1337 // Robot

Biały stożek Ałaidu. („The white cone of Ałaidu“)

Cover by Janusz Stanny
Published by Wydawnictwo Iskry in 1961

Via Wydawnictwo Iskry

1336 // Eyes…

Lots of eyes…

1335 // Minimalistic Psychedelia

Really nice head depiction by Bruno Borges!
From a Series of 3 posters exploring minimalistic psychedelia.

1334 // Wojciech Freudenreich

Lots of eye depictions on cover designs by Wojciech Freudenreich for the book series Łowcy Sensacji published by Wydawnictwo Iskry.

Via Wydawnictwo Iskry

1333 // Robot Circuits

Via Peter Glaser.

1332 // Breve storia dell’inconscio

Nice head depiction for the Italian book cover of ‘Brief history of the unconscious’ by Frank Tallis.

Published by Il Saggiatore.

1331 // Eyes

Delegacja do czyśćca („Delegation to Purgatory“)

Cover by Wojciech Freudenreich
Published by Wydawnictwo Iskry in 1971

Erl-69 donosi („Erl-69 reports“)

Cover and illustrated by Zuzanna Lipińska
Published by Wydawnictwo Iskry in 1972

Sprawa zabójstwa („Homicide“)

Cover by Jerzy Treutler
Published by Wydawnictwo Iskry in 1973

Via Wydawnictwo Iskry

1330 // Puzzles

Łamigłówki nie z tej Ziemi („Puzzles not from this Earth“)

Cover by Jan Bokiewicz
Published by Wydawnictwo Iskry in 1971

Via Wydawnictwo Iskry

1329 // Nervous

Ja w nerwowej sprawie („I am in a nervous matter”)

Cover by Wojciech Freudenreich
Published by Wydawnictwo Iskry in 1969

Via Wydawnictwo Iskry

1328 // Scotland Yard

I have to say: It looks rather familiar inside this head – compared to the depictions in the Industriepalast! Technically slightly more advanced though…

Cover by David Pelham and Wolf Spoerl from 1972.

1327 // Robots

Nice robot depiction by the famous Dick Bruna for a novel from 1969.

Via Frizzifrizzi

1326 // Fortune Magazine

Nice clockwork-like gears on this Fortune Magazine cover from 1932 by F.V.Carpenter.

1325 // Mike Hinge

Interesting face depiction by Mike Hinge.
Found on the great retro science collection by Atom.D.

1324 // Usbek & Rica

Nice cover design by Aaron Fernandez aka Aaron the illustrator for teh Fench science magazine Usbek & Rica.

Thanks for sharing this, Paul!

1323 // Vintage head depictions

Two nice vintage head depictions again…
I am not sure who made the first one…

…but the second book jacket was created by Victor Reinganum.

1322 // Kawal Oberoi

A wonderful 1984 book cover redesign by the Indian graphic designer Kawal Oberoi.

1321 // Head Instructor

Wow! Via robot:mafia

HEAD INSTRUCTOR is an anamorphic sculpture made of 144 hand-painted glass strips.

The piece is placed on a rotating platform through which four fragmented images assemble every 90° turn. The glass strips are stuck into a wooden base with laser cut slits.

All fragments of the images were painted separately on each strip with the same colors used for traditional stained glass windows. The rotating top part of the piece is 61*74*61 cm.

Video and scoring: Thomas Medicus • Camera: Marvin Smith.

1320 // Ben Jones / The Lancet

…and more from Ben Jones: Great illustrations for The Lancet magazine!

1319 // Ben Jones

Wonderful head depictions by illustrator Ben Jones. This first cover for “Clockwork Orange” is amazing! Have a look at his website for more.

…

1318 // Jesse R. Lucas

Nicely animated GIF by Jesse R. Lucas to promote a mini comic book project.

1317 // Elektronik

Introduction to electronics. The book to the TV series of the same name.
Published by Jean Pütz, 1971. Cover design by R. & R. Triltsch, Köln

1316 // Chicken as Industrial Palace

No, not Man as Industrial Palace… but a chicken! From the 1930s. Via Shorpy!

“The hen with the mechanical internal organs surprised visitors at the World’s Poultry Congress in London by giving a brief lecture on how she utilized her food to make eggs. Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.”
Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative.

1315 // Ginette Caron

Last year, while attending the Torino Graphic Days, the designer Ginette Caron presented this nice arrow-based poster during her lecture:

Freedom poster. Humanity on the move

“My poster relates about the phenomenon of migration when men and women escaping from war and misery keep wandering through different countries in search of a place where to settle down.”

More here including an animated version.

1314 // Dadu Shin

What a nice piece by Dadu Shin for the New York Times.

Via 50 Watts

1313 // Gérard Paris-Clavel

Simple, yet very effective: A nice piece by French designer Gérard Paris-Clavel.

Piéton de la ville, 2001

Via 50 Watts

 

1312 // reggaenergy

..and this eye illustration by Sonia Diaz & Gabriel Martínez for the International Reggae Poster Contest is obviously interesting for me as well:

1311 // Sonia Diaz & Gabriel Martínez

Pictograms once again, this time by the artist duo Sonia Diaz & Gabriel Martínez.

Found on the plakat-sozial internet platform who have set themselves the goal of using the medium of poster art to draw attention to the social problems in society, whilst at the same time promoting visual culture.

… and I quite like this selfie depiction by the same artists as well:

 

1310 // Theo Payne

Two wonderful head depictions by Theo Payne. Have a look at his site for much more of his wonderful illustrated artwork!

Take Care of your Head
A couple of images about keeping your mind in a good state.

1309 // Libri Belli (3)

Libri Belli – Always judge a book by its cover

A collaborative project initiated by Libri Belli.

Idea: Libri Belli (Instagram)
Animation: Henning M. Lederer
Music: Pontus Berghe

1308 // Libri Belli (2)

…and of course I am a really big fan of her new logo! This great eye design was created by the Milan-based PopEye Studio.

1307 // Libri Belli (1)

What a great head depiction!
This is a nice present from Libri Belli – as we worked together on a new collaborative piece over the last weeks. Have a look at her Instagram page for lots of wonderful Italian vintage book designs!

1306 // Krystian Kujda

The Flickr-collection of Krystian Kujda is amazing – including lots of old magazine and book illustrations. Have a look!
…and this is just one nice cover page:

Jowisz – odbiornik telewizji kolorowej
praca zbiorowa pod kierunkiem mgr. inż. Janusza Podobasa i inż Jerzego Kani

Cover art by Celina Staniszewska

Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności, Warszawa, 1981 r.

1305 // Enjoy the holidays!

The traditional Christmas greeting for the upcoming holidays.
Again with a very powerful soundtrack by Marius!

All the best for the new year…

Animation: Henning M. Lederer /// http://www.led-r-r.net
Music: Marius André /// http://www.marius-andre.de

1304 // MIT Press

A nice cover from 1973 for MIT Press, found by Julian Montague in the 2017 book Muriel Cooper. Via montagueprojects!

1303 // Martin Stesko

Great book cover by Martin Stesko for 1984 by George Orwell.

1302 // Real Time: Schiphol Clock

This is amazing! The Real Time series are 12-hour films of performances indicating the time – by Maarten Baas. This clock was launched in July 2016 at the Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam.

1301 // Cunning Plans

A nice, more recent book cover design found at the wonderful Book Cover Archive!

Book Info: Cunning Plans
Author: Warren Ellis
Designer: Roger Strunk

1300 // Even More Covers

Even More Covers – A series of 66 animated vintage book graphics

A third (!) part of the popular series based again on the question:
How would these great book covers from the past look like when set in motion?

Animation: Henning M. Lederer
Music: Tilman Grundig

Sources:
Julian Montague Project
boringbooksexcellentcovers
Alexis Orloff

1299 // Ellen Porteus

Nicely animated GIF by Ellen Porteus. Check out her website… as there is so much more to explore!

“New York Times commissioned me to create an animated illustration to go alongside their article about internet privacy.”

1298 // Rhetorical Criticism

A good follow-up to the previous post.
Nice and stylised book cover found on the great collection of Julian Montague.

1297 // Robert Samuel Hanson

Chain Smokers… what a nice illustration by my colleague Robert Samuel Hanson. Check out his updated website for more.

1296 // James Joyce

“Let it all out” – A great head depiction by James Joyce for a campaign for MindFull – Support and counseling for teenagers in 2013.

1295 // Feuer&Flamme

Thanks, Paul, for sharing.

Cover design for a brochure about right-wing extremism in the area of Jena, Germany. Published by the Jugend,- Aktions- und Projektwerkstatt Jena.

Design: Feuer&Flamme

1294 // The Project Twins

Great body depictions by the The Project Twins.

Have a look at their website for more powerful illustrations!

Evolve Yourself
ARM Internal Magazine

Medical Marijuana
Fast Company

Analytical Vs Insightful Thinking
Wired Magazine

1293 // Baggelboy

A nice new illustrated piece by Baggelboy via Instagram.

“Some things about some stuff maybe.”

1292 // Jason Munn

Great eye depictions by Jason Munn.
Part of the SFMOMA Artist Series.

1291 // Marina Munn

Nicely illustrated heads… this time by the talented illustrator Marina Munn from her series of images she created for the Folio Society Competition based on the theme “brave new world” by Aldous Huxley.

1290 // Tony Palladino

A funny head depiction for a change…
By Tony Palladino, 1968.

 

1289 // The Creative Process

As I am currently looking into vintage book covers again, I found this nice one on Alexis Orloff’s Flickr collection.

Brewster Ghiselin: The Creative Process
A mentor Book – New York, 1952

1288 // D-503

Interesting cover design for the Polish edition of Yevgeny Zamyatin’s My (We), published in Warsaw, 1985.

I don’t know this book, but it is compared the dystopian novels Brave New World and 1984.