Scandinavian Logos of the 60’s & 70’s
Posted by Scott
Some very nice scans of 1960’s and 1970’s Scandinavian logos from Oliver Tomas’s Flickr. As great as these logos are, it’s always amazing how much better things look when scanned from a well printed page. The texture and imperfect edges really take it to the next level.
Via Oliver Tomas
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Nick says:
September 13, 2009 at 11:41 pmThese are great, really love the simplicity
Mark C. says:
September 14, 2009 at 5:40 amThese graphics make me think of the smell of old library books from that era. Does anyone else ever sniff old books and album covers from time to time, or is it just me?
Ben Rama says:
September 14, 2009 at 8:11 amcool logos reminds me of north by north west for some reason and the old twp series Nathan Lighto broght out .
Ben 'Ballz' Davies says:
September 14, 2009 at 8:20 amHeya Scott,
Love these logos, your completely right about the ‘raw-ness’ giving them that little ‘je ne sais qui!’ Would look awesome as retro tees…
Ben
Joaquim Marquès Nielsen says:
September 14, 2009 at 8:57 amWoah that first one is pretty nice. It’s like a modification of the Danish flag. My eyes keep changing focus between the positive and negative space…
oliver tomas says:
September 14, 2009 at 9:10 amthanks for the post.
i’m delighted these are getting shared around.
one note: oliver tomas (no ‘h’ in tomas).
cheers!
Pedro Fernandes says:
September 14, 2009 at 1:56 pmThat AK logo seems to have served as inspiration for the latest HP logo, doesn’t it?
Scott says:
September 14, 2009 at 2:35 pmOliver-
thank you for posting them…sorry about the typo, fixed.
greg says:
September 15, 2009 at 11:06 amBeautiful stuff!
Mark C.: I totally sniff old books and album covers as well.
blackabee says:
September 15, 2009 at 10:21 pmhot.
clippingimages says:
October 6, 2009 at 11:20 amScott Thanks for the nice collection of logos. Really cool.
Ansel says:
October 16, 2009 at 5:32 amNice work! Agree with you Scott about the scanned textures.
Out of interest, what scanner do you use?
Mark C. – You ain’t alone son. You ain’t alone… Just ask Greg.
Jorgen Jensen says:
November 13, 2009 at 7:58 amOnly a true Dane would offer such a post – Tak! I, too, love the and appreciate the simplicity in Scandinavian design.
When in the world are you coming through Colorado?!