Disney Week: Magic Kingdom brochure

That's right. Disney Week. All this week I'll be showing some well-designed Disney promotional material and merchandise from way back when.

We'll be taking a look at the fantastic graphics and typography used to promote their movies, theme parks, and other elements of their beloved and hated legacy.

I'll start things off with a brochure from the Magic Kingdom, circa 1981.




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Philately Fridays: Israel 1967

Here's a set of 5 Israeli stamps to commemorate the new year in 1967. Lots of cool patterns happening in these decorative depictions of the Torah.

Giant Disco Singles

Cause it's a whole lot better than printing up plain black sleeves for your disco singles! Here are a few examples of some of the hotter than hot disco 12" sleeves from major and slightly minor record labels...

The World at Your Fingertips

Check out this great logo for a supply store in North Carolina called Aids:



Compare it to one of my favorite hand-related logos from We'll Clean Car Wash in Chicago:

Philately Fridays: Israel 1977

Here's a great three-stamp set from 1977 for Israel's police force and armed forces.

Austin Calling

I'm off to Austin for the week and probably won't have much time to do a lot of heavy bloggings while I'm away.

Stay tuned though, cause once I'm back I'll be posting So Much Pileup's second feature interview! I'm really excited about this one!

Philately Fridays: Cuba, 1972

Cuba does it up in honor of Venice. Love the consistent illustration style and color scheme.

Draplin's Spokane Junkin' Mission

Once again I sit back and let Aaron Draplin do all the hard work, wait for him to drop a few crumbs off the table, and then re-post them on my blog. Here are a few highlights from his recent trip to scour the flea markets and thrift stores of Spokane WA.








First person to identify this logo without cheating wins.

Pinball Fever: Jive Time

Here's another pinball machine I'm obsessed with. The only one I've ever seen in real life was in... Jive Time Records in Seattle.



Here's a detail of the backglass:

Philately Fridays: Israel 1977