40 Vintage Ocean Liner Ads

During the Industrial Revolution with the spur of travel and transportation, advertising was imperative in generating business and awareness of trains, air travel, and ships.   What I like mainly about these is mainly the illustration work, though there are some good uses of kerning and type selection throughout the posters.  There are even some nice Art Deco pieces in the bunch, with the first poster being my favorite for its tidiness, overall visual appeal, and border work.

via Joan Thewlis's Flickr

Vintage Travel Advertisements

It's no secret that inspiration for design is recycled from earlier examples in history that have expired in time (fashion, music, design), only to be brought back in a new form that usually has some changes, but keeping the elemental aspects of the original style.  Looking at older work offers a different perspective on graphic design in such a way that seems more humbling in that there was not as much comparison of work as is evident today with online archives and such.  I always like to look at vintage graphic design as more honest graphic design, not to discredit the integrity of current designers or anything.

via Mikey Ashworth's Flickr