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Letters F to N in Jacobus Publicius' "mnemonic alphabet", 1482. Each object echoes a letter's shape, a technique used to aid memory. More here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/mne… Our attempt in emojis: 🖇🏹 🥐👌🏾 🎼🎏🐌🛏🕴🏻🎷 🎋💪🏿🎹 ⛩🎾👎🏾🍭🎗⚡️🌴⚓️🍕🦋🙅🏻‍🤸🏾‍💤

Spread from Olle Eksell – Swedish Graphic Designer, 2006 designreviewed.com/artefacts/olle…

Retta Scott was born on this day, February 23, in 1916. A trailblazer in animation, she was the first woman to receive on-screen credit as an animator while working for Disney.⁣

Illustrated Journeys: The Designs of Alain Cornic designreviewed.com/illustrated-jo…

Marie Hall Ets was born on this day, December 16, in 1895. One in every four books she created won a Caldecott. The number of Caldecott Medals and Honors she earned is second only to… Maurice Sendak.

❝For any artist to persevere, they must have an enthusiastic audience of at least one.❞ —Stuart Davis, born on this day, December 7, in 1892

❝I begin by going to see the things I've heard about or read about. One thing leads to another until the book is completed. All I really do is run from my hotel to someplace and then back to the hotel!❞ —Miroslav Šašek, born on this day, November 16, in 1916

William Benson, Chart of Colours (Cube of Colours). 1868.

Owen Schuh, Notebook #2. 2006-2012. Graphite, ink, colored pencil, and gouache on paper.

Pinball No. 4 (1977), dir. Jeff Hale, Imagination Inc.

Zanussi's Ping-O-Tronic home video game console, Italy 1974. (with Magnadyme Alfa BE1022 TV)

Chemistry of Combustion and Illumination, from Edward Livingston Youmans' Chemical Atlas (1856). ⠀⁠ ⠀⁠ One of 900+ prints in our online shop. Explore through our "Themes Sets" — this print being part of "Diagram and Schemas" which you can see here: publicdomainreview.org/shop/fine-art-…

Toyota 2600 Sewing Machine

Braun TP 1 Portable Radio, Dieter Rams

Braun Atelier Hi-Fi set (1987)

Conair telephone, Unisonic, 1980

Advertisements scanned from L’ufficio Moderno – La Pubblicità, N°12 Dicembre 1961 designreviewed.com/artefacts/luff… #itlaliandesign #graphicdesign #advertising

Agnes Denes, Pascal's Triangle. 1973. Ink on graph paper.

Ann and Paul Rand, Little 1, Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., New York, 1962. Exciting news is on the horizon… Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know: letterformarchive.org/mail/?utm_sour… #AnnRand #PaulRand #ChildrensBooks #10 #Illustration #Lettering

Expanding this Indiana Pacers-inspired typeface further!