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Glance: Assorted Iranian Graphic Design 1980′s

Bijan — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:17:23 +0000

Glance: Promotional Sales Literature 1950s through 1970s

Bijan — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:00:38 +0000

Below is a selection of covers and spreads from various promotional literature for salesmen dated anywhere from 1950 to 1979.

Glance: Iranian Layouts 1980′s

Bijan — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:37:56 +0000

Below is a collection of layouts from an old exhibition in Tehran showing various graphic design from Iran in the 1980′s. Enjoy.

Glance: Masses

Bijan — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:59:16 +0000

Below is an image collection of the socialist magazine, The Masses.

Glance: Iran Textbooks 1980′s

Bijan — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:20:17 +0000

Below is an image collection of various text book covers and spreads (writing, math, science) from Iran given to me by my parents.

Glance: Vintage Candy Bars

Bijan — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:47:10 +0000

The following is a collection of vintage candy bars.

Glance: Band Patches, Part A

Bijan — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:15:09 +0000

The following is a collection of band patches (both home-made and commercial)

Glance: Matchbooks

Bijan — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:21:15 +0000

The following is a collection of matchbooks from all around America.

Glance: Crayola Crayons

Bijan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:07:55 +0000

The following are a collection of some of our favorite Crayola Crayon boxes and advertising. In 1903, the Binney & Smith company released their first box of drawing crayons for children; eight colors, sold for a nickel. Since then, Crayola has become an internationally famous brand and has produced over 100 billion crayons in several hundred colors.

Present day Crayola packaging.

I’m not suggesting we revert to nostalgic design, but when looking at the boxes of today compared to the boxes of even just twenty years ago, one has to ask – “What the hell happened?” Perhaps for today’s market the constant need for attention grabbing packaging has driven the design in this direction. Can packaging design be effective AND beautiful? Let’s have a conversation. Please leave your comments and links below..

Glance: 1980s Iranian Posters

Bijan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:00:26 +0000

The collection below presents posters designed by Iranians during a time of war (Iran-Iraq War). These photos are from a CD purchased at a graphic design exhibition in Iran.