Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Vintage Design

Retro and Vintage In Modern Web Design:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/10/07/retro-and-vintage-in-modern-web-design/

Who would have thought back 30-60 years ago that their forms and styles of advertisement would be looked at as trendy in today's society. More and more designs reflect old-fashioned design styles because people like to see their advertisements in a format from before their time. Styles from the 50's and lates 70's/early 80's are very popular. Drawings of World War II era fighters or women are a popular piece used to give something a vintage look.

Here are two examples, the first being for an advertising agency website and the second two showing a friend's band's album covers featuring classic war characters and 40's/50's style settings:







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