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Monday Motivation

Something I did a while ago, but is perpetually relevant for any endeavour! Happy Monday!

Animalia

Animalia - a rearranging of my alphabet poster I did a year or so ago.

Vintage Posters

I love these vintage posters for their exceptional compositional style and their vibrant colours. Any one of them would make a fine addition to a living room wall. I found them at Chisholm Gallery Vintage Posters. 

Beautiful Swedish Art Deco Film Posters

I recently came across these beautiful Art Deco Swedish posters of classic Hollywood films. They are really something in my opinion. You can see more here at 50Watts.

All images form 50Watts.

Ernesto "El Chango" García: Art Deco Renaissance Man

These vibrant Art Deco Illustrations are by Mexican artist Ernesto "El Chango" García. As well as being a fabulous illustrator he was a renowned political cartoonist, professional tango dancer, Greco-Roman wrestler and pioneer of silent films. Gosh! Here is a link for more information about his remarkable life, examples of his work and influence--> Ernesto "El Chango" García.Images from here, here and here.

Rear Window Encore

How fab  is this "Rear Window" GIF? "Rear Window", incidentally, is my favourite Hitchcock film (which I've blogged about before...)

 GIF from Imgur via Wired.

Royal Philips

Did you know that the Dutch technology company Philips is actually properly called Royal Philips? No, I didn't know that either.  Based in Amsterdam, Royal Philips was established in 1891 by father and son Gerard and Einfhoven Philips. The first thing the company produced were carbon-filament lamps. If you would like to know more, the Philips museum website has some interesting tidbits and history about the company. I also found a nice back catalogue of past advertising campaigns dating back to the late 1800s. I've selected a few of my favourites here.

All images from here.

North by Northwest

A few months ago I did a post about my all time favourite Hitchock film: Rear Window. Well, I'm also very partial to North by Northwest. It has lots of iconic scenes such as Cary Grant (as Roger Thornhill) being persued by a crop duster in a wheat field and the final Mount Rushmore cliff hanger!  It's also got a fabulous suporting cast in James Mason and Martin Landau. I think Eve Marie Saint was particularly well cast as she is perfection as the film's icy blond Hitchcock femme fatale. 

Here is one of my favourite quotes from the film:

Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant): Now you listen to me, I’m an advertising man, not a red herring. I’ve got a job, a secretary, a mother, two ex-wives and several bartenders that depend upon me, and I don’t intend to disappoint them all by getting myself “slightly” killed. 

 

 Images from here, here and here.

Vintage New York

A stylish Times Square and below that The Rockefeller Center, Brooklyn Bridge and the Empire State Building as depicted in two very fine vintage postcards  courtesy of blog A Walk in New York. I'm not sure exactly when they were published, but my guess is the 20s or 30s. 

Pierre Mourgue!

Pierre Mourgue's illustration work spanned quite a few decades and styles, but it's his work from the 40s and 50s that I love the best. Aren't they lovely?

All images from here.