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More Czech National Spartakiad competition graphics

Oliver Tomas — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:56:16 +0000

24/08/10 – A second selection of matchbox labels produced by the Solo match factory in Lipnik, Czechoslovakia, on the occasion of the National Spartakiad held in 1960. The text, “Nacvicujte s nami,” translates as, “Train with us.”

Matchbox label set from Czechoslovakia (1968)

Oliver Tomas — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:10:08 +0000

26/05/10 – Series of matchbox labels advertising hotels, restaurants, bars and cafes in Prague, Czechoslovakia dating from 1968.

More Czech matchbox labels on Flickr//

1960s & 1970s Scandinavian design logos: part 3

Oliver Tomas — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:37:55 +0000

19/04/10 – Third installment of 1960s & 1970s Scandinavian design logos on Flickr//. The collection features the logos and trademarks of furniture, textile, glass, ceramic and general housewares manufacturers.

Sources and more information
More images//
Scandinavian logos: part 1
Scandinavian logos: part 2

Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Designs Denmark (1960)

Oliver Tomas — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:16:43 +0000

Teak ice bucket designed by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk Designs Denmark (1960). Base marked: Dansk Designs Denmark JHQ. Dimensions: 19.25″ x 9.25″

Vision + value series edited by Gyorgy Kepes (1965-6)

Oliver Tomas — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:12:27 +0000

28/03/10 – Between 1965 and 1966, New York book publisher George Braziller published a six volume series under the title Vision + Value.

The aim of the series, “…to stimulate the circulation of ideas, to find channels of communication that interconnect various disciplines and offer us a sense of structure in our 20th century world…,” encouraged interdisciplinary cooperation and sought to bring together the day’s foremost artists, scientists and scholars.

Each volume centred on a broad basic theme with the series itself speaking to the fundamental role of vision for human insight and expression.

The series included essays by such eminent contributors as: Rudolf Arnheim, Saul Bass, Max Bill, Marcel Breuer, John Cage, R. Buckminster Fuller, Karl Gerstner, Johannes Itten, Marshall McLuhan, Paul Rand, and many others; and was edited by renowned artist, designer and M.I.T. professor, Gyorgy Kepes.

Volumes in the series:
1. Education of Vision (1965)
2. Structure in Art and in Science (1965)
3. The Nature and Art of Motion (1965)
4. Module Proportion Symmetry Rhythm (1966)
5. The Man-Made Object (1966)
6. Sign Image Symbol (1966)

Resources and more information:
Images on Flickr//
Gyorgy Kepes on Wikipedia//
George Braziller, Inc.//