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The Eye of Providence

Written by admin. Posted on 25 Mar ’11. Filed under illustration. Tagged , , , , , , . No comments.
Eye of providence

The Eye of Providence, or the all-seeing eye of God, is a symbol showing an eye often surrounded by rays of light or a glory and usually enclosed by a triangle. It is sometimes interpreted as representing the eye of God, or divine providence, watching … Read More →

The Smiling Sun

Written by admin. Posted on 21 Mar ’11. Filed under art & design. Tagged , , , , , , . No comments.
Nuclear Power? No Thanks

The “Smiling Sun” logo was designed by Anne Lund in April 1975, in dialogue with Søren Lisberg, both 21 year old activists with the OOA* at the time, organising the Danish anti-nuclear power campaign. The intention behind the design was, as phrased by Anne Lund, … Read More →

The Engravers Art

Written by admin. Posted on 7 Dec ’10. Filed under art & design. Tagged , , , , . No comments.
Five pound note, 1971

Harry Eccleston worked for more than 25 years as a banknote designer at the Bank of England and was best known for the series D notes, issued in 1978 and the first fully pictorial series. Eccleston’s portrait of the Queen was on the front of … Read More →

A Book of Scripts, Alfred Fairbank

Written by admin. Posted on 7 Oct ’10. Filed under illustration. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.
A Book of Scripts

First published in 1949, in the King Penguin series. The cover design is an adaptation by Jan Tischichold from a design by Juan de Vicar, 1547.

Seashore life and pattern, by T.A. Stephenson

Written by admin. Posted on 1 Oct ’10. Filed under illustration. Tagged , , , , , . No comments.
Seashore life and pattern, by T.A. Stephenson

Number 15 in a series of 76 volumes published by Penguin Books in their King Penguin series. the series started in November 1939, the series ceased twenty years later in 1959. They are small hardcovers, each with a short section of colour plates illustrating its … Read More →

borders

Written by admin. Posted on 16 Sep ’10. Filed under typography. Tagged , , , , , , . No comments.
L15_24 Borders

The carpet from the Overlook Hotel

Written by admin. Posted on 8 Sep ’10. Filed under illustration. Tagged , , , , , , , , . No comments.
L15_Overlook

The Overlook Hotel is a fictional hotel from Stephen King’s novel The Shining. Stanley Kubrick’s film adaptation of the book used Timberline Lodge, a mountain resort in Oregon, as the establishing shot in his film, But all of the internal shots including scenes including the … Read More →