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Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #128. By Brian Cronin| November 8, 2007 @ 9:57 PM |55 Comments| This is the one-hundred and twenty-eighth in a series of examinations of comic book urban legends and whether they are true or false. Fallout Shelter Handbook 1962. UPDATE: I've scanned more images -- check them out HERE.

Fallout Shelter Handbook 1962

I found this musty handbook from 1962 in a pile of similarly musty magazines and articles in a booth at the Inman Park Arts Festival several years back. The illustrated cover was what initially caught my eye but then I glanced at the large bold lettering at the top and I immediately put it in my "to buy" pile. The cover is classic: your average white American family enjoying life as best as they can after an atomic attack. 39 Olympic Logos From 1924 to 2012. Living in Vancouver, Canada, I’ve been seeing the logo of the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympic Games more and more around the city as the date draws closer.

39 Olympic Logos From 1924 to 2012

I thought it would be interesting to take a look at how the design trends in Olympic logos have evolved over the years. Noticeably, the logos seem to have changed from a monochromatic trend to a more multicolor approach in recent years. Logo design seems to have been streamlined to simpler and cleaner shapes. This article features every logo from the summer and winter Olympic games from 1924 to 2012. Paris – Summer 1924 Lake Placid – Winter 1932 Los Angeles – Summer 1932. The Art of Propaganda: Retro Soviet Posters. One of the great aesthetic legacies of the Soviet Union is the great wealth of magnificent propaganda posters it left behind.

The Art of Propaganda: Retro Soviet Posters

Lenin takes responsibility for creating the first truly modern propaganda machine, from postage stamps and Mayday parades to monumental sculptures. Perhaps its most colorful, dramatic and original form was the poster. 30+ Creative Typography Art. Typography is the ultimate form of science meeting art.

30+ Creative Typography Art

Space, size, type treatment/effects, contrast, color selection – and much more – go into every piece of design that involves the use of type. 40 Cool and Creative T-Shirt Illustration Designs. Focus On Composing Photos: Focus on the Fundamentals. Peter Ensenberger, “Focus On Composing Photos: Focus on the Fundamentals” F..al Press | 2011 | ISBN: 024081505X | 155 pages | File type: PDF | 39,7 mb As digital cameras and software packages become more advanced, seemingly by the minute, it has become easier than ever to overlook the basic elements which have always resulted in the best photographs, no matter how fancy (or primitive) the camera itself.

Focus On Composing Photos: Focus on the Fundamentals

Composition is the single most important aspect of creating great images, no matter what level of photographer you happen to be. No amount of digital wizardry can turn a badly composed image into a picture you would want to display. Studio Photography Tutorial. Photography business Some people think that a photography business is a business based on capital, easily calculated by the total assets owned by the photographer, and expensive when it comes to studio and professional photography equipment. But now that paradigm has shifted, the digital age has carried with it a great change in the development of photography. You now don’t need to own an expensive camera and a studio for developing your film, or even a shop to sell your services. In general, a photographer is a person that makes a career out of providing photography services.

53 Examples of Funny Art and Design (1.24.11) Man, Chewbacca really has gone through a lot of hairstyles, hasn’t he?

53 Examples of Funny Art and Design (1.24.11)

Comma Sutra. Humorous Artworks by Denis Zilber. Denis Zilber is a freelance illustrator and animator from Tel Aviv, Israel. His works filled with exaggerated characters, ideas, colors, grotesque style and a sense of humor. View the website. 50 Amazing Gig Posters Sure to Inspire. The gig poster scene isn’t exactly the best kept secret among music fiends like myself.

50 Amazing Gig Posters Sure to Inspire

It is a tradition that started in the 60′s and is still going strong. Nowadays, the majority of indie bands have a growing collection of poster art that is just too incredible to simply throw away once the show has ended. Not surprisingly, this has led to the gig poster being something of a collectors item for music fanatics everywhere. The following are 50 hand picked gig posters whose creativity and imagination blew me away. Breathtaking Typographic Posters - Smashing Magazine. Advertisement.

Breathtaking Typographic Posters - Smashing Magazine

20 Amazing Poster Designs. 60 Amazing Poster and Advertisment Tutorials - Smashing Magazine. Advertisement Everyone in the business world knows the importance of posters and ads in advertising for specific products. 102 Best Corporate Identity Design Inspiration at DzineBlog. The Work of Robert Jaso. Beautifully Webdesign Links. Web Design by Designer, Speaker and Writer Brian Hoff. NewWebPick.com E-magazine, Gallery, Portfolio, Connection, Designer, Art, Animation, Digital Art, Graphic, Graphic Artist, Flash, Print, Illustration, Advertising, CG, Film-making, Interior, Architectural, Wraper, Photography. Web Designers and Developers Daily Resource. Super-Clean and Minimal Web Designs: 70+ Stunning Examples and Resources. The Latest Trends in Web Design. Predicting the evolution of web design is like trying to milk a male goat.

The Latest Trends in Web Design

Despite ever-changing design trends and techniques, purists and idealists maintain that the principles of great design are timeless. This is true to an extent, but the recent rapid and consistent development of the Internet across many dimensions and in diverse ways has to be taken into account. The Internet has provided us with such a huge platform to innovate and break design barriers; it allows the designer to apply variations and to slightly modify existing trends in order to make their mark. Global access to every kind of tool and technique is at the heart of this creative revolution, allowing designers from all over the world to explore new possibilities. 30+ Latest Free Fonts for Your Designs. It’s essential for Designers to have a good understanding of typography and selection as the importance of typography in design can’t be neglected.

30+ Latest Free Fonts for Your Designs

The proper selection of typography can convert your normal design into attractive piece of art. Among other things, effective typography manages to achieve three necessary objectives of web designing are Look, Appearance and Outcome which helps you to keep apart from normal wave. Display typography is a potent element in graphic design, where there is less concern for readability and more potential for using type in an artistic manner. Below you’ll find Collection of High-Quality Fresh Free Fonts To Enhance Your Designs by which you can save money and focus on making great applications. 90+ Clean and Minimal Web Designs for Design Inspiration. Free and Useful Online Resources for Designers and Developers.

Poster. A poster is a piece of printed paper used for broadcasting a visual message. The Creatures in my Head – artwork and more from Andrew Bell » tongue. RecycledWax. 40 Outstanding Examples of Conceptual Photography. Inspiration. Brand and Website Designer from Philadelphia. Everything Adidas! 200+ Free Illustrator Patterns in Plaid, Floral, Swirls, Etc. Using patterns and swatches in your Adobe Illustrator projects lets you save time but still presents you with an opportunity to create beautiful designs.