The retro style is another of my favorites. This large collection of 50 samples from Speckboy is a great resource. http://speckyboy.com/2010/01/15/50-creative-examples-of-vintage-and-retro-in-web-design/
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I posted to designmeltdown.com
Retro web design
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January 29 2010, 10:53am | Comments »
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I posted to smashingmagazine.com
Retro Toys: A Free Icon Set
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Today we are glad to release “Toys”, a retro icon set that was designed by Helen Gkizi and released with Smashing Magazine for its readers. The set contains 9 “toys” icons (png, 128×128px) that may come in handy in a variety of settings – e.g. in projects related to children and family.
The files are transparent PNGs, and the source file (.eps) is included as well. As always, the set is completely free and may be used for any private or commercial project without any restrictions whatsoever. Download the set for free!
download the set (.zip, including .eps-source, 0.6 Mb) release post on Webtoolkit4.me
We express sincere gratitude to Helen for her great work. Please let us know in the comments if this release meets your expectations. And if not, please let us know what we could improve in the upcoming releases! Related posts Please take a look at other high-quality freebies as well:
Project Icon Set Flavours Icon Set DelliStore: A Free Professional CSS/XHTML/PSD-Template “Magazeen”: Free Magazine-Look WordPress Theme Typography Keyboard Layout
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May 10 2009, 12:17pm | Comments »
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I posted to smashingmagazine.com
Vintage and Retro Typography Showcase
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/10/26/retro-and-vintage-typography-showcase/
Typography talks the talk, to go along with the overall work’s walk, speaking volumes for the artist. This important design element surrounds people daily as they move through their routines, rarely taking notice. It’s literally everywhere. In advertising, product packaging, printed publications, graphic designs, and more. Accentuating and centralizing the overall theme of the design that it inhabits, communicating the message to the masses through creative inclusions in the work. For decades this design tool has given rise to some truly elegant type that still have impressions echoing through design today. Revisiting these themes is a cyclical commonplace that the design community embraces with stunning results. In this article, we go retro, finding beautiful examples of vintage typography and the modern work they’ve inspired. Looking back, it’s easy to see why some of this type has stood the test of time and is still lingering in the design community today. You may want to take a look at the following related posts:
Celebration of Vintage and Retro Design Retro and Vintage in Modern Web Design 30 Beautiful Vintage and Retro Photoshop Tutorials Sexy, Bold and Experimental Typography Breathtaking Typographic Posters
Let the Good Types Roll Checks Gig Poster
Andy Poster
Hard Rock Cafe
Typography Retro Poster
Cadillac
Souvenir Kodak
Vintage packaging
Lovely Lettering
Marcus Walters
Festival der Sinne
Miss Jessie’s
Tenucci Conferioni
The Econasign
Mustard 03
Las Vegas
Book Covers
Kodak
Jack Daniel
Emblem & Type
Elevator
Smooth Jazz
Live Together Forever
Ampersand
Straub Beer
C365, day 232 - Haberdashery!
Vintage Ribbons
Home Memories
The Long Winters
The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword
The Outfit
Charming Suicide
Artistic Hebrew Type
Spune Launch Poster
Retro Logo Mock-ups
Wheels o’wisdom
Straub Beer
2100 Victorian Monograms (via)
Wood Type Notecards
Last Click Gaslight MenusGaslight is an American Brasserie in Boston’s South End district. The menus incorporate the feel of a traditional brasserie with an American twist. Designed at Tank Design by Rebecca Alden.
Bull
Craig Ward
Related posts You may want to take a look at the following related posts:
Celebration of Vintage and Retro Design Retro and Vintage in Modern Web Design 30 Beautiful Vintage and Retro Photoshop Tutorials Sexy, Bold and Experimental Typography Breathtaking Typographic Posters
October 26 2008, 3:53pm | Comments »
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I posted to smashingmagazine.com
35 Beautiful Vintage and Retro Photoshop Tutorials
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/10/14/30-beautiful-vintageretro-photoshop-tutorials/
By Jacob Gube With the recent post on retro and vintage in modern web design, it’s time to put the theory into practice. We’ve scoured the Web to find some impressive Photoshop tutorials that can help you achieve an "old-fashioned" look-and-feel in your designs. In this post, we go back to the 1900’s all theway to the 1980’s to showcase a variety of vintage- and retro-inspired designs that involve poster art, collages and graphical elements. Whether you’re into print design or web design, you’ll find something you can use or build upon. Without further ado, we present 35 high-quality vintage and retro Adobe Photoshop tutorials that may help your design… well, travel back in time. Vintage and Retro Photoshop Tutorials Colorization TutorialThis short tutorial showcases a method for colorizing a black and white photo to achieve an aged, vintage look.
Wicked-Worn Vintage Pop Art DesignMesh vintage pop art with grunge to create a unique mash-up of the two popular design styles.
Retro Grunge PosterWield the Pen Tool and utilize some free brushes and textures to achieve this retro-grunge hybrid look-and-feel.
Vintage Film Style VideoUse a stock image of an old TV and Photoshop CS3 Extended to play vintage-style video clips inside the TV.
Give Your Photos a Retro Comic Book EffectHere’s another method for creating a retro-stylec comic book effect to your photos using Photoshop.
WWII AirplaneRecreate the World War II airplane brushed-metal texture and paintings in this excellent Photoshop tutorial that involves using Noise and Blur filters.
Cool Vintage Collage Design In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to use old advertisements, hand-written text, and patterns to create a vintage design.
Pin-up Effect This video tutorial showcases how you can create the classic 50’s pin-up effect using some Photoshop filters and Blending Modes.
Radio Knobs/Dials of the Past Learn how to design old-school radio knobs/dials in this Photoshop tutorial by skillfully using of the Marquee Tool in Photoshop.
Old Fantasy Map of Your Area Learn how to create a vintage, aged map using a screen shot of the area of your interest in Yahoo! Maps.
Turn of the Century Vaudeville Poster Create a beautiful turn-of-the-century poster geared towards intermediate to advanced Photoshop users.
Virtual Letterman Jacket In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to design retro-style varsity/letterman lettering using some ingenious Layer Styles.
B-movie poster art In this tutorial, you can learn the techniques involved in recreating B-movie posters from the golden age of cinema.
Gigposter Design In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a retro-styled poster using Photoshop and Illustrator.
Vintage Polaroid Effect This photo treatment tutorial shares a method for creating a vintage look using modern, colored digital photos.
Photoshop Vintage Effect Learn how to age modern digital pictures by adjusting contrast, saturation, and Curves in this short step-by-step Photoshop tutorial.
Vintage Fifties Letter Create this aged letter envelope by following this Photoshop tutorial that’s aimed at intermediate Photoshop users.
Vintage Truck In this short Photoshop tutorial, you’ll learn some techniques on how to use colored digital stock images to give it a vintage/retro look-and-feel.
Make it worn Learn how to create a worn look-and-feel web design background, using detailed from scanned book pages.
Comic Book Photo Effect Learn how to take ordinary photos and give it a retro-styled, pop art comic book effect.
Vintage collages in Photoshop In this tutorial, you can gain insights and learn useful methods on how to achieve a vintage collage.
Make your own pop art Learn the techniques involved in creating your own classic 50’s style pop art.
Hot Chick on a Muscle Car Create a retro-styled post card using stock photos that are linked to by the author of the tutorial.
Retro Wallpaper/Poster This step-by-step tutorial walks the readers through the process of creating a retro wallpaper/poster.
Retro Style Game Controller Illustrate an old-school gaming console joystick using Photoshop with this wonderful tutorial.
Retro Stars Use the Polygonal Lasso Tool to create stars and then add multi-colored streaks to it, to achieve this popular ’80’s look and feel.
Sweet Radio Station Advert Design Learn how to create a radio station advertisement with retro curves with the help of Illustrator (or download them from vector stock sites).
Pop Art Inspired by Lichtenstein Create Lichtenstein-style pop art design by studying this Photoshop tutorial geared for intermediate designers.
Retro Lighting - Ford Mustang You can utilize the Custom Shape Tool for elements of the design to recreate this 70’s inspired design.
Mix Cool Retro Curves into Your Photographs Combine retro with modern design styles and elements to create this stunning photo effect.
Photoshop Serigraphs Learn how you can take a portrait to recreate this Andy Warhol inspired pop-art.
Retro Sunflower Design Remake this sunflower-themed retro wallpaper using ready-to-use Photoshop brushes, the Ellipse Marquee Tool, and custom shapes from the Custom Shape Tool.
Retro Summer Poster Illustration Utilize some of Photoshop’s vector tools to create a summery retro poster illustration.
3D Retro Strip Use the Pen Tool to create 3-dimensional retro strips.
Abstract Retro-Pop Wallpaper This tutorial shows readers how to design a colorful retro-pop wallpaper using stock photo for texture and the RNS Bobo Dylan Font.
About the Author Jacob Gube is a web developer/designer and author of Six Revisions, a blog on web development and design. If you want to connect with the author, you can follow him on Twitter.
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October 14 2008, 9:02am | Comments »
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I posted to smashingmagazine.com
Retro and Vintage In Modern Web Design
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/10/07/retro-and-vintage-in-modern-web-design/
Retro and vintage are becoming a new trend. Once rarely used in this robust, dynamic medium, early, retro and vintage elements are now becoming more and more popular in a variety of design contexts. Online shops, corporate designs, portfolios and blogs incorporate both styles on a small and large scale. When applying “old-style” elements to their works, designers produce creative and appealing designs that make their websites stand out and look really different. As a matter of fact, if executed carefully, such designs almost never look boring, although one might intuitively think that the opposite would be the case. Retro and vintage designs exhibit graphic solutions that are strongly influenced by the time period that they are supposed to represent. While retro focuses on the style of the 1910s to 1930s, vintage recalls the time period between the 1950s and 1980s. In both cases, design elements reflect some old-fashioned motifs, trends, personalities and objects that had been an essential part of our lives in the past. Such elements create a nostalgic atmosphere, awaken feelings and memories and attempt to communicate information effectively using emotions. Some such designs make use of so-called “classical conditioning” — a technique used to associate a stimulus with an unconscious physical or emotional response. The Secrets Of Vintage and Retro Designs What elements do designers use to create a genuine vintage or retro atmosphere? What colors are used? And what kinds of graphics are usually embedded in such designs? Let’s find out. According to our research, common graphic elements for such designs are:
illustrations from old posters, movies, newspapers, CDs, vinyls, ads;
old-style typography (e.g. Roman typefaces);
script fonts and handwriting;
old radio devices;
old TV devices;
old cars;
old packaging;
old photos;
vibrant rainbow colors (high contrast, neon-style);
torn, used paper with stains (often yellowish paper);
dark, dirty colors (brown, dark red, dark blue) and textures (e.g. paper);
scrapbooks;
pop-art elements (see also Pop Art Is Alive: Classics and Modern Artworks);
retro illustrations;
old-style signs;
vintage and retro are often combined with a hand-drawing style and grunge style.
Some designs go even further and not only use retro or vintage elements but try to achieve a Renaissance look. You can find some examples of such designs at the end of this post. You can find even more inspiration for similar designs in our post Celebration of Vintage and Retro Design. In all of these cases, designers use their creativity to offer something truly different and make the design literally stand out. Let’s take a look at some beautiful examples of what can be achieved using this technique. Below, you’ll find a showcase of 50 beautiful retro, vintage and Renaissance designs. Some of them are Flash-based, and most of them are CSS-based: for us it was not important how the design was achieved; rather, it was more important what came out of the designer’s approach in the end. Showcase Of Retro and Vintage Web Designs CSS Tinderbox (the design is different now - the site was recently redesigned)
Custom Design
Big Rig Design
AdaptD.com
FortySeven Media
Jeffrey Sarmiento
Klassiker in Acryl
Level2D.com
Rob Across America
Slabovia.tv
Dallas Advertising Agency
Sensi Soft
mediaBOOM
The New York Moon
~ The Statement ~ The Official Blog of The Old State
MacTarnahan’s Brewing Company
ISO50 - The Visual Work of Scott Hansen
Tricycle Terror
Charlies Loan
Small Stone Recordings
Big Cartel
The Ernest Hemingway Collection
jrojr.com
Five Cent Stand - Bitter Kiss
Tennessee Vacation
Prahba
Thigpen Designs
Team Mongolmania
tomatic
The Superest
Red&Blu Winter ‘08-’09
Lataka
Booreiland
Fuelhaus
intensify.org
Mister-Aero
The Dollar Dreadful Family Library
Creating Passionate Users
Dennis Jones Artwork
Capitol Media
One Horse Shy
The Lippincott
BlackMoon Development
Sourcebits TangledDecals
FOWA Miami
Bestial design
The First Twenty
The Blizzards
Thuiven
Internet Zillionaire
Renaissance-Designs Timoni.org
Theocacao
October 7 2008, 10:06am | Comments »
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