collection of vintage linoleum floor design, c. 1952 

(discovered via Daily Bungalow)

redesignrelated:

“Art Directors Club Unveils New Logo”, designed by Trollbäck + Company
(via UnBeige)

“Unique Japanese Barcodes” (discovered via TheDieline.com)

vintage travel posters, above designed by Jaques Nathan Garamond (via grain edit)

White Noise: A Classic Collectible Pop-up book by David A. Carter,
reviewed by Steven Heller (via NYTimes.com)

fleamarkets:

Douglas Fairbanks: The Making of a Screen Character by Alistair Cooke

cover design by E. McKnight Kauffer, c. 1940

another fun set of postage stamps from Royal Mail UK…

“Next year the Royal Mail will launch its stamp programme with a set of ten 1st class stamps designed by Studio Dempsey that celebrate classic British album covers - including Blur’s Parklife (designed by Chris Thomson / Stylorouge. Photography: Bob Thomas), and New Order’s Power, Corruption and Lies (designed by Peter Saville)…”

(more info and images of other 8 stamps via Creative Review, credit info for stamps above: “The sleeve of London Calling by The Clash (1979) features a photograph of bassist Paul Simonon smashing his bass on stage - as shot by Pennie Smith. Designer Ray Lowry’s design is apparently a homage to Elvis Presley’s debut album layout. Above right: Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells (1973) sleeve is by Trevor Key” )

Pentagram’s UI Design & Identity for the Litl, ”an innovative new web computer, or webbook, that marries the communication functions of a laptop and TV…”
—via Pentagram

“Anthony Bourdain Back in Bed With the Food Network”
(via Eat Me Daily)

redesignrelated:

“New Butterfly not so Fly”
(more on the new MSN logo design via Brand New)

Bird Art Prints by Beethings (via OMG Posters! via etsy)

“Big Bird Google Doodle: Sesame Street Turns Forty ”
(via mashable)

“This was my first typeface,” he said.

(photo via litherland, taken at the Alejandro Paul talk at the Type Directors Club on November 3rd, 2009)

“Electronic Manhole Cover” designed by Cheolyeon Jo & Youngsun Lee
(discovered via ubergizmo)

Atlanta Cupcake Factory packaging and identity designed by Timothy Young
(discovered via lovely package, is this student work? this isn’t up on the company’s page)