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Qotsa Poster 2005

Shepard Fairey, (Obey Giant), was one of the seven guest artists chosen by POST NEO EXPLOSIONISM to produce a Queens of the Stone Age show poster. Shepard’s poster, was produced for the March 20, 2005 show at the Nova in Norfolk, Virginia in a limited edition of 250 copies.

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World of Logotypes

This is a vector file made from a page of the out-of-print publication, World of Logotypes: Trademark Encyclopedia, Vol. 2 by Al Cooper (1978) Sourced from Eric Carl’s Design and Illustration blog where he has posted good scans also links at Scott Hansen’s ISO50.

King of Clubs Poster

King of Clubs poster and t-shirts for sale at Society 6 Society6 dot com

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L11 16 Playing cards pdf

Playing card detail

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Playing card history

Playing cards were found in China as early as the 9th century during the Tang Dynasty, although an Indian origin for playing cards has been suggested by the resemblance of symbols on some early European decks to the ring, sword, cup, and baton classically depicted in the four hands of Indian statues of Shiva.

It is likely that the precursor of modern cards arrived in Europe from the Mamelukes of Egypt in the late 1300s, by which time they had already assumed a form very close to that in use today. In particular, the Mameluke deck contained 52 cards comprising four “suits”: polo sticks, coins, swords, and cups.

Though specific design elements of the court cards are rarely used in game play and many differ between designs, a few are notable. The Jack of Spades, Jack of Hearts, and King of Diamonds are drawn in profile, while the rest of the courts are shown in full face; these cards are commonly called “one-eyed”. When deciding which cards are to be made wild in some games, the phrase “acey, deucey, one-eyed jack” (or “deuces, aces, one-eyed faces”) is sometimes used, which means that aces, twos, and the one-eyed jacks are all wild. The King of Hearts is the only King with no mustache, and is also typically shown with a sword behind his head, making him appear to be stabbing himself. This leads to the nickname “suicide king”.
The axe held by the King of Diamonds is behind his head with the blade facing toward him. He is traditionally armed with an axe while the other three kings are armed with swords, and thus the King of Diamonds is sometimes referred to as “the man with the axe” because of this. This is the basis of the trump “one-eyed jacks and the man with the axe”.

The Jack of Diamonds is sometimes known as “laughing boy”. The Ace of Spades, unique in its large, ornate spade, is sometimes said to be the death card, and in some games is used as a trump card.
The Queen of Spades usually holds a scepter and is sometimes known as “the bedpost queen”, though more often she is called “Black Lady”.

In many decks, the Queen of Clubs holds a flower. She is thus known as the “flower Queen”, (though in many playing cards from Germany and Sweden she is depicted with a fan) though this design element is among the most variable; the standard Bicycle Poker deck depicts all Queens with a flower styled according to their suit. Extracted from Wikipedia.org

L10-24 Logotypes.pdf

The Multinationals

A logo is a graphical element (ideogram, symbol, emblem, icon, sign) that, together with its logotype (a uniquely set and arranged typeface) form a trademark or commercial brand.

Typically, a logo is designed for immediate recognition. The logo is one aspect of a company’s commercial brand, economic or academic entity, and its shapes, colors, fonts, and images are usually different from others in the same market. Logos are also used to identify organizations and other non-commercial entities.’ Extract from Wikipedia.org

A classic Pelican book design, other examples can be found at little pixel, The Pelican Project and  Joe Kral’s flickr set.

Panic Crown

One of the many derivative of the posters made famous by Barter books, who are the people who found and brought to light one of the few surviving originals, which were printed in 1939 never used, and now 70 years later have found a new resonance.

Now you can make your own version with the George VI crown (third row from the top, second from left in the pdf file). The font used on the original is the legendary sans serif font design developed by Edward Johnston for the London Underground system in 1916. Our version uses a similar face by a pupil of Johnston’s – Gill sans.