Philately Fridays: New Zealand, 1971

I really love the use of mix-and-match patterns along with the minimal illustration style in this cool ass Christmas stamp from New Zealand.

Philately Fridays: Peru, 1971

Here's one from the 1971 International Pacific Fair held in Peru.

Pinball Fever: 4 Square

Here's a great looking pinball machine from the always hot Gottlieb. It's 1971's "4 Square." Game design by Ed Krynski. Artwork by Gordon Morison, who was responsible for creating the art of nearly 150 different pinball games for Gottlieb. After putting in his time for Gottlieb, Morison was still working up to 80 hours a week doing freelance art and advertising projects up until his death in 2000.

Philately Fridays: Australia 1971

I don't have many bad things to say about metallic ink, nor about heavily-outlined geometry. Check out this exuberant rendition of the Sydney Stock Exchange.

Credit Game

Who wants to play?

Designed by Gerstman & Meyers in 1971 for Chase Manhattan Bank.

Philately Fridays: Canada 1971

Special dedication to all my Canadian peoples celebrating Boxing Day today.

Philately Fridays: Psychedelic Brazil

Here are a few great psychedelic / op-art stamps from Brazil.

First up is one from 1977 in honor of Amateur Radio Day (Dia Do Radioamador):



And a set from Christmas 1971:

Philately Fridays: United States, 1971

Boom. Killer color scheme, bold design, well-placed Helvetica, a message I can get down with, aaaaaand that's pretty much a wrap for me.

Merry Christmas from Prisunic

It's a little early in the year for season's greetings, but I couldn't wait to show this 1971 Christmas poster from French furniture store Prisunic.

Opening in the late 1960s in France, Prisunic was an ultra-modern furniture and plastic pop-art home objects store aimed at the French youth. Next week marks the 40th anniversary of the first ever Prisunic catalog and will be commemorated with a gallery exhibition of Prisunic furniture and catalogs, opening September 5th at VIA gallery in Paris.

Click here to read more about Prisunic and the upcoming exhibition.