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[The Illustration Department @IllusDept]

Janet and Anne Johnstone were born on this day, June 1, in 1928.

In the 1960s, the Johnstone twins were “the most widely recognized children’s book illustrators in England”.

They illustrated more than one hundred books—including, Dodie Smith’s “The Hundred and One Dalmatians”.

[The Public Domain Review @PublicDomainRev]

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: https://t.co/YWxuV3OeJb

Our attempt in emojis: 🖇🏹 🥐👌🏾 🎼🎏🐌🛏🕴🏻🎷 🎋💪🏿🎹 ⛩🎾👎🏾🍭🎗⚡️🌴⚓️🍕🦋🙅🏻‍🤸🏾‍💤

[Design Reviewed | Graphic Design History @DesignReviewed]

Spread from Olle Eksell – Swedish Graphic Designer, 2006 https://t.co/rVB5e1LpGN

[The Illustration Department @IllusDept]

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.⁣

[Design Reviewed | Graphic Design History @DesignReviewed]

Illustrated Journeys: The Designs of Alain Cornic https://t.co/68RVFkaZ4Q

[The Illustration Department @IllusDept]

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.

[The Illustration Department @IllusDept]

❝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

[The Illustration Department @IllusDept]

❝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

[Pixel Symphony @Pixel0Symphony]

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

[Pixel Symphony @Pixel0Symphony]

Owen Schuh, Notebook #2. 2006-2012.

Graphite, ink, colored pencil, and gouache on paper.

[Animation Obsessive @ani_obsessive]

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

[Computer ♥ Records @ComputerLove_]

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

[The Public Domain Review @PublicDomainRev]

Chemistry of Combustion and Illumination, from Edward Livingston Youmans' Chemical Atlas (1856). ⠀⁠
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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: https://t.co/OoCixuHNB6

[Computer ♥ Records @ComputerLove_]

Toyota 2600 Sewing Machine

[Computer ♥ Records @ComputerLove_]

Braun TP 1 Portable Radio, Dieter Rams

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Braun Atelier Hi-Fi set (1987)

[Computer ♥ Records @ComputerLove_]

Conair telephone, Unisonic, 1980

[Design Reviewed | Graphic Design History @DesignReviewed]

Advertisements scanned from L’ufficio Moderno – La Pubblicità, N°12 Dicembre 1961 https://t.co/hDEuQ1FlVq #itlaliandesign #graphicdesign #advertising

[Pixel Symphony @Pixel0Symphony]

Agnes Denes, Pascal's Triangle. 1973.

Ink on graph paper.

[Letterform Archive @Lett_Arc]

Ann and Paul Rand, Little 1, Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., New York, 1962.

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