Blog var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-27842375-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); FacebookTwitterTumblr (3.0; @casualoptimist)http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b89d64393ac5354476dc29be2e69bb05/tumblr_mn028eiKXS1qzzsdjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://c86.tumblr.com/post/50743748103/saul-leiter-new-york-c-1950s-via-art-blart" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">c86</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Saul Leiter - New York, c. 1950s</p> <p>via <a href="http://artblart.com/2013/05/18/exhibition-saul-leiter-at-kunst-haus-wien-vienna/" target="_blank">Art Blart</a></p></blockquote>http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50770834621http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50770834621Sat, 18 May 2013 20:22:23 -0400new yorkphotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/058ea00357a3341fa6459f839661f6a6/tumblr_mmydngehuf1qh34nbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://monoscope.tumblr.com/post/50661744552/olivetti-poster-herbert-bayer" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">monoscope</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://biblioklept.org/2013/05/16/olivetti-typewriter-poster-herbert-bayer/" target="_blank">Olivetti Poster — Herbert Bayer</a></p></blockquote>http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50691251080http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50691251080Fri, 17 May 2013 20:59:45 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0664cdc459528f8c94333667fffdc0bb/tumblr_mmywk5ohdy1qgbdivo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>More Recent Book Covers of Note</big></p><blockquote><p>Seeing as it’s a long weekend in Canada, and <a title="Independent: Friday Book Design Blog" href="http://blogs.independent.co.uk/author/jonathangibbs/" target="_blank"><em>The Independent</em></a>, <a title="NY Times: Book Covers Before and After" href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/05/09/books/09covers.html" target="_blank"><em>The New York Times</em></a>, <a title="Atlantic: Restyling the Classics" href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2013/05/restyling-classics-dont-judge-new-cover-old-book/65104/" target="_blank"><em>The Atlantic</em></a>, and…</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.casualoptimist.com/blog/2013/05/17/more-recent-book-covers-of-note/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50688153434http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50688153434Fri, 17 May 2013 20:12:05 -0400dan mogforddavid pearsoneven gaffneyjason booherjen heuerpeter mendelsund<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f91b55e2a3db7c6f5740c5da307d1a33/tumblr_mmyfn4rRoo1qgbdivo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><big>Something for the Weekend</big></p><blockquote><p><a title="LA Review of Books: Classic Horror Stories" href="http://lareviewofbooks.org/article.php?id=1646&fulltext=1#.UY-qnAlSs_o.twitter" target="_blank">They Call it Madness</a> – Jess Nevins  reviews the H.P. Lovecraft collection <em><a title="Book Depository: Classic Horror Stories" href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Classic-Horror-Stories-Lovecraft/9780199639571/?a_aid=optimist" target="_blank">The Classic Horror…</a></em></p></blockquote><p><a href="http://www.casualoptimist.com/blog/2013/05/17/something-for-the-weekend-137/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p>http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50664017079http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50664017079Fri, 17 May 2013 14:06:40 -0400alan mooreart spiegelmanComicsfilmfrancoise moulyh. p. lovecraftjess nevinsterence malick<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ca247190da32562849a74afcc7672f95/tumblr_mmw66gnAF01qla0oyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50647338095http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50647338095Fri, 17 May 2013 08:06:01 -0400mid-century modernalexander girard<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b1a75379dcd2120b0b51400283e0ef23/tumblr_mmwlw4X8pi1qced37o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ee7d8d5220843d545c87b56c84204a68/tumblr_mmwlw4X8pi1qced37o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d7e95b7b05330e38c1bb0df169ff0a9d/tumblr_mmwlw4X8pi1qced37o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/86ade6c5eda0d2147376b8f5a415dd6d/tumblr_mmwlw4X8pi1qced37o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://theparisreview.tumblr.com/post/50590825265/stills-from-erros-mecamorphosis" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">theparisreview</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.theparisreview.org/back-issues/42" target="_blank">Stills from Erró’s <em>Mecamorphosis</em></a>.</p></blockquote>http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50646932291http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50646932291Fri, 17 May 2013 07:54:38 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d09b6d079e73462b4467d7f4c4e4f4c9/tumblr_mmsrxqcHGw1qkyz1oo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a19f0ae9e63034630d54b4be24fad0f4/tumblr_mmsrxqcHGw1qkyz1oo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://wehadfacesthen.tumblr.com/post/50600753857/marcello-mastroianni-in-8-1-2-federico-fellini" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">wehadfacesthen</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Marcello Mastroianni</strong> in <em>8½</em> (Federico Fellini, 1962)</p> <p>via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cinyma.tumblr.com/post/50427495934/8-1-2-1963-dir-federico-fellini" target="_blank">cinyma</a></p></blockquote>http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50646909328http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50646909328Fri, 17 May 2013 07:53:57 -0400film<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdhe28plu31rl7pnro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50597628576http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50597628576Thu, 16 May 2013 16:30:52 -0400postertypographydesign<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/96d550983499522e7bb8efad1c42bf61/tumblr_mmw5yqG9qx1qd66pso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.donnawearmouthblog.co.uk/post/50573376890/the-typographic-circle-ken-garland-poster" target="_blank">donnawearmouth</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The Typographic Circle<br/>Ken Garland Poster </p> </blockquote>http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50597512015http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50597512015Thu, 16 May 2013 16:28:53 -0400posterslondontypographydesign<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ee0c0453b12dea10a56c0c08924ab60e/tumblr_mmw5rdFsPr1ql9hu5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mrhillustration.tumblr.com/post/50573214340/a-poster-designed-from-the-french-film-ascenseur" target="_blank">mrhillustration</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A poster designed from the French film Ascenseur Pour L’echafaud  or Lift to the Scaffold starring Jeanne Moreau. </p> </blockquote>http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50597387617http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50597387617Thu, 16 May 2013 16:27:10 -0400postersfilm postersfilm<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d18a8ba1cb0109dd0ca00c9f24c6e458/tumblr_mmvakuoP921qgjplzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahvintage-retro.tumblr.com/post/50542395127/new-york-city-1979" target="_blank">fuckyeahvintage-retro</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>New York City, 1979</p> </blockquote>http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50542687148http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50542687148Wed, 15 May 2013 21:28:05 -0400new yorkphotographyvintagecityscape<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4fd134756da86282b730836b6cf7caf5/tumblr_mmtxb5POBU1qatsq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://iconoclassic.tumblr.com/post/50484039716/hollie-chastain-via-unplug-art-print-by" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">iconoclassic</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Hollie Chastain (via <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/114218959/unplug-art-print" target="_blank">Unplug Art Print by drkennedyjones on Etsy</a>)</p></blockquote> <p>Unplug</p>http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50537015613http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50537015613Wed, 15 May 2013 20:16:05 -0400letteringillustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbjfseWi2U1qatsq6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://b22-design.tumblr.com/post/50484401887/projekt-no-1-1969-cover-art-by-hubert" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">b22-design</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span>Projekt No.1, 1969  - </span><span>Cover art by Hubert Hilscher</span><span> </span></p></blockquote>http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50536967171http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50536967171Wed, 15 May 2013 20:15:27 -0400graaphic designillustrationbirds<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b6a81c36271c9b55c23807f5f1bf10c3/tumblr_mmu3fmdPIz1ri4e6jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://agi-open-london.tumblr.com/post/50487354813/bruno-k-wiese-kieler-woche-1971" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">agi-open-london</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><span>Bruno K. Wiese</span> — Kieler Woche (1971)</p></blockquote>http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50536857578http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50536857578Wed, 15 May 2013 20:14:02 -0400postersgraphic design<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/81e216fba7ebc0d7e29ee7103306cc85/tumblr_mmudu5VF8X1qeoxqgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://designstroy.tumblr.com/post/50494918806/via-worldofmateo" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">designstroy</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>(via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldofmateo/8580539353/in/set-72157629825596894" target="_blank">worldofmateo</a>)</p></blockquote>http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50527893874http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50527893874Wed, 15 May 2013 18:41:15 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/67586ba11a353267f6163f2333578516/tumblr_mmuhbuWLuD1qapi7no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ideefixedujour.tumblr.com/post/50498150215/svenska-massan-1956-by-svenska-massan-on-flickr" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">ideefixedujour</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/svenskamassan/8660630454/" title="Svenska Mässan 1956" target="_blank">Svenska Mässan 1956</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/svenskamassan/" target="_blank">Svenska Mässan</a> on Flickr.</p></blockquote>http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50525805523http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50525805523Wed, 15 May 2013 18:26:26 -0400postersdesign<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/29a8e5fe69670647070257d49c44af5e/tumblr_mmujizMCdr1qaz1ado1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://gurafiku.tumblr.com/post/50500354167/japanese-poster-festival-des-chrysanthemes-yuko" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">gurafiku</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Japanese Poster: Festival des Chrysanthemes. Yuko Kakizawa. 2012</p></blockquote>http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50525687592http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50525687592Wed, 15 May 2013 18:25:26 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bf1a47917ccd8a3896a291d20e401737/tumblr_mmtqn5Luj71qzqju7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://wandrlust.tumblr.com/post/50504378034/view-south-from-simpson-ave-south-bronx-1989" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">wandrlust</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>View South from Simpson Ave., South Bronx, 1989 — <a href="http://www.domusweb.it/en/photo-essays/2011/09/19/camilo-jose-vergara-the-twin-towers-and-the-city.html" title="Camilo José Vergara: The Twin Towers and the City" target="_blank">Camilo José Vergara</a></p></blockquote>http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50515899614http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50515899614Wed, 15 May 2013 16:12:57 -0400new yorkphotographycityscape<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a15db64a462d23a94732056f260199a7/tumblr_mmugskf9Xa1rpcrx8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://evocativesynthesis.tumblr.com/post/50497635345/upward-hyogo-prefectural-museum-of-art-kobe" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">evocativesynthesis</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Upward | Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe, Japan</strong> (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/daioni/3341506928/in/photostream" target="_blank">dai oni</a>)</p></blockquote>http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50512712334http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50512712334Wed, 15 May 2013 15:26:40 -0400architecturephotography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8bac5fa03ce0d53ea2d7fbdd3fb51591/tumblr_mmspegw7Yz1s7f3fyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://natgeofound.tumblr.com/post/50424709649/people-strolling-through-a-park-finland-during-a" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">natgeofound</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>People strolling through a park Finland during a wet May snowstorm, 1968.<br/><span>Photograph by George F. Mobley, National Geographic</span></p></blockquote>http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50454291191http://casualoptimist.tumblr.com/post/50454291191Tue, 14 May 2013 19:32:24 -0400national geographicphotographyfinland