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Inspiration from Vintage Ads

January 17, 2008

A few days ago I was working on a project that needed some Vintage Images, like old ads. I decided to look for them on the web, more precisely at Flickr.com. After like 5 hours I had found so many images that I had to stop or else I would spend the rest of my life viewing them.

In this post I will share some of these amazing ads I found, so if you want to create a Vintage design it’s a good start with some crazy old ads.

World War II (1942 - 1945)

http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/adaccess/browse/war/

Television (1939 - 1957)

http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/adaccess/browse/television/

Beauty and Hygiene (1911 - 1956)

http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/adaccess/browse/beauty/

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http://flickr.com/photos/chicagoeye/sets/226503/ http://flickr.com/photos/krizsa/sets/72157600192790608/ http://flickr.com/photos/jbcurio/sets/72057594111613034/ http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/adaccess/browse/ http://flickr.com/photos/jikan/sets/72157601508315141/?page=2 http://flickr.com/photos/jikan/sets/72157594314179905/

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41 Comments

blizzard05/19/2009

Thanks for sharing these info with us! I was reading something similar on another website that i was researching. I will be sure to look around more. thanks...
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Amy Stoddard04/03/2009

Great post. I also love http://www.iso50.com for sources of vintage inspiration.

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Guna01/21/2009

Hey this is amazing.. as u said u will end your life blissful by browsing the nostalgic ads. I have a collection of vintage magazines and have scanned a few of the ads from there .. mainly Indian..

This may interest you..

http://classicindianads.blogspot.com

Florida plumber12/21/2008

Old school brainwashing propaganda.

bhel12/14/2008

hey there! your post is really really nice and interesting! great job!!!

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samantha 09/08/2008

this is sweet. I'm doing an independent study for desktop publishing and I'm studying the way desing is used. Who doesnt love vintage...nice post.

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psp games08/20/2008

WOW!

Interesting collection! Very inspiring!

Thanks

2flux06/28/2008

Visible Value - U can see the difference!
Love that one.

SEO Consultancy06/13/2008

Love those old ads. Those War Bonds seem light years away from where we are now but what with oil and fuel/gas 'shortages' - what next... rationing cards?

website design05/05/2008

Great tutorial as usually

Stanko04/16/2008

I love these old ads. I actually just started using an old Gillette safety razor .

Seo Consultant04/13/2008

Some really nice images, looks like many of them are advertising vespa moterbikes, Whats the score for using such images and enlarging to put into a picture frame for the office, I guess all copyrighted (shame)

Regards Dave seo consultant

Gav04/09/2008

Yes very pretty vintage.

Anonymous03/21/2008

where could one get a good tutorial on how to successfully achieve this style with Photoshop? any links?

Chas03/16/2008

Great ads. I collect and sell them and you have some awesome wartime ads that I've never seen.

I have noticed an increase in the retro decorating concept. More and more people are really (finally) appreciating the workmanship that went into these classic ads. Even though almost anything can be created with computer graphics, there is still nothing like these great ads.

Thanks for sharing your findings. I think I'll take a look at your links.

Web Design Sussex03/16/2008

Very nice vintage ADS, we are a web design company and have been asked from several clients to produce websites with a vintage feel, fortunately we have been able to look in the archives of our local library and find plenty of local vintage images, getting back to the images you have collected I wonder what the copyright allows you to use for web work
Regards Dave, WDS, UK

Computer jobs03/16/2008

thank you alot ;)

Web designer03/06/2008

These ads are really crazy. They make me laught.

earn money online03/02/2008

hey your idea for taking the old adds is good
but shouldnt we always be going for something original??

penny stocks list 02/25/2008

hey nice work
you write very well
keep writing:)

outwindow01/31/2008

very nice!
good jobs.

Julie01/29/2008

Wow, those are great vintage images!

Flooring Jim01/29/2008

"Television with built in radio at no extra cost!" Great stuff :D

486dx201/27/2008

Great stuff!

Hard to believe they could pull some of that off back then. Nowadays the line probably would be something like "Blow it in her face and she will slap your face and lawsuit your ass"

Ingrid01/25/2008

Great collection! I love the one with the Grandmother stealing cigarettes. I find the understated style of retro ads refreshing, not overly polished and glossed like ads nowadays. Thanks for sharing. :)

songchai01/24/2008

WOW! Really Great Staff, never seen these Poster for a very very long long time, As in Asian country like Thailand that's not easy to be seen.

Jermayn Parker01/24/2008

great fun!

Neri01/23/2008

I just loved it!!!
Great marketing history visualization.
Thanx.

Scarlett01/22/2008

thanks for the links!
it's good that people are still holding onto the retro

Anonymous01/20/2008

absolute bull shit!

Anonymous01/18/2008

just wanted to do the math problem. ;)

Anonymous01/18/2008

see... smoking is cool.and good for digestion!!!

Anonymous01/18/2008

"The one that says: "Blow in her face..." is disgusting."

Wrong, the Blow in her face one is absolute genius, though you probably don't get it. Think about it.

pmc2701/17/2008

I ment "the war ones"

pmc2701/17/2008

The one that says: "Blow in her face..." is disgusting.
The one that says: "Pink is for girls" is like it would be made today in retro style.
And the wer ones... sad.

PauloGabriel01/17/2008

oh man, that last one is just freakish. Baby razors!!!

PauloGabriel01/17/2008

oh man, that one is just freakish. Baby razors!!!

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