era. I’ve decided to archive and share some of my favorite finds here. I hope these mod graphics entertain and inspire you as much as they have me. Learn more.


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MAN·I·CULE:

NOUN. 1. A symbol in the shape of a pointing hand, used in printing and graphics to draw attention to or indicate something. Origin: from Latin manicula, diminutive of manus or ‘little hand’.

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