Currently enjoying The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, a book that poetically defines emotions that we all feel but haven’t had the words to express—until now.
Eclipse Viewers (1932)
Loving these Eclipse Viewers from 1932
Collection of Vintage User-Interfaces
Whoa! A massive archive of old-school user-interface screenshots. As a former user-interface designer, this archive definitely put a smile on my face.
My Retro TVs
My Retro Tvs allows you to watch live television from different decades, as if you were currently living in that time, watching TV as normal.
You can choose any year from the decades starting in the 50s, up to the 2000s.
There are thousands of channels, including cartoons, sports, news, music. (The commercials alone make it worth tuning in.)
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A Book Wheel
The Bookwheel, invented in 1588 by Italian engineer Agostino Ramelli, was a heavy, 600-pound wooden rotating bookcase that let scholars easily use up to eight open books at once. It had a clever gear system to keep the books upright as the wheel turned by hand, saving time for readers who didn’t have to fetch books from shelves. Featured in Ramelli’s book of machines, it was a creative Renaissance tool for studying, though it’s uncertain how many were actually made.
Vintage Swedish Packaging
Wow, I love this collection of Vintage Swedish Packaging.
Jazzercise
I can’t stop smiling.
It’s Real
This vintage looking cassette player and bluetooth speaker combo by NINM made me gasp. What a beauty!
Erik Nitsche
Loving these pieces by Swiss Graphic Design legend Erik Nitsche. Would love to own one of these!
Board Games, 1967
These vintage board games from 1967 are oddly beautiful.
Vegetable Outfits
These vegetable outfits made me smile.
Kimono Patterns
Designs from Kimono Pattern Books (ca. 1902). Delightful.
5-Step Plan for Shorter, More Productive Meetings (1976)
John Cleese Presents His 5-Step Plan for Shorter, More Productive Meetings (1976)
Skeleton Prints
All drawings by Edouard Joseph d’Alton (1838). Available as prints at The Public Domain Review.
The Zodiac Man
I am wildly fascinated by this graphic, found in an article called The Zodiac Man.
Image credits: A woodcut recreation of an image by A. G. de Brocar, 1495, in Johannes de Ketham’s Libro de medicina (1517).
Japanese Typewriter from the 1950s
This vintage Japanese typewriter is utterly fascinating.
Scenes From the First American Shopping Mall (1956)
In 1956, the Southdale Center in Edina, Minnesota, opened its doors and became America’s first climate-controlled indoor shopping mall.
Vintage Gaming Consoles
An impressive archive, hundreds of old handheld consoles: electronicplastic.com
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Fancy Dress
I just stumbled upon this gem of a Tweet. I mean, look at these images? Look at the happy carrot man!