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May 22, 2009

Collection of Robots

Bennett Robot Works has an extensive collection of robots. When the robots take over the world we now know who to blame. Thanks for the find Nicole. Link to Bennett Robot Works Index

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Tagged as artificial intelligence, bennett robot works, death by robot, images of robots, killer robots, machines, metal love, nicole fisher, old robots, robot archive, robot collection, robot index, robotics, robots, robots take over the world, super machines, vintage robot parts, www.bennettrobotworks.com

February 4, 2009

Indian Matchboxes

Here’s an archive of some vintage Indian matchboxes. MORE

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Tagged as design inspiration, family wax matches, fire, flame, funny pics, hot photos, image collection, indhra, indian matchbox archive, matches, parody, vintage

January 30, 2009

Urban Typography

The Journals of Urban Typography is full of great type and urban decay. It is very similar to my own Propergander series.

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Tagged as design, hardly square, photography, propergander, the journal of urban typography, unintended messages, urban decay, utility in type

January 7, 2009

Growing Up Star Wars

Man, Star Wars was huge! Check out this Flickr Set Growing Up Star Wars: 1977-1985. There’s all kinds of imagery (photos, drawings, etc.)

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Tagged as 70s culture, christmas pics, darth vader, growing up star wars, image archive, image collections, jedi, luke skywalker, photography, polaroids, star wars, yoda

December 13, 2008

30 Ways to Shock Yourself

Here is a great Flickr account showcasing 30 ways you can shock yourself.

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Tagged as 30 ways to shock yourself, Art, collections, funny cartoons, graphic design, illustrations, vintage drawings

November 19, 2008

Swedish Dance Bands

These images of Swedish dance bands from the 70s are outrageous. Who knew there were so many? There are tons more too. HERE It is fun putting your friends heads on them too….

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Tagged as 70s band pics, 70s fashion, album art, collection of band pics, digital editing, european bands, funny album pics, funny pics, image archives, joe leahy, music, photography, photoshop heads on pictures, slander is fun, swedish dance band pics, swedish dance bands, swedish fashion, vintage band uniforms

November 18, 2008

HDR imaging (high dynamic range imaging) is a set of techniques that allows a greater dynamicrange of exposures (the range of values between light and dark areas) than normal digital imaging techniques. HDR Imaging looks hyper-real, but actually contains zero photographic information that wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Art, artist motivation, collection of hdr images, creative expression, great pics, HDR, hdr imaging, hdr pics, hyper-real photos, photographer inspiration, photography, photography lessons, photography techniques, using computers with photography

November 17, 2008

Tilt-Shift Photography

Tilt-Shift photography is beautiful. It makes life sized settings look like models. See 50 more!

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Tagged as Art, artistic motivation, beautiful photos, landscape pics, photo collections, photographer inspiration, photography, photography techniques, photos, tilt-shift photography, using computers with photography

November 12, 2008

Photos of Abandoned Theme Parks, Theaters, Schools & Pools

There are a bunch more at the link below. SOURCE

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Tagged as abandoned places pics, abandoned theme parks, and pools, Art, drained pools, fair grounds, ghost towns, japanese amusement parks, landscape photography, photography, pictures of decay, roller-coasters, rust pics, scary pics, schools, theaters

November 8, 2008

Collection of Stamp Images

This is an excellent collection of stamp images. More Images

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October 18, 2008

More Matchbox Images From Around the World

You may have checked out the first matchbox image archive I posted. If you liked it then you’re going to love these. Here are some samples: Japanese matchboxes from the 20s and 30s International Matchboxes

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Tagged as Art, graphic art, graphic design, image archive, international images from 20s ad 30s, japanese graphics, matchbook label collection, parody, russian vintage images

October 2, 2008

Comic Image Archive

Here is a link to a super archive of comic images.If you are a graphic designer these could be of some use. Enjoy. Other Image Archives: Match Books Package Design Postcards

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Tagged as antique, Art, comic archive, design techniques, designer resources, dialog box graphics, graphic design, image archives, matchbox images, package design, parody, vintage postcards

September 30, 2008

MatchBox Image Archive

Check out this awesome matchbox image archive. See other image archives I’ve posted. P.S. – Women without noses are hot. See image.

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Tagged as Art, collections, designer tools, graphic design, inspiration, match book pics, matchbox image archive, old, parody, vintage

September 25, 2008

Vintage Postcards (600 Resolution!)

Found this Flickr account that has a bunch of vintage postcard images at 600 resolution! Don’t sleep on this collection. More Vintage Image Archives

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Tagged as Art, design history, graphic design, image archive, pen pals, print design, travel, vintage postcards

September 24, 2008

More Vintage Package Design Archives

Recently, I posted an article that linked to some amazing package design archives. I’ve found some more image archives that include: sardine can labels orange crate labels lemon crate labels apple crate labels pear crate labels vegetable crate labels tobacco … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Art, dog ads, free images, fruit crate labels, graphic design, graphic design archive, high res, identity, image archives, magazine ads, package design, print design, sardine can labels, seed packets, tobacco label images, vintage advertising, web design

September 22, 2008

Advertising Archive

This archive of old food advertisements and package design is outstanding. There are tons of images to sort through. There are cereal boxes, commercial stills, gumball machine cards, newspaper ads, store displays, fast food ads… it goes on and on. Simply … Continue reading →

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Tagged as 50s, 60s, 70s, advertising, animations, archive, buttons, candy, cereal box art, characters, comics, fast food icons, food, food packaging, graphic design, gumball machine cards, history of advertising, illustration, juice drinks, marketing communications, newspaper ads, package design, snapshots of the past, store displays, vintage supermarket photos

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Category Archives: image archives

Collection of Robots

Indian Matchboxes

Urban Typography

Growing Up Star Wars

30 Ways to Shock Yourself

Swedish Dance Bands

HDR Imaging

Tilt-Shift Photography

Photos of Abandoned Theme Parks, Theaters, Schools & Pools

Collection of Stamp Images

More Matchbox Images From Around the World

Comic Image Archive

MatchBox Image Archive

Vintage Postcards (600 Resolution!)

More Vintage Package Design Archives

Advertising Archive

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