Factory Town fabric & gift wrap on Spoonflower

I always thought it would be nice to have a dress with smokestacks on it.

The work of Yasuhiro Hanamori (1911 - 1978)

Here's a Japanese Graphic Designer I hadn't heard of. I love the simple beauty of his style. Visit this wonderful blog, dedicated to his work.

"Guide to Marriage" 1954 Cover by Yasuharu Hanamori

"A Woman's lifetime" cover 1959  Yasuharu Hanamori — "A Woman's lifetime" cover 1959 Yasuharu Hanamori

"Handbook of Living" Yasuharu Hanamori 1955 — "Handbook of Living" Yasuharu Hanamori 1955

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A nice Paul Rand designed book jacket

Mine Boy by Peter Abrahams. Cover design by Paul Rand. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955. First American Edition. This beauty is available at Lorne Bair Rare Books for a mere $45

Sebastião Rodrigues

I love the work of this Portuguese graphic artist (1929-1997) who designed the magazine Almanaque, which ran from 1959 to 1961. Influenced by Alvin Lustig and Victor Palla. I came across these covers on Pedro Mosca's pinterest page.

Almanaque Outubro de 1960 | Capa de Sebastião Rodrigues

Almanaque Junho de 1960 | Capa de Sebastião Rodrigues

Almanaque Agosto 1960 | Capa de Sebastião Rodrigues via

II Exhibition of Plastic Arts of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 1961

Poster for Enciclopédia luso-brasileira de Cultura. 610mm x 610mm. 1979 via Luis Gomes on Flickr — Poster for Enciclopédia luso-brasileira de Cultura. 610mm x 610mm. 1979 via Luis Gomes on Flickr

Maciej Hibner

Hibner, a Polish graphic designer born in Warsaw in 1931 was an important figure in the Polish school of poster design. Here are just a few of his wonderful book jackets and film posters from the fifties and sixties.