Tag Archives: graphic design
Zig-Zag
The Zig Zag company was founded in 1879 by Maurice and Jacques Braunstein. Based in Paris, in 1882 the company built the Papeterie de Gassicourt, a cigarette paper production plant near the town of Mantes-la-Jolie.
Silhouettes
From its original graphic meaning, the term “silhouette” has been extended to describe the sight or representation of a person, object or scene that is backlit, and appears dark against a lighter background.
Floral ornaments
Floral vector art and a design made with elements from the pdf using a popular kuler color scheme ‘orange on olive’.
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 … Continue reading
Logotypes
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.
Crowns
A derivative of the poster made famous by Barter books, who found one of the few surviving originals, which were printed in 1939 never used, and now 70 years later have found a new resonance.