Sep
07
2021
A little while ago I wrote about the iconic burger joint Rossow's U-Tote-Em in Ellensburg, Washington. Such a cool place, thought I'd share a few more pics. I really love the lady bug trash cans. That will get a...
Sep
02
2021
If you ever happen to be in Ellensberg, Washington I recommend you swing by the Rossow's U-Tote-em burger joint. While you're there wolf down a famous Ellensburger for some fine roadside dining. For me though, the real attraction is...
Jun
27
2017
This is a pretty amazing short film that the great designer and filmmaker Saul Bass created to pitch his idea to redesign the Bell Systems logo. It's a relic from a different time, but it is completely correct in...
Sep
14
2012
I love these ads! These fine examples of mid-century advertising goodness show that compared to our media savvy audiences of today that it was a different time. Not better or worse, but different. I am sure Don Draper would've...
Sep
07
2012
Oh those days of the Golden Age of Travel, how we miss you. You know the days traveling was a fun adventure and not an irritating hassle of body scans and over crowded coach cabins like today; or so...
Jul
27
2012
I love Exotica Music! What is Exotica Music you ask? Well according to Wikipedia:
Exotica is a musical genre, named after the 1957 Martin Dennyalbum of the same title, popular during the 1950s to mid-1960s, typically with suburban Americans who...
Dec
28
2011
If you are interested in animation or mid-century art, then I have the book for you. You should check out Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in Fifties Animation by Amid Amidi. It chronicles the art and design of animation...
Oct
03
2011
This is totally amazing. Céline Desrumaux, a fantastic artist has created the stunning Countdown. It is a masterpiece that took her two years designing, directing, and animating it. The best and most inspirational part for me is that she...
Jul
18
2011
Here is another great book for the design bookshelf: Exit to Tomorrow, World's Fair Architecture, Design, Fashion 1933-2005 by Andrew Garn, Paola Antonelli, Udo Kultermann and Steven Van Dyk. This fabulous and copiously illustrated book catalogs the major World's...
