19th century graphic design

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Seed companies and mail-order catalogs proliferated in America and Britain during the second half of the 19th century as transportation and postal networks improved. With new growth in urban areas throughout the US, seed and nursery companies faced increased competition and which lead to the growth of hand illustrated type designs. It wasn't enough for nurseries and seed companies to distinguish themselves from their competitors just by offering novelty plant specimens. They had to create…

So I have decided to look at the 19th century and its massive boom in advertising, and the typefaces that were created in this century. I came across this interesting part of the history of type whilst researching the Rockwell typeface. I started to look at inspiration and similar typefaces and came across Clarendon a popular typeface created in middle of 19th century. Looking for examples of design that used this typeface to get a personal understanding of its applications. I came across a…

Characteristics of Victorian Design *type on a curve *type on a cloth banner *borders *embellishments *mixed type *symmetry *centered/justified type *novelty & handwritten type *busyness *no wh…

#design #graphicdesign #designer #graphicdesigner #2ddesign C. Aultman & Company / The Buckeye Annual 1882

File name: 10_03_001763c Binder label: Stoves Title: The Monroe Range (back) Date issued: 1870-1900 (approximate) Physical description: 1 print : chromolithograph ; 14 x 9 cm. Genre: Advertising cards Subject: Women; Stoves Notes: Title from item. Retailer: Wallace Roberts, Hornellsville, N. Y. Statement of responsibility: Co-operative Foundry Co. Collection: 19th Century American Trade Cards Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department Rights: No known restrictions.

Damjan I Brand Identity on Instagram: "🏨 Brand design for a boutique inn and tavern in Litchfield, CT. The client envisioned a classic, almost historical design with a touch of whimsy. 🦊 I created an emblem logo that reinforces the brand name based around a fox holding a key in its mouth. To play up the brand’s heritage feel, the graphic is placed inside an antique, decorative frame. 🪶 The main typeface is a customized font inspired by geometric shapes, Romanesque typography and…

< --Previous Up Next–> Western Bank Note Company Life Span: 1891-1927 Location: 8 S. Michigan Avenue Architect: Charles S. Frost Western Bank Note building, later the Willoughby building, was at 8 S. Michigan avenue. It was eight stories high, with one basement, on spread foundations. Charles S. Frost was the architect. Cast-iron columns were used. The Willoughby […]

Much of the 19th century transferware was born out of the aesthetic movement in the 1860s which espoused art for art's sake. Simple beauty, craftsmanship and nature were key components to this movement and many of the designs contained text along with imagery. The alphabet, nursery rhymes, proverbs and sometimes religious texts were popular subjects on plates and mugs for young children. Transferware itself was born in England about a century earlier and quickly became mass produced around…