Data + Design Project

Revisiting Villemot: Vintage French Graphic Artist

Tuesday 01.17.2012 , Posted by

Bernard Villemot was a French graphic artist who lived from 1911 to 1989. He did many works for beverage companies Orangina and Perrier along with the Red Cross, Bally Shoes and Air France. His work was primarily inspired by photographs, which he would then transform into simple, bold, colorful paintings and prints. Many of his works are now considered very collectible and valuable. [Read more...]

Vintage Signs: Yesterdays Design Left for Eyesore

Thursday 08.11.2011 , Posted by

What once caught our eyes and attracted us to what was being “signed and defined”, now sit by the roadside in disorder and disrepair allowing for memories of days gone by. Here are some examples of the type of design we rarely see anymore, from a time when the future looked bright and automobiles where king. [Read more...]