Philately Fridays: Bulgaria, 1969

A sextet of stamps all about silkworms.

Philately Fridays: Germany, 1969

Graphic postage stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of the International Labor Organization.

For comparison, Mall of America's updated identity from 2013:

Philately Fridays: Paraguay, 1969

Studying some solar rays with a bright and bold stamp from Paraguay.

designed by Claudio Alonso

Philately Fridays: Hungary, 1969

Two from the incredibly prolific Hungarian designer Joseph Vertel. Buildings, thick lines, and grimy halftone dots... this guy knows what I like in a postage stamp design. So good.

School Is...

Super groovy illustrations in this tiny book about the ups and downs of school circa 1969. Written and compiled by the students of Room 122 at PS 52, Buffalo NY. Design and illustration by Tim Lewis.

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Milton Glaser for Time Magazine

As part of getting inspired to work my ass off in 2012, I recently rewatched the fantastic documentary Milton Glaser: To Inform And Delight. I was reminded about a few of the fantastic cover illustrations Glaser did for Time Magazine around the turn of the '70s.





November 7, 1969



December 19, 1969



September 7, 1970

Pepsi ad, 1969

Graphic artist John Alcorn takes us away to a dreamlike world filled with sunshine, moutains, rainbows, and, of course, Pepsi.


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Philately Fridays: Bulgaria, 1969

Another fantastic designed by the incomparable Stefan Kanchev. Part of a series of stamps entitled "Means of Communication."

Three Psychedelic Posters

Here are three groovy posters designed by three different artists from three different points on the globe for three various clients. All are circa 1969/1970.


Keiichi Tanaami (Japan) for an illustrated book.
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Dieter Fix (Cologne, Germany) promoting Moroccan oranges.
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Alan Gelman (New York) for Sears.
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OPP: Emilio Ortega

Emilio Ortega, who reads So Much Pileup all the way over in Spain, sent me this fantastic poster image for a Spanish movie from 1969 entitled "Un Dos Tres, Al Escondité Inglés." The title is based on a children's game, which is similar to "Red Light, Green Light."