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Determined Phrenology

March 3, 2019
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Page from 1971 Occult Datebook by Determined Productions. Illustrations by Bruce and Anne Butte. See more.

In Calendar Tags Determined Productions, 1971, Occult, Phrenology
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Forward March!

March 1, 2019
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Page from a 1971/72 calendar by Hallmark. See more.

In Calendar Tags march, Speech Bubbles, 1971, 1972
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1969 Shell Calendar

February 28, 2019
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A page from a 1969 calendar by the Shell Chemical Company. Designed and illustrated by Lowell Herrero. See more.

In Calendar Tags Lowell Herrero, 1969, Insect
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Shell Americana Calendar

January 20, 2019
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Detail from a 1971 Shell circus themed calendar. Designed and illustrated by Lowell Herrero. See more.

In Calendar Tags tattoos, Lowell Herrero, 1971
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Veggies by John Alcorn

December 30, 2018
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Detail from a 1965 Morgan Press promotional calendar illustrated by John Alcorn. See more.

In Calendar, Poster Tags John Alcorn, Vegetables, 1965
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Dandruff!

November 8, 2018
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Detail from a 1971/72 Hallmark Calendar. You get the sense Hallmark gave their crew of designers free rein in this wild eighteen-month wall calendar. It’s tough to imagine a corporation like Hallmark publishing a piece like this today. See all 18 months.

In Calendar Tags Hallmark, 1972, Speech Bubbles
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Color By Numbers For Dummies!

April 6, 2018
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Detail from What Have You Got Toulouse?, a 1970/71 calendar by Hallmark. See more.

In Calendar Tags Mona Lisa, Hallmark, Black and White, 1971
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Hallmark Calendar

April 1, 2018
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Welcome to the month of April. From a 1970/71 Hallmark Calendar. See more.

In Calendar Tags Sun, April, 1971, Hallmark
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SHELL FERTILIZER 1967 CALENDAR

January 1, 2018
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Detail from a 1967 Shell Fertilizer Calendar illustrated by Lowell Herrero. I have no idea what these twelve insane graphics have to do with fertilizer but I love that they exist. See more here.

In Calendar Tags Lowell Herrero, 1967, Eyeballs

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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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