History of Design

A collection of contemporary and classic that pays homage to the history of design.

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Art Nouveau - hand drawn type, embellished stroke endings, floral abstractions, pattern, borders, stylized organic motifs

(via Un Sedicesimo | Jessica Hische)

[typeverything]

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Art Nouveau - high waistlines, embellished stroke endings

Carol Anthony & Friends by Herb Lubalin.

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Art Nouveau - hand drawn type, tendrils, embellished stroke endings, high and low waistlines, diagonal and triangular characters

typeverything.com - Daisy & Elizabeth.

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Art Nouveau - hand drawn type, embellished stroke endings, diagonal and triangular characters

Love What You Do by Linda Eliasen.

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Art Nouveau - asian inspire, organic, curvilinear shapes, floral abstractions, hair abstraction, jugendstil

Cover design for ‘Jugendschatz Deutscher Dichtungen’ (1897) by Koloman Moser.

Source

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Art Nouveau - curvilinear shapes, organic shapes, abstracted floral pattern, vine tendrils, little detail, asian inspired

Armchair

France, 1899-1900

The Victoria & Albert Museum

[lostsplendor]

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Art Nouveau - organice and curvilinear shapes, vine tendrils, verdigris and copper, black outline

Organic Forms and Whiplash Curves via (via Windows of Paris)

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Art Nouveau - hand drawn type, tendrils, curvilinear and organic shapes, black outline, abstracted natural forms

(via Alphabet on the Behance Network)

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Art Nouveau - asian inspired, vine tendrils, organic and curvilinear shapes, floral abstraction, 

[typeverything]

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Art Nouveau - hand drawn, tendrils, embellished stroke endings, high and low waistlines

TYPEFACE Film poster. Hand drawn, etched into wood, individually inked up and printed on an Albion Press by Daren Newman.

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Art nouveau - hand drawn type, embellished stroke endings, high and low waistlines, stylized hair, simplified female figure, use of organic, natural patterns, inspired by japanese woodblocks, borders

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Art Nouveau - Hecto Guimard, hand drawn type, embellished stroke endings, diagonal crossbars, high and low waistlines, borders, abstract organic motifs

(via Hector Guimard sketches)

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Art Nouveau - hand drawn type, floral abstractions, simplified female figures, stylized natural motifs, borders, organic and curvilinear lines, use of circles

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Art Nouveau - organic and curvilinear shapes, simplified female figure and profile, stylized hair, floral abstractions, japanese woodblock influence, borders

(via Alexandre de Riquer book covers)

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Art Nouveau - hand drawn type, high and low waistlines, borders, organic and curvilinear shapes

(via Combinaisons Ornementales)

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Art Nouveau - hand drawn type, embellished stroke endings, high and low waistlines, triangular characters

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Art Nouveau - vine tendrils, organic and curvilinear shapes, hand drawn type