From "Jules Verne: The Man Who Invented the Future" - illustrated by Peter P. Plasencia, 1964.

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2021-01-10

Posting this series again because I love the illustrations so much. From "Jules Verne: The Man Who Invented the Future" by Franz Born, 1964. Amazing illustrations by Peter P. Plasencia.

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2021-01-10

Apparently in the 1950s, couples only had two kids and that was that.

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2020-12-30

More vintage Christmas wrapping paper. Fun colors here on this pattern. The brownish-looking color is gold - scans make it so hard to get that golden sheen effect, obviously.

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2020-12-22

More vintage Christmas wrapping paper. Fun swirly-cue trees.

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2020-12-22

15 Australian Christmas Carols LP cover, 1961. No artist credit.

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2020-12-20

One of my favorites from my own vinyl collection: XMas Hi-Fivories, 1954. No artist credit.

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2020-12-16

"The Well-Adjusted Loaf" would make for a nice title for a Neil Simon play. Not sure what "Ego Batter" is, although I'm sure there's a play on words going on here.

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2020-11-18

This brochure/booklet has the perfect mid-60s combination of bold color and lettering.

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2020-11-18

FANTASIA was released on this date 80 years ago. Here's some Kay Nielsen conceptual work for the "Night on Bald Mountain" segment.

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2020-11-14

Modelsheets of "simplified" Peter Pan characters designed by Tom Oreb. These were for Disney's TV commercial division during the mid-1950s. The Peter Pan ads were for Peter Pan peanut butter, natch.

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2020-11-11

MAN AND THE MOON (1955), dir. by Ward Kimball with character design & gags by John Dunn.

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2020-11-09

Happy Halloween! Art by Basil Gogos for Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine; various years (but mostly 1960s-70s).

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2020-11-01

More spoopy! Illustrations by Janet LaSalle for Billy's Neighbors, a reading textbook, 1957.

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2020-11-01

Mother/Other Mother character designs (and facial expressions) for CORALINE by Shane Prigmore.

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2020-10-29

Father/Other Father character designs for CORALINE by Shane Prigmore.

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2020-10-29

Last one - probably the back cover for Primer For Prophets, 1954. Illustrated by Jim Flora.

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2020-09-30

Quaffed, Smoked, Underestimated, Washed - from Primer For Prophets, 1954. Illustrated by Jim Flora.

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2020-09-30

More Walter Allner covers for Fortune Magazine. First one, he did the banner. Years: 1956, '56, '53, '59. I know I've posted that 4th one before, but it's just too good not to share again.

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2020-09-19