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Before President Nixon coined the term ‘War on Drugs’ in 1971 the approach to drug awareness education in the States had a gentler and more informative feel than the scaremongering that seemed to follow. Government policies on drug use are a debate for...
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Comments Off on The Art of Bob Peak
If you’ve ever cast your eyes over the film posters of Apocalypse Now, Superman, My Fair Lady, Rollerball, Star Trek and The Spy Who Loved Me – to name a few, then you’ve already seen the artwork of American illustrator Bob Peak. The Denver...
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Comments Off on 1970s Music Billboards on Sunset Boulevard
Recently we came across an amazing advertising billboard for Stevie Wonder’s classic 70s album Songs in the key of life, which we posted as a one-off on our Tumblr page. Then we thought, are there anymore blog worthy billboards from the 1970s –...
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Comments Off on Blaxploitation B-Movie Posters
It has to be said that the majority of B Movies and Blaxploitation films from the 1970s are just not very good. These days Blaxploitation films are better known for their cool soul and funk-filled soundtracks, rather than the acting or good story lines. The...
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Comments Off on Psychedelic Snack – Retro Recipes and Cookbooks
Now, for those expecting to see recipes involving magic mushrooms and marijuana, we don’t mean that sort of Psychedelic Snack -The title refers to the groovy gourmet related covers (also it was a good chance to use some Motown wordplay courtesy of The...
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Comments Off on The Art of Pepper
One of the iconic late 1960s album covers is the 1967 release by ‘Love’ called ‘Forever Changes’. Not only is it a fantastic album (which comes highly recommended by VoEA) but also the cover art is particularly memorable and one of the early examples...
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Comments Off on Joe’s Dope Sheet – Comic Book Art by Will Eisner
You can say what you like about the US Army, and this in no way tries to defend them, but the preventative (or preventive as they title it – both words can be used correctly) maintenance publication: PS Magazine, they have been producing for the past 60...
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Comments Off on Faux Design – Record and Book Covers
You wont find the Televista Moods 2 album on the Hampshire University labelwhile flicking through records at a car boot sale, neither will you see The Pigeon Fancier’s Gambit on the bookshelves of Oxfam, as all of these excellent designs are...
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Comments Off on Twenty Health and Safety Posters
Before the World went completely health and safety bonkers there was a gentler time when people were reminded rather than told what to do. Unfortunately when people are given gentle reminders they tend just to ignore them which is why we have our rampant...
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Comments Off on Messin’ About On The River – 1960s Boat Brochure
‘There are boats made from kits that’ll reach you in bits For messin’ about on the river’ Now, we’re not sure if these lyrics from Tony Hatch’s water themed song apply to these cool illustrations from an early Sixties...
