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Callum Chapman is a self-employed blogger and designer. He is the founder of a small network of sites, including The Inspiration Blog and Circlebox Blog. You can contact Callum via Twitter!

Inspiration: 60+ Vintage Automobile Ads

on Dec 17th 2009 with 40 comments

We all love vintage design – it’s a great source of inspiration, and we all enjoy seeing how technology has developed over the decades. I have collected and compiled a huge (62 advertisements in total) showcase of vintage car magazine advertisements and posters.

Many styles and trends have been used throughout the years in car advertisement design, from simple black and white illustrations to beautiful watercolor paintings and great photography to clear, bold typography.

The advertisements are displayed by the car make/brand in alphabetical order. What’s your favorite?

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31 Icon Design Tutorials

on Dec 1st 2009 with 49 comments

Icons can come in incredibly handy for both web and print design. They are a great and very simple way to add graphics to text areas, overall making it a much easier and better experience for the user.

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Dirty Design: Create a Grungy Thriller Book Cover

on Nov 19th 2009 with 71 comments

We’re often told to not judge a book by its cover, but in most cases we do. If a book doesn’t have a nice cover, it probably wouldn’t catch our attention in the first place. In this tutorial, I’ll be teaching you how to create a dirty grunge book cover design complete with bleeds!

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