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45 Beautifully Designed Book Covers

Andrew Lindstrom — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:56:56 +0000

I would imagine that nobody hates the expression don’t judge a book by its cover more than an actual book cover designer. Obviously, the metaphor isn’t really about books – but still, that’s gotta sting a little.

Let’s face it, if people didn’t actually “judge books by their covers”, there would be a lot of graphic designers out of a job. The need for company branding, attractive packaging or promotional material of any kind would be non-existent; thus leaving the lowly graphic designer nothing short of obsolete.

So in the spirit of judging books by their covers, I’ve compiled a list of 45 beautifully designed book covers that I find inspiring. Did I miss any that inspire you?

Moral Relativism – Source

The Brief History Of The Dead – Source

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Source

The Microscope and the Eye – Source

Lowboy – Source

The Kiss – Source

Who Is Conrad Hirst – Source

The Collected Poems of Tennessee Williams – Source

Spade & Archer – Source

When You Are Engulfed In Flames – Source

Send Me – Source

The Separation – Source

Payback – Source

A Monster’s Notes – Source

The House of Sleep – Source

The Annotated Nose – Source

Death in the Andes – Source

Day In Day Out – Source

The Tax Inspector – Source

When We Were Romans – Source

The Customs of the Kingdoms of India – Source

Kafka on the Shore – Source

Forgetting Things – Source

Strawberry Fields – Source

Obsession: A History – Source

On Seeing and Noticing – Source

Before The Big Bang – Source

Sea of Poppies – Source

The Humbling – Source

Leviathan – Source

Sedaris – Source

Freakonomics – Source

City of Thieves – Source

Bodies – Source

Breakfast at Tiffany’s – Source

The Error World – Source

Faraway Places – Source

Cool It – Source

The Gum Thief – Source

Company of Liars – Source

The Good Rat – Source

The Murder – Source

In The Cut – Source

American Nerd – Source

How To Speak At Special Events – Source

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25 Imaginative Illustrations Inspired By Film

Andrew Lindstrom — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:46:21 +0000

For the most part, being both a film geek and design geek are two completely separate interests of mine that rarely coexist. Occasionally I’ll be enticed by a great poster design, or appreciate the font choice in a title sequence – but usually the two worlds never collide.

However, lately I’ve noticed a trend of artists and designers paying homage to their favorite films in their own creative way. Whether it be the re-imagining of a film’s poster or the designing of a cover for a film’s novelization; I simply can’t get enough of this stuff.

It is in admiration of this movement that I’ve hand picked my favorite 25 Imaginative Illustrations Inspired By Film. Hope you like them.

Network – Source

Annie Hall – Source

The Shining – Source

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – Source

The Dark Knight – Source

Groundhog Day – Source

Big – Source

American Psycho – Source

M – Source

Rain Man – Source

Office Space – Source

The Philosopher’s Stone – Source

Highlander – Source

Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure – Source

The Great Dictator – Source

Pulp Fiction – Source

Ghost Busters – Source

Synecdoche, NY – Source

Die Hard – Source

The Order of the Pheonix – Source

Fight Club – Source

Deer Hunter – Source

Vacation – Source

The Chamber of Secrets – Source

The Shining – Source

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40 Gorgeous Vintage Tobacco Advertisements

Andrew Lindstrom — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:57:17 +0000

Tobacco advertising has got to be one of the most morally questionable industries out there.

It seems these advertisers would stop at nothing to exploit every possible resource – all in name of peddle their wares. A few victims of tobacco advertisements include celebrities, doctors, children, the military, Christmas, nostalgia, cartoon characters, and of course everyone’s favorite – sex. I suppose all in all not much has changed.

But in all their morally questionable motives these advertisers did manage to create some beautiful works of art. This is why I’ve assembled my favorite 40 vintage tobacco advertisements for your enjoyment.

It should go without saying that these are for inspirational purposes only. We here at WellMedicated do not condone the messages of any of these ads – we merely think they’re purrrdy.

40 Beautiful Web Design Portfolios

Andrew Lindstrom — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:03:44 +0000

It’s funny that a web designer’s portfolio – arguably their most valuable marketing tool – is usually neglected and horribly out of date. I know mine is.

I’ve been really itching to overhaul my portfolio website for months now. Though I don’t mind the current layout, it was always meant to be temporary. As is usually the case, it’s just a matter of having the time to do it right.

To get the ball rolling I’ve collected 40 beautiful web design portfolios that for one reason or another blew me away. Some are for larger companies while others are for individual freelancers like myself. Hopefully this will inspire those of us neglecting our portfolios to get off our butts and start designing.

Sofa

Josh Tilton

C-Graphics

Ayush Saran

Shannon Moeller

Vitor Lourenco

Giant Creative

0at

WP Coder

Tomas Pojeta

Lataka

AdaptD

Ten 24 Media

Jeff Sarmiento

Simple Art

Kavoon

Zendiko

Gareth Dickey

Henry Jones

Fortyseven Media

Design Disease

The Old State

Function

Nofrks

Zee The Designer

Dean Oakley

Fran Boot

Kubca

Jason Reed

Contrast

Just Dot

Popmatik

Andrew Bayley

Rawkes

Paul Wallas

Drawn To Pixels

Alexandru Cohaniuc

Mike Precious

Komodo Media

Junaid Hanif

Nue Media

45 Vintage ‘Space Age’ Illustrations

Andrew Lindstrom — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:47:30 +0000

As a child, I truly believed that at this point in my life I would be living in a space-dome community with a flying car and a robot maid. I can even remember the utter disappointment of realizing that most of the things I read in my dad’s back issues of Popular Science magazine would never see the light of day.

Until we all are living in outer space with flying automobiles and robot servants, we can pass the time with these 45 vintage illustrations of a space age tomorrow. Hopefully these beautiful and creative works of art won’t bring back too many childhood disappointments.

Don’t worry, you’ll get your jetpack someday.

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40 Rad Vintage T-Shirt Designs

Andrew Lindstrom — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:06:27 +0000

The whole vintage t-shirt craze of a couple years ago was one of those rare instances where I was on board of a trend well before it actually became fashionable. Now that the trend is slowly “fading” out and mall kiosks are overstocked with tacky reissues of unsold Ramones concert tee’s – I’m still rockin’ my vintage shirts looking like Johnny-come-lately.

It is in celebration of this slowly dying fashion trend that I have put together a showcase of 40 Rad Vintage T-Shirt Designs for your amusement. Enjoy.

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100 Illustrated Horror Film Posters: Part 2

Andrew Lindstrom — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:01:07 +0000

A few days ago I posted 100 Illustrated Horror Film Posters: Part 1 to get myself, and hopefully others, in the Halloween spirit. Much to my delight the post was a smashing success! Big thanks to everyone who helped spread the word on that article.

As promised here is the second half of the horror and sci-fi illustrated posters collection. Though a lot of these movies are not exactly masterful cinematic achievements, at least they sport some pretty kick ass poster art – so it’s not a complete loss.

Happy Halloween everybody!

Escape From New York

The Dead Are Alive

Critters

Scream and Scream Again

Creepshow

And Now the Screaming Starts

Re-Animator

The Jaws of Death

Vicious Lips

Beyond The Time Barrier

Maniac

Journey to the Far Side of the Sun

The Crater Lake Monster

Demons

The Land That Time Forgot

Tomb of Ligeria

Galaxina

Frankenstein

Bunny Lake Is Missing

Invasion of the Saucer-Men

The Legacy

The Bees

Chopping Mall

The People That Time Forgot

Meatcleaver Massacre

The Giant Claw

The Wicker Man

King Kong

Silent Madness

The Evil of Frankenstein

Dorian Gray

The Curse of the Werewolf

Planet Of Dinosaurs

Great White

The Day The Earth Froze

Creature from the Haunted Sea

Devil Girl From Mars

House on Haunted Hill

The Pit and the Pendulum

Not of This Earth

Empire of the Ants

Fiend Without a Face

Eaten Alive

The Cauldron of Death

The Bat People

The Giant Leeches

The Fly

Dawn of the Dead

X

Beast of Blood

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100 Illustrated Horror Film Posters: Part 1

Andrew Lindstrom — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:22:47 +0000

For some, Halloween means costume parties and drunken debauchery. That’s never really been my style. Personally, I like to spend my Halloween evenings eating candy and watching scary movies. Yeah, I’m a nerd – I know.

This Halloween season has had me reminiscing of the brilliant horror and sci-fi movie posters of years past. Particularly, I am a fan of the illustrated posters that used to be the staple of nearly every science fiction and horror film released. These posters are able to communicate so much about a film with a single, masterfully created image that it’s a shame this style isn’t so popular nowadays.

Since there were so many amazing posters to showcase, I have split this post into two parts. Part two will be posted on October 31st. But for now, you may feast on the first half.

Creature from Black Lake

The Kindred

Fright Night

Tarantula!

Death Race 2000

Silent Running

The Thing

Forbidden Planet

House

Planet of the Vampires

Tales of Terror

Kingdom of the Spiders

Day of the Dead

The Winged Serpent

The Island of Dr. Moreau

Road Games

Equinox

Nosferatu

Alligator

The Alpha Incident

Up From the Depths

Zardoz

Dracula

C.H.U.D.

Robinson Crusoe on Mars

The Changeling

Invaders From Mars

The Giant Spider Invasion

Plan 9 From Outer Space

Mortuary

Fantastic Voyage

Dawn of the Mummy

Marooned

Destination Inner Space

Garden of the Dead

Piranha

The Shape of Things to Come

The Day It Came to Earth

Burial Ground

Orca

Mission Mars

First Spaceship on Venus

The Little Girl Who Lived Down The Lane

War of the Satellites

The Blob

Rollerball

Creature From the Black Lagoon

Atragon

TerrorVision

Jaws

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An Ode To Criterion Box Art

Andrew Lindstrom — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:34:18 +0000

For film nerds like myself, the Criterion Collection is the crème de la crème. Every title in their incredible catalog is restored to pristine picture and sound quality and usually boasts some of the best bonus features out there.

But what is really seals the deal is Criterion’s gorgeous box art. Every DVD in the Criterion Collection sports a completely original box art design. They must have some of the best in-house designers working today as their DVD packaging just can’t be beat. Needless to say, this makes it especially hard for the DVD collector to resist.

Here are 50 of my favorites…

Days Of Heaven

The Ice Storm

Le Samourai

Bottle Rocket

Vampyr

Two-Lane Blacktop

Trafic

Yi Yi

Naked Lunch

Yojimbo

F For Fake

Onibaba

Hoop Dreams

The Man Who Fell To Earth

Heaven Can Wait

Scenes From A Marriage

Fires On The Plain

Umberto D

The Atomic Submarine

The Face Of Another

The Leopard

Koko

Ivan’s Childhood

If…

La Commare Secca

The Third Man

The Double Life Of Veronique

Grey Gardens

Kicking And Screaming

Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas

Missing

Robinson Crusoe On Mars

Port Of Shadows

Fanny & Alexander

Metropolitan

8½

Eyes Without A Face

Night And Fog

Brand Upon The Brain

The Honeymoon Killers

Bicycle Thieves

Ashes + Diamonds

Pierrot Le Fou

Secret Honor

The Bad Sleep Well

Jigoku

The Furies

Army Of Shadows

House Of Games

Amarcord

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Criterion has all of their box art (and the films to go with it) available on their website.

50 Inspiring Vintage Advertisements

Andrew Lindstrom — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:43:59 +0000

Like many others I find myself captivated with vintage advertising. There have been numerous articles, blog posts and websites dedicated to the subject and I just can’t seem to get enough.

Specifically, it is the advertising of the 50’s and 60’s that is most aesthetically pleasing to me. It seems every ad in that era was either a beautifully shot photograph or a stunning Rockwellian painting. Not to mention the incredible attention given to layout and typography.

The following are 50 of my personal favorites. I hope you enjoy them.

Ford Fairlane

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Ronrico

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Western Electric

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International Transtar-400

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Lustre Creme

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Volkswagen

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Ozite Carpet Tiles

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Corvette

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Dobbs

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Eve Filter Cigarettes

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Air Canada

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Wild Westerns

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Pabst Blue Ribbon

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Pontiac Bolero

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Smirnoff

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Motorola

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Western Electric

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Budweiser

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Ouija Board

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Frigidaire

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Churchman’s No. 1

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Kenmore Dryer

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International De Luxe Delivery Trucks

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Levis

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Pontiac Bonneville

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Career Club Shirts

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Textron Fabrics

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Bell Telephone System

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Crescendoe

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Honda

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Tide

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Sprite

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Burton Cool Suit

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Ford Mustang

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Vespa

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Dodge

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Twiggy Lashes

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Cadillac

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AC Spark Plugs

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Emba

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Volkswagen

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It should be mentioned that many advertisements from this era were very politically incorrect. I’ve excluded such ads from this list as I feel it would draw the attention away from these particular selections. Though it may be the subject of a future post.

WellMedicated » Lists

45 Beautifully Designed Book Covers

Moral Relativism – Source

The Brief History Of The Dead – Source

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Source

The Microscope and the Eye – Source

Lowboy – Source

The Kiss – Source

Who Is Conrad Hirst – Source

The Collected Poems of Tennessee Williams – Source

Spade & Archer – Source

When You Are Engulfed In Flames – Source

Send Me – Source

The Separation – Source

Payback – Source

A Monster’s Notes – Source

The House of Sleep – Source

The Annotated Nose – Source

Death in the Andes – Source

Day In Day Out – Source

The Tax Inspector – Source

When We Were Romans – Source

The Customs of the Kingdoms of India – Source

Kafka on the Shore – Source

Forgetting Things – Source

Strawberry Fields – Source

Obsession: A History – Source

On Seeing and Noticing – Source

Before The Big Bang – Source

Sea of Poppies – Source

The Humbling – Source

Leviathan – Source

Sedaris – Source

Freakonomics – Source

City of Thieves – Source

Bodies – Source

Breakfast at Tiffany’s – Source

The Error World – Source

Faraway Places – Source

Cool It – Source

The Gum Thief – Source

Company of Liars – Source

The Good Rat – Source

The Murder – Source

In The Cut – Source

American Nerd – Source

How To Speak At Special Events – Source

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References

25 Imaginative Illustrations Inspired By Film

Network – Source

Annie Hall – Source

The Shining – Source

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – Source

The Dark Knight – Source

Groundhog Day – Source

Big – Source

American Psycho – Source

M – Source

Rain Man – Source

Office Space – Source

The Philosopher’s Stone – Source

Highlander – Source

Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure – Source

The Great Dictator – Source

Pulp Fiction – Source

Ghost Busters – Source

Synecdoche, NY – Source

Die Hard – Source

The Order of the Pheonix – Source

Fight Club – Source

Deer Hunter – Source

Vacation – Source

The Chamber of Secrets – Source

The Shining – Source

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