Showing posts with label Vintage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vintage. Show all posts

Vintage Men's Publications

I collected this set of vintage men's mags as I was concepting for a client project that focuses on outdoor life. It seemed the cover art revolved around run-ins with devious animals and tribal villains alike. Article lead-ins lured you in to consider some of your sexual ponderings, whether they were culturally acceptable or not.


Feature stories illustrate ladies in distress - a classic men's fantasy that runs strong with international appeal. Apparently, it was common to fight for your love just outside of a really nicely designed living space with modern furniture, mid-century modern, or course. They seem to bridge the gap between indoors and outdoors bringing jungles and waterways to the edge of a room.


Although, you also have struggles with your more natural elements, like wind, in the case. 


It's not all hard times in this day and age. Below is an illustration of a nice day on a riverboat. Complete with partially nude girls running around without a care in the world, and consequently, men asserting their dominance with grins from ear to ear. This is a somewhat familiar scene I can gladly say. Ever been to Devils Cove in Austin, TX for the 4th of July? God Bless America, and it's creative illustrators.


Image Collection From Months Past

Below is a post of an image collection of visuals I found interesting and wanted to share. I don't have the source for these, but I hope you enjoy.




















1973 Photos of an American City Square

I'm loving the time-capsule nature of these photos. I can picture a day like this, and feel like I've been part of similar settings. This day was before I was around, but seems like it was a powerful one. Wish I was there.








Top of the Ranks - Kanye Twitty

As most of the world knows by this point, I made a photo mash-up of Kanye West and Conway Twitty.


 http://blog.jerrettwhite.com/2012/05/kanye-twitty.html

Well, I'm very proud to announce "Kanye Twitty" has been at the top of Google Image Search for about a year now. Over the past months I've checked this search from time to time (to maintain the reign) and I'm amazed. I think about the enormous, absurd amount of information on the web and that I am the #1 suggested for a very peculiar, niche obsession with pop versus classic culture.

My grandmother was a huge fan of Conway Twitty. She'd be so proud of me for this achievement...or she would be very disappointed in my ways of visual disfigurement. I think I'll bask in the former.