Comments on: Eastern European Matchboxes

Eastern European Matchboxes

jonson — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:49:11 -0800

210 Eastern European Matchbox covers via

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:53:38 -0800

This is damn cool.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:19:21 -0800

Ooooh, nice one, jonson! I really love Iron Curtain-era Eatsren European graphic art. This is a gold mine!

By: stenseng

stenseng — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:23:53 -0800

Man Jonson, between this and the other day's 50s artwork post, you're making my week! Got any other picture goodness up your sleeve?

By: jonson

jonson — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:46:20 -0800

I strongly encourage everyone who likes this sort of thing to go to GrowABrain - like 20 new links a day, all on cool eclectic topics, and best of all, it's run by one of our own.

By: stenseng

stenseng — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:55:09 -0800

Well, we'd be morans not to.

By: argybarg

argybarg — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 21:30:25 -0800

Graphic design is supposed to be ephemeral, drifting with fashion and totally changeable. And, in fact, if you look at a design annual from 1981 or 1972 or pick-your-date most of it looks badly dated. But I think that as long as these are being looked at with human eyes at least 90% of them will look good. In their own tiny way these designers seem to have hit on an absolute.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 22:02:05 -0800

I have it on good authority that eastern European women are dynamite in the sack.

By: localhuman

localhuman — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 22:25:06 -0800

sweeeeeeeeeet! /new desktop background installed/

By: languagehat

languagehat — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 05:51:48 -0800

So Britain is in Eastern Europe now? That explains a lot. Oh, and great post, as usual!

By: DenOfSizer

DenOfSizer — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:38:16 -0800

They're sooooo Chris Ware.